BPR - A Physician For Your Business Ailments
Have you found that your business is “under the weather” (i.e., struggling to reduce costs, improve quality, eliminate inefficiencies, or simply trying to gain market share)? If so, a strong “dose” of self-appraisal may be just what the doctor ordered.
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) to the rescue!
BPR enables a business to critically re-examine its workflows, policies, and methodologies while simultaneously identifying key factors for improvement.
What can BPR do for my company/organization, you ask?
BPR first acts as a diagnosis of unhealthy organizational processes within your company, which can be a challenge initially. And by challenge, we mean downright painful if you first do not have the complete buy-in from all your stakeholders or the right resources to guide your through the process of change.
BPR then becomes a treatment that can take anywhere from a few months to several years depending on the size of your business and the number of unhealthy variables involved.
How do I determine if my company/organization needs BPR, you ask?
It is important to ascertain if your company/organization is a viable candidate for BPR. If you are experiencing one or more of these symptoms (process incompetencies), your company/organization will likely need an overhaul:
1. Decreased productivity
2. Increased costs to do business
3. Increased customer complaints
4. Employee dissatisfaction
5. Outdated or strained technologies
6. Unacceptable delivery or process fails
7. Resistance/Unwillingness to organizational changes (inflexibility)
How do I get started with BPR?
After reviewing the above symptoms, if you were able to identify one or more of these process incompetencies, it is time to see the doctor and put your business through a BPR treatment process. Find a partner like Infinite Management Solutions (IMS) to help guide your organization through these crucial steps:
1. Meeting with your sponsor and/or senior leadership and identifying the ideal BPR team
2. Reviewing and establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
3. Building an operating model that works
4. Testing your new process on a small scale before company-wide implementation
5. Using Change Management to assist you in managing/maintaining your business re-design
Warning! A successful BPR can produce these intended side-effects:
1. Fundamental rethinking
2. Radical redesign
3. Highly efficient and effective operations
4. Lasting improvements in your business processes and productivity
BPR is not a band-aid, it is just what the doctor ordered for a full and healthy recovery.
If after reading this blog you feel BPR is the treatment you need to improve your organizational health… schedule an appointment with the BPR experts at IMS. Consultation is always free, and an IMS professional is ready to help.
The Doctor is in!
