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Continuous Improvement Objectives

Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of...

Interview with the Founder

The following questions were asked in an interview with Raimund Laqua, Founder and Chief Compliance Engineer at Lean Compliance. 1. What...

The Problem With Safety

Recently, I spoke with a safety expert who has worked for several decades in the safety industry. During this time he provided training,...

What Is Your MOC Maturity Index?

Change can be (and often is) a significant source of new risk. As a result, many companies have implemented the basics when it comes to...

To Succeed You Must Aim - The Higher You Aim The Better The Outcome

"We must make decisions, here and now, even though the best means and the best goals can never be discerned with certainty. An aim, an...

You May Be Using The Wrong Compliance Software And Here's Why

Management systems are efficient at what they do, that is, doing the same thing the same way over and over again. What they tend not to...

Playing the Compliance Game

When we consider compliance we often think of being compelled by regulation to follow an arbitrary set of rules that get in the way of...

Continuous Value requires Continuous Compliance

Increasingly, companies are adopting continuous improvement driven by several methodologies that include LEAN and AGILE. However, the...

Be Certain About Change

A critical process used in safety, quality, environment, and regulatory programs is the process that manages change. The reason for this...

If There Is Care You Will Find Quality

Recently I spoke with a retired CEO of a successful semiconductor manufacturer who said to me when I asked him about quality, "if there...

How effective is your compliance program at buying down risk?

Compliance is fundamentally about reducing stakeholder risk: risk to quality, risk to safety, risk to the environment, and ultimately...

Proactive GRC

GRC is an acronym used to describe three functions: governance, risk, and compliance. The use of GRC originated from the management...

Demo-first Approach to Selecting Compliance Software

When it comes to selecting commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) compliance software there was a time when this involved a structured process...

Bow Ties are Cool and Effective

There might be some who read my posts who are also Doctor Who fans and get the reference to bow ties being cool. However, even if you...

The Human Side of Compliance

The purpose given for companies is often stated as making profit. However, companies can exist for a greater purpose. They can exist to...

Moving Beyond the Conformance Zone

One of the challenges companies face when addressing compliance is its dynamic nature – compliance is never at rest. Even when you decide...

The Qualitative Nature of Quality

The purpose of a quality program is fundamentally to improve the quality of something. However, with today's focus on quality systems and...

Are we there yet?

When my children were younger we would regularly go on road trips to visit family. Five minutes after leaving the house they would start...

Managing Risks caused by Cost Reductions

Cost reduction programs while sometimes necessary all too often end up removing value and expose companies to unnecessary risk. Deferring...

Don't Settle for Fractional Improvements

Taiichi Ohno, the father of LEAN, taught about the removal of waste, standard work, and continuous flow. However, that is only part of...

Compliance – The Road Less Traveled

Compliance can either be a "necessary evil" or a "necessary good". The path you choose will determine: whether you are reactive or...

Compliance in the Cloud

For compliance to be effective you need the ability to: (1) demonstrate that you have met your obligations in the past, (2) meet your...

Leading Health Systems Innovation

Like other sectors, health care also requires innovation. Current models are based on a reactive and transactional approach to how health...

Implement Programs and Systems

The documented organization is at best a rough facsimile for the actual organization. There is always a gap between what is expressed in...