Here at Catalyst we love Christmas, from the first door on the advent calendar to the last mince pie, we like to feel that its fleeting nature is one of the things which helps to make it special. Mentioning Christmas and Santa brings us to the key point of this seasonal blog, and it’s all…
Don’t be put off by the title at the top of this seasonal post. We haven’t come over all ‘Bah humbug’ and decided to lecture everybody on the most efficient way to cook their Brussel sprouts (a quick tip though – don’t bother cutting a cross in the base as it’s a process step which doesn’t…
Lean Management Journal has featured news of our launch of Lean and Lean Six Sigma training courses in Birmingham. “From January 2016 Catalyst Consulting will be running lean and six sigma training courses in Birmingham. John Morgan, Director of Catalyst and co-author of, ‘Lean Six Sigma for Dummies’ comments: “Birmingham is clearly becoming even more of a…
We are delighted to announce that the 3rd edition of Lean Six Sigma for Dummies is now available! Directors John Morgan and Martin Brenig-Jones have been working hard to refine their book Lean Six Sigma for Dummies. Lean Six Sigma for Dummies 3rd Edition builds on the highly rated 2nd Edition by adding additional chapters and updates. If…
Catalyst Consulting provides a guide to Everyday Operational Excellence, what it is and how to take the necessary steps to achieve it. [box]This article has been published in Fresh Business Thinking, 7th June 2016, and can be found here.[/box] All too often the discipline of business management is divided along the lines of binary decision…
Catalyst Consulting explores the benefits of using Lean Six Sigma methodology in the public sector, using their Lean Six Sigma award winning North Ayrshire council project as a case study. This is neither the time nor the place to rehearse the rights and wrongs of the government policy of austerity, but it is probably worth pointing out…
We had a fantastic evening at The BQF 2015 UK Excellence Awards. This year’s Awards Ceremony was hosted by The Apprentice’s Karren Brady CBE and held in The Ballroom of the prestigious InterContinental Hotel, Park Lane, London. We are extremely proud of our clients Ricoh UK, CooperVision and Forensic Science Northern Ireland, who all won…
The North Ayrshire Council’s project focused on providing Occupational Therapy Equipment. This important service was taking too long, as much as a month on average. Using a series of workshops, process mapping and data collection, the team identified the non-value-add steps, and developed a new streamlined process. The control stage of the DMAIC process continued…
All the signs point to Catalyst – enabling results for 20 years Catalyst Consulting would like to thank everyone who attended our 20th Anniversary Event at The Dorchester Hotel on 25th September 2015. Our event, hosted at The Dorchester Hotel celebrated 20 years of Catalyst Consulting. Alongside presentations from Vince Grant, John Morgan and Richard…
John Morgan has written a ‘how to’ guide for businesses and SMEs on understanding the customers’ perception of value for Fresh Business Thinking. “Even in the fairly recent past, the idea of measuring your customers’ perception of value was a fairly simple one and was based, almost entirely, on the cost of the goods or service being provided,…