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Region V and XIV - May 22, 2004 Nick Testa - Executive V P. Organizational Focus. Board of Directors = Strategic Voice of the Customer Council = Listening to the Market Body of Knowledge Council = Product Maintenance, Development, Distribution, and Retirement
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Organizational Focus • Board of Directors = Strategic • Voice of the Customer Council = Listening to the Market • Body of Knowledge Council = Product Maintenance, Development, Distribution, and Retirement • Chapter Development Committee = Meeting the Needs and Supporting the Largest Distribution Channel
PDG PDG PDG Body of Knowledge Council Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force Ad Hoc Task Force
APICS Body of Knowledge Care and Feeding BOK Council Task Forces and PDG New Subjects Concept Life Industry and Interest Emerging Topics Common Development Growth Growth Area SIGs (new Communities of Practice) E&R Foundation (independent source) Core Content Aging Obsolete Material Removal
Body of Knowledge Council • The Body of Knowledge • Content • Education • Communication • Certification • Validation
Body of Knowledge Council • Focus on the principal activities of education and certification • Ensure that evolution of the ongoing Body of Knowledge is at a pace with or ahead of industry overall • Recommend priorities in education and certification for the Board to use in making resource allocation decisions • Uses information generated by the VOC Council to insure that products/services are responsive to member/customer needs
Body of Knowledge Council • Commission, Direct, and Monitor Product Development Groups based on clear deliverables • Assign task forces on special activities • Evolve SIGs into Communities of Practice
Chair VP Ed. Development VP Ed. Dev. SIGs CPIM Chair CIRM Chair VOC Rep. Outside Memb. Current RVP Region Nominee Current RVP Instructor Instructor Staff Liaison Staff Liaison Nick Testa Ron Althaus Wendy Kremers Jim Greathouse Robert Vokurka TBD Patricia Wickham Mike Walsh Larry Taube Sybil Melin Gary Landis Arvill Sexton Karen Wynn Freeman Mark Milroy Body of Knowledge Council
Guiding Elements in BOK Evolution General BOK Maintenance Focus • Quality and utility of materials and delivery methods • New material required to be added • Purging old material that is no longer relevant (Perhaps the creation of an Archive) • Improved explanation for elements in questionable context • Improved and Streamlined process for maintenance • Ownership/Responsibility clearly defined to eliminate redundancy and maximize efficiency
Guiding Elements in BOK Evolution Resources to Draw Upon • Chapters • E&R Foundation • Staff • SIGs • Contractors • SMEs • Educators
PDG • Dedicated resources with clear charter, start/end date, and disciplined project management accountable for end to end execution • Support the new overall approach to product development outlined in the strategic plan • Work closely with staff on a product-by-product basis – not creating the product, but rather advising on all aspects of product development and ultimately on marketing and distribution efforts • Staff, reorganized to ensure required levels of support, will do core work of taking a product from research and conceptual development to actual development and on to marketing, delivery, and distribution
PDG Tasks • General Products to be Defined • About 3 PDGs • SIG Based CD Products • Small Manufacturing • Service Industry? • TBD • Peripheral Products • Project management? • Off shore sourcing?
PDG Resourcing • Need about 25 to 35 Volunteers • 3 to 6 month projects • Mostly teleconferences some in person meetings
Ad Hoc Task Force • Special Projects • Auditing quality of product/service and the delivery mechanism • Identifying product/service evolution/end-of-life strategies • Evaluate the distribution channels for each product/service and recommend improvements and investments
Resources Ad Hoc Task Force • 2 Standing committees or sets of committees i.e.,the existing C&C committees • Other Task Forces need about 25 to 35 additional volunteers • 3 to 6 month projects • Mostly teleconferences some in person meetings
Tasks Ad Hoc Task Force • CPIM Courseware and exam question Maintenance • Courseware Maintenance Process • CIRM Program review • Qualified Instructor Program • Evolve SIGs into Communities of Practice • Product/Service Research and Development • CIRM Courseware and exam question Maintenance • Exam Security review • AMES Program review • Fundamentals Program review
Courseware Maintenance Process • Chair - Mike Walsh • Reviewed current process • Created 4 process maps • Identifying elements for change • Implementation to begin
Qualified Instructors • Co-Chairs - Robert Vokurka and Mark Milroy • Consolidating inputs (including CDC) • “Strawman” by next week
CIRM Program Review • Chair - Sibyl Melin • Reviewing Holmes proposal and data • Input from Large Chapter meeting questions
SIGs • Chair - Wendy Kremers • Liaison with existing committees • Developing Communities concepts with staff
New Product R&D • New Chair Appointed – Ron Althaus