Praise for the Seamless Enterprise "The Seamless Enterprise captures the rich insights in advanced tools and methods being used to achieve breakthrough performance by effective teamwork across functions." --Ray Stata, Chairman and CEO, Analog Devices "The Seamless Enterprise is by far the best resource we have found to date in helping us understand how to become a more efficient and effective "Horizontal Organization." Dan's unique insights and experiences with the Japanese approach to cross-functional management has been invaluable in our organization redesign efforts." --Keith Lawrence, Associate Director-Global Product Supply The Procter & Gamble Company Aspects of cross-functional management are already at work in most organizations. However, few companies are fully leveraging the true power of cross-functional teams to create dramatically improved, bottom-line results. The Seamless Enterprise is a step-by-step guide to creating teams that truly "cross functions" and are focused on improving results. Dimancescu shows managers how to build the groundwork for cross-functional management and describes a proven, six-step implementation plan. In addition, The Seamless Enterprise reveals important insights from early pioneers in the field of cross-functional management. These companies include Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Ford and Boeing.
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Breaking down the barriers between departments and functions within organizations is one of the critical challenges to creating agile, competitive enterprises. A noted expert in the field presents a proven game plan for creating essential cross-functional teams that delivers real bottom-line results. Enables companies to acquire the skills, tools and processes necessary to implement and effectively sustain cross-functional teams. Managers will gain invaluable insights and practical advice from companies such as Ford, Boeing and Hewlett-Packard.
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Praise for the Seamless Enterprise "The Seamless Enterprise captures the rich insights in advanced tools and methods being used to achieve breakthrough performance by effective teamwork across functions." —Ray Stata, Chairman and CEO, Analog Devices "The Seamless Enterprise is by far the best resource we have found to date in helping us understand how to become a more efficient and effective "Horizontal Organization." Dan’s unique insights and experiences with the Japanese approach to cross-functional management has been invaluable in our organization redesign efforts." —Keith Lawrence, Associate Director-Global Product Supply The Procter & Gamble Company Aspects of cross-functional management are already at work in most organizations. However, few companies are fully leveraging the true power of cross-functional teams to create dramatically improved, bottom-line results. The Seamless Enterprise is a step-by-step guide to creating teams that truly "cross functions" and are focused on improving results. Dimancescu shows managers how to build the groundwork for cross-functional management and describes a proven, six-step implementation plan. In addition, The Seamless Enterprise reveals important insights from early pioneers in the field of cross-functional management. These companies include Hewlett-Packard, AT&T, Ford and Boeing.
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seamless enterprise, companywide teams, vertical chimneys, cross function, vertical functions, knowledge team, concurrent engineering, policy deployment, exit criteria Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Design Build Teams, Analog Devices, Boeing Commercial, Harvard Business School, Concurrent Product Definition, Don Clausing, Edwards Deming, Ford Motor Company, Kozo Koura, Team Taurus, Lou Cohen, Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, World Class Timing, World War, Aviation Week, Bruce Chew, Department of Defense, Gather Customer Requirements, Mktg Eng, North American, Space Technology New!
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- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge on 5 pages
- Practice of Management (Drucker Series) by Peter F. Drucker in Front Matter, and page 39
- QFD: Quality Function Deployment - Integrating Customer Requirements into Product Design by Yoji Akao in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Designing Organizations for High Performance (Prentice Hall Organizational Development Series) by David P. Hanna on page 84, and Back Matter
- Information Payoff: The Transformation of Work in the Electronic Age by Paul A. Strassmann on page 91, and page 171
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- Product Innovation: Leading Change through Integrated Product Development by David L. Rainey on page 51
- The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of Silicon Valley's High Technology Industry (Garland Studies on Industrial Productivity) by Dan M. Khanna in Back Matter
- Accelerated Project Management: How to Be First to Market by James P. Lewis in Back Matter
- The Project Manager's Desk Reference, 3E by James Lewis in Back Matter
- New Tools for New Times: The Workflow Paradigm by Layna Fischer on page 214
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