<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704057998757028543</id><updated>2010-01-29T17:50:07.851-08:00</updated><title type='text'>New Business Perspectives</title><subtitle type='html'>Providing a deeper perspective on today's business issues.</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/blogindex.html'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/atom.xml'/><author><name>William Hodges</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03395450101196017214</uri><email>whodges@tinycircle.net</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704057998757028543.post-2926599669648655570</id><published>2010-01-29T17:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-29T17:50:07.859-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Six sigma business process automation'/><title type='text'>Six Sigma / Process Modeling and Who Needs It?</title><content type='html'>Business process modeling and automation has crossed the chasm and is generally accepted as worthwhile. How different enterprises have implemented these methodologies (Six Sigma / Lean Six Sigma / etc.) have varied greatly. However, from my work with small and mid-sized companies, the feedback I get is that that's for "big business" and "we just hire the right people and trust they use good process." &lt;a href="http://www.qualitydigest.com/nov01/html/sixsigmaarticle.html"&gt;This article backs that popular assumption up.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The feedback I get from big business that does have the budget to support expensive consulting has a different mixed bag of reactions. "Implementing those processes often costs more in training, time, and oversight than we make in the improvement, even in the long run."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In response, I advise small companies to make the leap to good business process modeling early, when you don't have so many! Make the investment early and much like a good habit, revisit them as your grow. This keeps you from having to rewrite your bad processes later, or suffer from never knowing what bad process or assumption made you fail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have also taken this feedback to heart. I hear, "my process consultants need to be more financially invested in my success in implementing these process improvements", and just as importantly, "I need some kind of tool to put those processes into action."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tinycircle.net/"&gt;Tiny Circle&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is dedicated to making great process consulting affordable to all, and we use ground breaking technology to implement those processes to each team member that allows us to monitor the process success and measure dynamically for success and improvement. Our hope is through making good process consulting accessible, we can save jobs and companies that might fail.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a startup, we are implementing these rules for ourselves first. We have a process we use to evaluate business opportunities, and a process we use to move those&amp;nbsp;opportunities&amp;nbsp;from prospect to client. We also have built a process for&amp;nbsp;evaluating&amp;nbsp;our client's success as well as our own to improve our abilities over time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're currently accepting 3 more clients for our Q1 goals, and we're looking for the right team members to help us grow. If you're looking for a career in helping keep jobs alive and growing, and helping small businesses blossom, please feel free to email me your resume. I'd love to talk to you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for tuning in.. please leave your thoughts.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6704057998757028543-2926599669648655570?l=www.tinycircle.net%2Fblog%2Fblogindex.html' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tinycircle.net' title='Six Sigma / Process Modeling and Who Needs It?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/2926599669648655570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/2010/01/six-sigma-process-modeling-and-who.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/posts/default/2926599669648655570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/posts/default/2926599669648655570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/2010/01/six-sigma-process-modeling-and-who.html' title='Six Sigma / Process Modeling and Who Needs It?'/><author><name>William Hodges</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03395450101196017214</uri><email>whodges@tinycircle.net</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00844555027853852640'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704057998757028543.post-8912031837830212222</id><published>2009-12-19T19:59:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-19T19:59:57.856-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tiny Circle Status</title><content type='html'>Tiny Circle is now preparing our executive and advisory teams and we have a lot of momentum right now. Closing several deals for our big launch leading to our funding round in early 2010. There is a revolution of how software and end to end business process will interact. We hope we can help lead the way with creative problem solving, good methodology, and revolutionary technology to enable true "process to action" packages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep an eye out for Tiny Circle in the near future. As the CEO, I will inform you on my unique business perspective on this blog, our progress, and the exciting ride of launching an exciting start-up company. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for reading, and I hope you tune in for every update, and some of my experiences help you build your dream. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;William Hodges&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6704057998757028543-8912031837830212222?l=www.tinycircle.net%2Fblog%2Fblogindex.html' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tinycircle.net' title='Tiny Circle Status'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/8912031837830212222/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/2009/12/tiny-circle-status.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/posts/default/8912031837830212222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6704057998757028543/posts/default/8912031837830212222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.tinycircle.net/blog/2009/12/tiny-circle-status.html' title='Tiny Circle Status'/><author><name>William Hodges</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03395450101196017214</uri><email>whodges@tinycircle.net</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='00844555027853852640'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>