PMCS Participating in AQN Breakfast Seminar

PMC Solutions, Inc. will be a participating vendor at the Albuquerque Quality Networks’ 22nd Annual January Breakfast Seminar on Thursday January 26th, 2012 at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

PMCS is a Sapphire Corporate Partner of AQN, and we have proudly participated in past Breakfast Seminars, as well as lended our expertise in process and project management in previous speaking engagements.  If you are interested in attending the AQN January Breakfast Seminar, please sign up at http://aqnetwork.org

While at the seminar, please stop by the PMC Solutions booth and take a tour of our newest software product, inProcess(tm) v4.5!!!  PMCS process analysts will be manning the booth and taking any questions you may have.  Hope to see you there!!!

Lean: Change Your Culture To Continually Look For Improvements

AQN Workshop

November 18, 2010

Guest Speaker Leon Spackman

PMC Solutions employees attended the Albuquerque Quality Network (AQN) Workshop on November 18, 2010. The guest speaker was Leon Spackman whose presentation was “Lean:Change Your Culture To Continually Look For Improvements” . Mr. Spackman is“currently the Lean Project Manager for Lovelace Health Plan. He is responsible for implementing and managing the Lean process improvement methodology across the organization. Prior to joining Lovelace, he was the Senior Vice President for Organizational Performance at Kirtland Federal Credit Union and previously served as Director of Business Process Improvement with PMC Solutions, Inc. He served with the US Air Force for over 20 years leading and directing diverse organizations around the world. Leon is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and certified Project Management Professional.” — AQN

The  very informative presentation covered Lean fundamentals giving the listener an overall view of the importance of Lean methodology, vocabulary and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement.

In summary:

• Lean  reduces waste, focuses on customers, and shortens cycle time
• Must calibrate our “lens” to recognize waste
• Need to change our way of thinking to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement
• Long term commitment of resources, training, and patience
• Continuous improvement is hard—expect it to be so

To view Leon’s Power Point on Lean, please click on the link below.

Lean Power Point, AQN 11 18 2010

PMCS Featured Speaker at AQN Tools to Action Workshop

On Thursday, September 23, 2010 PMC Solutions was invited to present at the Albuquerque Quality Network Tools-to-Action Workshop.  At this workshop PMCS gave the participants an overview of the basics of process mapping, by utilizing PMC Solutions’ unique software inProcess™.  By utilizing the software as a teaching tool, the participants were able to better understand the following about process mapping:

• Advantages/benefits
• Elements of a good process map
• Process documentation
• Compliance with quality initiatives
• Process map and document integration
• Planning and developing a Business Process Management Center (BPMC).

The workshop also included instruction on how to build a process map. Presenters were PMC Solutions Process Analysts, Monica Mercado, Joi Ries and Angie Rodriguez.

PMCS is currently a holds an AQN Sapphire Sponsor Membership.

About AQN:

“AQN is a non-profit organization directed by business professionals focused on providing education and training in quality.

MISSION:

The mission of AQN is to educate the Albuquerque business community on quality principles and processes to improve organizational performance.

VISION:

AQN is a premier partner and contributor to the success of Albuquerque businesses as they pursue their quality journeys. As a result, Albuquerque is recognized as a center for business performance excellence.” www.aqnetwork.org