TOOL KIT - The Process Audit by Michael Hammer

by Michael Hammer
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A new framework, as comprehensive as it is easy to apply, is helping companies plan and execute process based transformations.

The Process and Enterprise Maturity Model
Companies need to ensure that their business processes become more mature—in other words, that they are capable of delivering higher performance over time. To make that happen, companies must develop two kinds of characteristics: process enablers, which pertain to individual processes, and enterprise capabilities, which apply to entire organizations.

There are five process enablers…
Design: The comprehensiveness of the specification of how the process is to be executed.
Performers: The people who execute the process, particularly in terms of their skills and knowledge.
Owner: A senior executive who has responsibility for the process and its results.
Infrastructure: Information and management systems that support the process.
Metrics: The measures the company uses to track the process’s performance. …and four enterprise capabilities.
Leadership: Senior executives who support the creation of processes.
Culture: The values of customer focus, teamwork, personal accountability, and a willingness to change.
Expertise: Skills in, and methodology for, process redesign.
Governance: Mechanisms for managing complex projects and change initiatives.

Companies can use their evaluations of the enablers and capabilities, in tandem, to plan and assess the progress of process-based transformations.