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Advice You - Accelerate Organisational Learning - Use Formal Problem Solving Techniques To Boost Productivity!
Problems Present An Opportunity To Learn What Works(And What Does Not)
"The illiterate of the 21st century, will not be those who can read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, un-learn and re-learn" - Alain Tofle
Our ability to improve on any area of endeavour we embark upon is greatly dependent on how well we learn from previous experiences, towards modifying our knowledge, in preparation for future attempts at solving similar - or differ
"The illiterate of the 21st century, will not be those who can read or write. They will be those who cannot learn, un-learn and re-learn" - Alain Tofle
Our ability to improve on any area of endeavour we embark upon is greatly dependent on how well we learn from previous experiences, towards modifying our knowledge, in preparation for future attempts at solving similar - or differ
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
ent - problems.
Basically, in order to solve a problem in any part of life - personal or business - it is important to first achieve a sound understanding of the problem. That is what a Formal Problem Solving system or tool can help an individual or organisation achieve - in order to be able to decide on actions that can be taken to make it work.
The American military, according to a weekly electronic newsletter on "Management and Strategy"(published by Zooba.
Basically, in order to solve a problem in any part of life - personal or business - it is important to first achieve a sound understanding of the problem. That is what a Formal Problem Solving system or tool can help an individual or organisation achieve - in order to be able to decide on actions that can be taken to make it work.
The American military, according to a weekly electronic newsletter on "Management and Strategy"(published by Zooba.
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
om on Wednesday 6th June 2001) developed a process - in the mid-70s - that enabled them actively improve their ability - as a "learning organisation" - to successfully tackle the various problems their teams faced in the carrying out their duties. This "assessment and evaluation" process was called "After Action Review"(AAR)
Basically, the AAR process involves four self-questioning steps that those involved in and/or responsible for the process or operation unde
Basically, the AAR process involves four self-questioning steps that those involved in and/or responsible for the process or operation unde
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
review have to undertake. It normally would occur in a meeting that holds immediately after the activity (while it is all still fresh on everyone's minds). This ensures the best results are achieved.
The four questions those in the meeting have to answer are:
1. What did we set out to do?
2. What actually happened?
3. Why did it happen?
4. What are we going to do next time?
The Zooba.com newsletter gave an interesting account of h
The four questions those in the meeting have to answer are:
1. What did we set out to do?
2. What actually happened?
3. Why did it happen?
4. What are we going to do next time?
The Zooba.com newsletter gave an interesting account of h
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
w the AAR was successfully applied described an incident that occurred during the UN-backed US military invasion of Haiti, to return power to the country's constitutional government. A military unit was dispatched to small town surrounding Port-au-Prince to collect guns from suspected rebel hideouts located there. The first round of searches did not lead to many recovered guns due to unwillingness of the residents to allow soldiers into their home and the soldier h
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
d instructions not to force their way in.
The subsequent AAR led to a revelation that most of the locals were afraid of the German Shepherd dogs that rear-guard military units employed in their work. The dogs were therefore introduced at the next town where searches for guns had to be done, with the result that little or no resistance was encountered from the locals.
As a Best Practice Process Management departmental champion in a large manufacturing organisation
The subsequent AAR led to a revelation that most of the locals were afraid of the German Shepherd dogs that rear-guard military units employed in their work. The dogs were therefore introduced at the next town where searches for guns had to be done, with the result that little or no resistance was encountered from the locals.
As a Best Practice Process Management departmental champion in a large manufacturing organisation
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
I was actively involved in developing sustainable solutions to a number of nagging process problems via Formal Problem Solving techniques that entailed the use of tools like the Japanese Ishikawa(Fish-Bone) diagram and the Five(5) Why Questioning technique.
One very obvious benefit of employees involvement in the various Continuous Improvement Groups, was that we all over time achieved dramatic improvements in our knowledge of what took place in various stages of
One very obvious benefit of employees involvement in the various Continuous Improvement Groups, was that we all over time achieved dramatic improvements in our knowledge of what took place in various stages of
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
the manufacturing process. The result was that we understood the process better, and therefore found it easier to solve problems that occurred faster. We also became more comfortable teaching new entrants how to run the process, and what important things to look out for in order to ensure sustained output.
Experience sharing, ideas exchange and other collaborative activities are also facilitated when a multidisciplinary group of people is formally assembled to tac
Experience sharing, ideas exchange and other collaborative activities are also facilitated when a multidisciplinary group of people is formally assembled to tac
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
le problems, using the techniques being discussed here. Ideas that have been used successfully in one area, could be easily adapted for use in resolving a nagging problem in an entirely different area.
Formal Problem Solving techniques help to quickly extract the most relevant information regarding the cause of a problem being experienced, and also facilitates development of appropriate alternative approaches/solutions towards achieving the desired goals. One majo
Formal Problem Solving techniques help to quickly extract the most relevant information regarding the cause of a problem being experienced, and also facilitates development of appropriate alternative approaches/solutions towards achieving the desired goals. One majo
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
reason why they are so effective is that the ideas generated and solutions developed get formally documented for future reference by operatives. That way, whatever the organisation discoversabout what works or does not work in any area, is always made accessible for use by all those who have to perform relevant tasks towards achieving the ultimate goal of the enterprise.
