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R/doug clark
GARD Associates, LLC
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susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Greetings,
> You are invited to the EPIC Collaborative Expedition Workshop #60 on
> Achieving Value & Improving Performance across the Federal Enterprise.
>
> When: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm EST
> Where: National Science Foundation (NSF), Stafford I Bldg, Room 1235
> (NSF Board Room), 4201 Wilson Blvd , Ballston, VA
> Organizers: Enterprise Process Improvement Community of Practice (EPIC),
> Linda Ibrahim, FAA and Diane Reeves, DoI, Co-chairs
> Link to agenda and workshop location:
>
>http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ExpeditionWorkshop/Achieving_High_Enterprise_Performance_By_Connecting_ProcessImprovement_KM_And_EA
>
> RSVP: Susan.Turnbull@xxxxxxx to obtain NSF Visitor Badge or participate
> remotely
>
> See News and Announcements for Additional April-May Events:
> http://colab.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid35O0
>
> Workshop Purpose:
> How can we achieve value and improve performance across the Federal
> enterprise? This workshop intends to identify obstacles that potentially
> hinder the Government from improving, and conduct a collaborative search
> for ways to overcome obstructions and deal with these tough issues. We
> have identified four major areas for discussion at this first Enterprise
> Process Improvement Community of Practice (EPIC) workshop:
> 1) Process Enterprise : How can we encourage Government to recognize the
> value of describing, managing, and improving the processes we perform to
> achieve our mission? How can we ensure that our business processes are
> aligned to achieve organizational goals?
> 2 ) Best Practice and Standards : How can we efficiently and effectively
> incorporate standards-based best practices in the work that we do every
> day? What value do international and national standards provide to the
> Government?
> 3) Management, Change, and Culture : How can we promote process
> improvement with executives, business partners, and organizational
> managers? Who is responsible for process improvement and enterprise
> architecture? Is it beyond the CIO? How can we motivate the Government to
> change?
> 4) Process Improvement and Enterprise Architecture : How are these
> related? How can they be coordinated? How can we ensure "best practices"
> are used in "to-be" processes? Can we tie process improvement to the FEA
> Framework?
>
> Workshop Agenda:
> 8:30 am Check-in & Coffee
> 8:45 am Welcome & Workshop Introduction
> 9:15 am Panel of Breakout Keynotes (four breakout keynotes):
> 1) Linking Process to Enterprise Goals - Ken Orr (confirmed),
> 2) Standards & Best Practices for Process Improvement - Francois Coallier
> 3) Cultural & Management Issues - George Strawn
> 10:45 am Break
> 11:00 am Panel of Breakout Keynotes (continued):
> 4) Tying Enterprise Architecture & Process Improvement - Dick Burk
> 11:30 am Keynote Speaker - Tom Koulopoulos
> 12:30 am Networking Lunch (75 minutes - on your own)
> 1:45 pm Break-Out Sessions 1-4: Organizing for Creativity,
> Credible Agreements, & Joint Action
> 2:45 pm Break
> 3:00 pm Reports from Break-Out Sessions
> 4:00 pm Closing Remarks & What's Next?
> 4:15-4:45pm Adjourn & Networking
>
> Best Regards,
> Susan
>
> Susan B. Turnbull
> Co-chair, Emerging Technology SC, Architecture and Infrastructure
> Committee
> Co-chair, Social, Economic, and
> Workforce Implications of IT CG, Subcommittee on Networking and IT R&D
> Senior Program Advisor
> Intergovernmental Solutions Division
> Office of Citizen Services and Communications
> US General Services Administration
> p 202.501.6214
> susan.turnbull@xxxxxxx
> http://www.gsa.gov/collaborate
>
>
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