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3 Feb 2010 - Added Procedure Inventory

1 Feb 2010 - Added Metrics Dictionary template

28 Jan 2010Project Sponsor Pre-Meeting Checklist added

26 Jan 2010 - Work Product Acceptance Form added

25 Jan 2010 - Newsletter released - Improve the Quality of Your Products

22 Jan 2010Project Mandate form added

13 Jan 2010 - Newsletter released - New Year review of processes

23 Dec 2009 - Contractor End-of-Project Self Assessment checklist added

2 Dec 2009 - Metrics Worksheet released.

17 Nov 2009 - New guide released - Getting Started in Real Project Management.

15 Oct 2009 - New newsletter released.  How to rescue a failing company.

Newsletters

Edition 27 - Improve the Quality of Your Products

Edition 26 - Improve Your Business with Better Procedures

Edition 25 - Extend Your Company Life by Improving Your Cashflow

Edition 24 - Project Performance KPIs - PMO Effectiveness

Edition 23 - Improve Your Business With A Quality Management System Review

Edition 22 - Project Kickoffs Improve Project Performance

Edition 21 - How to recover from a project failure

Edition 20 - Renew Your Processes & Get Better ROI

Edition 19 - Questions an Auditor May Ask

Edition 18 - How To Measure Software Quality With ISO9126

Edition 17 - How to get a quick view of your company?

Edition 16 - Why CMMI Level 5?

Edition 15 - Why Processes Degrade and What You Can Do About It

Edition 14 - Practical Risk Management

Older News Items

23 Sep 2009 - Latest Newsletter released.  Improve your business with a QMSR.

22 Sep 2009 - Added revised Quality Management System Review form in downloads.

2 Sep 2009 - Latest Newsletter released.  Project Kickoffs Improve Project Performance.

23 Aug 2009 - Reviewing Efficiency & Effectiveness Of Your Company KPI/Metrics Program checklist released.

18 Aug 2009 - Latest Newsletter released.  How to recovery from a project disaster.

16 Aug 2009 - Added checklist - Practical Steps To Recover From a Project Failure 

10 Aug 2009 - Latest Newsletter released.  We've updated the name to "A Quality Experience"

6 Aug 2009 - We've added a Business Case template to our templates suite.  Simple, straightforward and tailorable for any new project or venture.

4 Aug 2009 We've started the Zenkara Triple2 challenge - one improvement per day for a year (excl public holidays and vacations) - join in by following us on Twitter or email us!

31 July 2009 Our CEO - James Kelly - delivered a presentation on delivering value with Process Improvements.  On our Downloads page.

23 July 2009 - Latest Templates available for download.  Stripped the text out - please let us know what you think.

16 July 2009 - Latest Beyond5 Newsletter released.

15 July 2009 - Added 'Questions An Auditor May Ask' checklist to help when an audit is looming large on the horizon and you want to check you staff are ready

13 July 2009 - Our Brisbane Seminar on Process Fade has been rescheduled to 31 July.

15 June 2009 - Added 'Selecting Good Auditors' checklist to help when choosing an auditor, assessor, consultant to review a project/company.

21 May 2009 - Added 10 Minute Process Review Checklist to the Downloads area.  Useful for those companies who don't have easy access to quality management staff who need a quick review of a process and how useful it is.  It's particularly good for streamling processes.

24 Apr 2009 - After several enquiries, we have added a Project Review/Retrospective Checklist designed to be used as a means of assessing how a project is doing.  This is an area that many companies would like to do better - but don't have the time as the next project is running behind.

22 Apr 2009 - New presentation on Improving Your Business by Streamlining Processes - do you suffer from process overload?  What can we do about it?

March 2009 Released a new version of our templates.  We've had some great feedback and want to improve our existing templates and add a few on customer suggestions.  And yes, they're still free and will remain so.

August 2008 SEPG 2008  We were sponsors for SEPG08 "Beyond Development".  SEPGSM is an international conference series presented by Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a USA federally funded research and development centre for advancing software engineering, process improvement principles and practices. The SEPGSM conference is a catalyst for government and industry to understand the implications and benefits of adopting process improvement.

July 2008 Our CEO - James Kelly - recently delivered a workshop on renewing and sustaining SEPG/EPG (Software Engineering Process Groups/Enterprise Process Groups).  In an environment of cost cutting, this was well received as it provided a means to identify waste and unnecessary paperwork.  As the same time, the participants were able to focus these efforts on improving services to their respective customers.
Last updated: 10 Feb 2010
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