Is Six Disciplines a technology (software) or a way of life and/or business process?
Yes, you could say that Six Disciplines is a little of all of these. By definition, we refer to Six Disciplines as the first sustainable business excellence program that is optimized for execution, and specifically designed for small and mid-sized businesses. While Six Disciplines does include a software component, software — by itself — is NOT the answer. Based on our research and field studies, it takes four interrelated components to enable companies to achieve sustainable business excellence – and only one of these components is software. [Hear Gary Harpst’s interview on Small Business Trends Radio] All businesses struggle with executing their plans consistently over time. And, sustainable excellence requires great execution on multiple dimensions at the same time: strategy, planning, sales, marketing, services, product, and people. 1. A systematic business-building methodology – based on proven best practices, to empower organizations with a holistic way of addressing how to “wo
