6 Rules for Program Improvement

Reaching into my dusty note card box I found these "six rules for finding areas for improvement" from organizational consultant George Ordiorne in his book, Training by Objectives (New York: MacMillan Company, 1970)...

1. Fix your eye on costs.  Try to spend dollars in such a way that they are producing more service.
2. Is there a bottleneck?  Is there one thing that causes delays, holding up other things?
3. Is it taking too much time?  Things that are taking too much of anyone's time are probably costing more than they should and provide fertile areas for improvement.
4. Has it drifted imperceptibly in the wrong direction?  An organization, which starts out with a unique focus, may lose sight of this original feature once it is successful.
5. Have outside conditions changed?  Keeping abreast of social, political, economic, and habitual patterns of consumers is essential in identifying areas for improvement.
6. Is it being done in the same old way?  Are the approaches that made the program successful originally still being followed even though these approaches are now outmoded?

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