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Establishing a Sustainable IQ Environment
New methods can be implemented in a matter of 18 to 24 months. However,
fundamentally shifting existing paradigms requires cultural and organizational
changes that can take three to five years or more.
Establishing a sustainable IQ environment requires two types of plans, shown
in Figure 3-3.
1. Strategic IQMM
+
Implementation Plan
Process P6:* Establish the IQ Environment
through the 14 Points of IQ Transformation.
(Time)
2. Immediate “Improvement Initiative” Plan(s)
Processes P1-P5:* (1 or more)
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IQMM = IQ Mgt Maturity
* TIQM Process numbers
Figure 3-3: Two Sets of Plans for Establishing the IQ Environment, the First to Establish
the Culture Transformation and the Second, Delivers Value through Planned and
Continuous Information Process Improvement Initiatives
An immediate plan for implementing an IQ Process Improvement Initiative is
required to establish the business case and develop commitment and support for
the next IQ Process Improvement Initiatives to continue the gains and elimination of
information waste. Your Strategic Plan must guide the Culture Transformation, and
should identify several critical Information Process Improvement (IPI) initiatives in
a Pareto approach by impact to the Enterprise. These IPIs eliminate Root Causes of
Information Defects and the process failure, recov ...