How Can You Use This Information
You can start by seeing problems as opportunities to
How Can You Use This Information
You can start by seeing problems as opportunities to
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
learn MORE about how to do what you do better, and ultimately become BETTER in doing it by taking needed action. Problem-Solving is a challenge that every individual or organisation has to deal with successfully on a fairly regular basis, in order to make any meaningful progress. It therefore means you need to have in place, a system that enables you to effectively develop appropriate solutions or strategies to tackle problems in whatever shape or form they appear,
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
so you can record more frequent successes.
1.As An individual, you can take yourself through the four AAR questions highlighted above, whenever you encounter a problem or setback in your personal or work life as a deliberate routine designed to enable you get the most out of every experience you have. It really does not matter if you feel the experience was negative or positive. What is most crucial is that you extract from it an equivalent positive learni
1.As An individual, you can take yourself through the four AAR questions highlighted above, whenever you encounter a problem or setback in your personal or work life as a deliberate routine designed to enable you get the most out of every experience you have. It really does not matter if you feel the experience was negative or positive. What is most crucial is that you extract from it an equivalent positive learni
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
g that you can use to further your objective.
Incidentally, in a separate article titled "How To Turn A Major Blunder At Work Into A Career Advancement Opportunity" I described a formula(W x R to the power of 3 i.e. Withdraw, Reflect, Refocus and Return) that I developed for my personal use, based on application of similar deductive reasoning to that used in techniques featured in this article. By implication, nothing is cast in stone when it comes to finding
Incidentally, in a separate article titled "How To Turn A Major Blunder At Work Into A Career Advancement Opportunity" I described a formula(W x R to the power of 3 i.e. Withdraw, Reflect, Refocus and Return) that I developed for my personal use, based on application of similar deductive reasoning to that used in techniques featured in this article. By implication, nothing is cast in stone when it comes to finding
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
hat works for you. So feel free to find what does. :-)
2. As an organisational decision maker, leader or business owner, you could deliberately introduce the use of the techniques mentioned here in the work place routines of your teams, or challenge individual employees to apply them while at work or on duty.
Your Guaranteed Minimum Benefit: More Useful Knowledge That Enhances Performance
Your team members will become more knowledgeable about how t
2. As an organisational decision maker, leader or business owner, you could deliberately introduce the use of the techniques mentioned here in the work place routines of your teams, or challenge individual employees to apply them while at work or on duty.
Your Guaranteed Minimum Benefit: More Useful Knowledge That Enhances Performance
Your team members will become more knowledgeable about how t
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
e various operations or processes they handle work. They will also be more capable as a result of that knowledge, since they will know (more frequently than before) what they can do to successfully tackle problems when they appear. This will happen most especially because the AARs, like most formal problem solving techniques allow an organisation bring all those with unique knowledge about the problem or process/operation together in one place, to generate a solu
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
ion(s) towards resolving the problem(s) - permanently.
For new entrants to the organisation, they will take much shorter times to become familiar with what could go wrong and how to deal with it, since the documented lessons from previous formal problem solving sessions would be accessible - or possibly even deliberately made required reading for their induction and entry training.
The most important benefit will however be the organisation wide understanding
For new entrants to the organisation, they will take much shorter times to become familiar with what could go wrong and how to deal with it, since the documented lessons from previous formal problem solving sessions would be accessible - or possibly even deliberately made required reading for their induction and entry training.
The most important benefit will however be the organisation wide understanding
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
that problems are not about "Who did it" but "what happened and what can be done to stop it from happening next time" so that the organisation can progress faster towards its goal. This practical perspective, and its consequent non-threatening implications, will make members of an organisation more willing to contribute to the process of improving existing systems by readily saying what they did, exactly as they did it(so that correct inferences can be made), witho
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
t fear of reprisal. The foregoing will facilitate accurate problem diagnosis and solutions development.
Successful Organisational Problem Solving Will ONLY Happen When People Are NOT Afraid
The AAR - and other successful formal problem solving processes, operate based on an assumption that all those who partake in a review will give a truthful and accurate representation of events and occurrences that led to the problem. If people are not CONVINCED it is
Successful Organisational Problem Solving Will ONLY Happen When People Are NOT Afraid
The AAR - and other successful formal problem solving processes, operate based on an assumption that all those who partake in a review will give a truthful and accurate representation of events and occurrences that led to the problem. If people are not CONVINCED it is
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
safe to do this, a lot of inaccuracies will enter the process, evidence of this showing eventually up in ineffective solutions that will be derived.
Let me therefore emphasise that if you plan to adopt this strategy of using formal problem solving techniques to quickly and more effectively LEARN how to deal successfully with problems in your organisation, you must be prepared to demonstrate to your people that providing full details of their roles in the run up
Let me therefore emphasise that if you plan to adopt this strategy of using formal problem solving techniques to quickly and more effectively LEARN how to deal successfully with problems in your organisation, you must be prepared to demonstrate to your people that providing full details of their roles in the run up
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
o the problem will NOT lead to reprisals - even if they were at fault, though with the proviso that such mistakes do not become habitual.
If that simple yet potentially limiting aspect can be taken care of, your efforts to use formal problem solving techniques to improve learning in your organisation, will yield substantial and sustainable benefits - especially by enabling your teams to effectively tackle problems that threaten to limit the organisation's progress
If that simple yet potentially limiting aspect can be taken care of, your efforts to use formal problem solving techniques to improve learning in your organisation, will yield substantial and sustainable benefits - especially by enabling your teams to effectively tackle problems that threaten to limit the organisation's progress
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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