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February 21st, 2019

Is Six Sigma a Prerequisite to Design for Six Sigma?

Is Six Sigma a Pre-requisite to Design for Six Sigma? No!  It’s a common misconception though. Design for Six Sigma (DfSS) is perceived to be more complex than Six Sigma and often ‘too hard’. Before we address this, just what is DfSS? DfSS is a methodology that revolves around the ability to be able to […]

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February 13th, 2019

FT Special Report – UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2019

Bourton Group LLP amongst UK consultancies rated most highly by clients and peers? For the second year running, The Financial Times has named Bourton Group LLP as one of the leading UK consultancy firms.  We have been recognised for our sectorial experience in the Construction and Infrastructure space and for the benefits and outcomes that our work has […]

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February 7th, 2019

Key Performance Indicator

Communicating KPIs in the Modern Workplace

Communicating KPIs in the Modern Workplace Pleased with myself following the positive reception I received for an article I wrote a few weeks ago on Senior Management’s role in Lean implementation, I took the unusual step of sharing it with my personal network, rather than just my professional one. I usually try to avoid boring my relatives to […]

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January 22nd, 2019

We’ve made it to the final

Bourton Group LLP named as finalists in MCA Awards 2019 – January 2019 The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) has announced the finalists for the 2019 MCA Awards, and we are delighted to tell you that Bourton Group LLP has been shortlisted for the final. We have been named as a finalist in the category Performance […]

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January 8th, 2019

Knowledge Transfer – There’s no blame just learning

There’s no blame just learning There are no truer words when it comes to understanding the concept of knowledge transfer in the construction environment. Once we start to associate blame to lessons learnt, all knowledge is lost, and individuals will seek to protect their own interests. Transferring knowledge from one project to another Knowledge transfer […]

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December 11th, 2018

Lean is driven from the top, otherwise it’s likely to fall apart

One of the most common mistakes made by companies implementing Lean is to assume that the theory is only relevant up to a certain level in the organisation structure. Lean is commonly perceived as heavily involving shop floor level improvements, and rightly so, but one of the biggest challenges for Lean Facilitators is helping senior […]

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November 27th, 2018

Lean Culture Change

As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt working for a Management Consultancy, I spend most of my time leading improvement projects in clients’ businesses. Naturally, as someone from outside the organisation who has been brought in to do a specific job, it is very important to define clearly what the aims and objectives of the […]

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November 16th, 2018

Are you using your ‘Apprenticeship Levy’ to develop performance improvement skills?

If your payroll costs are more than £3 million a year, then you’re paying 0.5% levy on that bill minus a £15,000 allowance, to HMRC.   A 10% ‘top-up’ is then added by HMRC to create a fund that can be used to deliver high quality, accredited training. What is the Apprenticeship Levy? The Apprenticeship Levy […]

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November 15th, 2018

Bourton Group named on the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Management Consultancy Framework.

Operational Improvement Consultancy, Bourton Group LLP has been named on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Management Consultancy Framework. Public sector organisations can now access our Business Consultancy Services through  LOT 1 of the framework also known as RM3741.  CCS supports the Public Sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring services.  The framework is available […]

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