Beyond PDCA: A New Approach to Operational Excellence

Beyond PDCA: A New Approach to Operational Excellence

The “Plan-Do-Check-Act” (PDCA) cycle has been central to operational improvement for decades. Over 100 years ago, the Shewhart Cycle laid the groundwork for iterative improvement in manufacturing processes, and today it remains the core control and...

Understand – Prioritise – Improve

Understand Where you are now? Where you want to be? Prioritise What is going to have the biggest impact? Focus on a critical few, deliver faster Improve Drive the improvement in you performance, both through initiatives and good day to day management Keep...

What is Operational Maturity?

What is it? At Protean, we define Operational Maturity as a measure of progress towards perfection in every aspect of your business. What does it include? Establishing a Vision for the organisation (capable to be expressed in numbers!) Developing and deploying an...
Sushi, anyone?

Sushi, anyone?

The Protean team are very excited to post the first of our Sushi videos on the subject of Operational Due Diligence. We continue to be surprised at how many businesses skimp on their operational assessment of businesses they are looking to buy.  Whilst on paper the...
Supporting Plexal Cyber Runway: Scale!

Supporting Plexal Cyber Runway: Scale!

It was great to present today to CEOs and leaders from cybersecurity businesses who are looking to scale up their operations as they receive further investment. It is all part of an excellent programme put together by our friends at Plexal. From budding entrepreneurs...