The Basics: Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard

by Breyfogle, Forrest W., III

• ISBN13: 9781934454121
• ISBN10: 1934454125
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Smarters Solutions
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Summary

Written as a novel, "The Basics" helps managers, leaders, practitioners, and others understand the fundamentals of the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) system. It relates how four friends playing golf improve their games in both business and golf by using the IEE system to go beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard.

Author Biography

Forrest W. Breyfogle III is the CEO of Smarter Solutions Inc., a company he founded after a twenty-four-year career with IBM. Over the years, he has developed the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) system, which takes Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard to the next level. He and the Smarter Solutions team teach companies how to implement and benefit from the IEE system. He has conducted his training workshops for both individuals and organizations all over the world. In 2004 Mr. Breyfogle received the American Society for Quality Crosby Medal for his book, Implementing Six Sigma, 2nd edition. He has authored and contributed to seven books and published over seventy technical articles on Six Sigma and Lean methods. He is a professional engineer, an ASQ Fellow, and a member of the board of advisors for the University of Texas Center for Performing Excellence.