ActionMap Toolkit Overview and Value Proposition (NEWER VERSION AT actionmap.com/slides/software-overview)
- 1. Accelerate Innovation Discovery Engagement Solutioning Planning Problem Solving RequirementsTraining Better Faster Process Change Decision Making Design & Building Staffing SaaS application for conducting high-impact online meeting focused on process collaboration ActionMap Toolkit TM Overview & Value Proposition
- 2. Process teams need to complete projects more quickly
- 3. A major challenge is that understanding how the process works and what stakeholders want…
- 4. Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting …often requires a long series of meetings
- 5. Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting $ $ $ $ $ $ $ That takes time and money
- 6. Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ delays results and benefits
- 7. Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting $ $ $ $ $ $ $ and creates a certain amount of stress % # ! & @ $
- 8. Process methods can be applied
- 9. General meeting procedures Standard collaboration tools Easy to use but not effective at process change However, they are often easy to use but not effective at process change
- 10. Effective at process change, but difficult to use or effective at process change but difficult to use Lean, Six Sigma, DT, BPM Waterfall, Agile General meeting procedures Standard collaboration tools
- 11. What is needed is a method that is widely applicable, starts in minutes, and is fast, effective and easy to use ... ...... ... Lean, Six Sigma, DT, BPM Waterfall, Agile General meeting procedures Standard collaboration tools Widely applicable, Starts in minutes, Fast, effective & easy to use
- 12. ActionMap is such a method Lean, Six Sigma, DT, BPM Waterfall, Agile General meeting procedures Standard collaboration tools ActionMap Widely applicable, Starts in minutes, Fast, effective & easy to use
- 13. Online meetings for collaborative process change ActionMap is a software-as-a-service application that supports online meetings for collaborative process change
- 14. The Software Enables Much Broader Use With the software, the benefits of the ActionMap method can be economically offered to small and medium-sized organizations across a wide range of geographies and industry sectors. The ActionMap Toolkit is based on a well-proven method Simple, Powerful, Versatile Method ActionMap developed a highly repeatable, widely applicable, easy-to-use flipchart-based method for conducting fast-paced process-focused workshops (described on the following slides) Putting ActionMap into Software We converted the method to software for conducting highly structured, high-engagement online meetings. Sample engagements can be found at this link: https://actionmap.com/sample-engagements/ HP Intel GAPChevron ConAgra Target Kaiser Permanente City of San Leandro City of Fairfield SoCalGas National Semiconductor Alameda Unified School District San Francisco Chronicle Placer County Water Agency Proven Track Record We have conducted over 100 of these workshops for organizations including those shown here: Free online self-training takes about an hour No training is required for meeting participants No advance knowledge of the meeting content is needed by the software operator
- 15. ActionMap uses a single page layout with easy-to-follow formats and familiar controls MAP Process Maps are automatically generated from the List The Maps structure and focus the List comments LIST Guided capture of evaluations, priorities and action ideas Specific actions needed to complete the process
- 16. ©2018ActionMapInc 1. The focus area, job, role or process 2. The people, organizations & systems that the focus process interacts with 4. The transactions that the focus process exchanges with the other entities 3. The major activities within the focus process Every goal, issue and idea that any stakeholder has about every element on the map, with priorities for “do now”, “do later” or “maybe do never” Detailed action steps for each high priority evaluation & idea, with assignments and due dates Map Known Details Evaluate & Prioritize Brainstorm and Plan (c) 2019 ActionMap Inc. ©2018ActionMapInc Shared understanding of the entire process Agreement about important interests Commitment to take action on specific items The software automatically guides groups step-by-step through a compact, versatile improvement cycle
- 17. Virtually anyone with standard office computer skills can learn the mechanics of the software with one hour of free online training FREE ONLINE TRAINING
- 18. In online meetings, the main tasks of the software operator are to ask questions provided by the application and record responses provided by the group PlanningPlanning Who does the process interact with? What transactions go between them? What happens after that?
- 19. The software automatically organizes that information into process maps, evaluations and action plans that can be re-used online and distributed in PowerPoint and Excel Process Maps Evaluations & Priorities Action Plans Planning ActionMap Toolkit
- 20. A major purpose of ActionMap is to quickly create strong shared understanding, agreement and commitment among process stakeholders, supported by high quality process maps, evaluations and action plans Ideas Plans Tasks Values Issue Note Idea Issue Goal Goal Idea Process Maps Evaluations & Priorities Action Plans 1 2 3 4
- 21. The collaboration and work product results created in ActionMap workshops can be utilized in a broad range of areas Organizational Process Change Vision and strategy Transformation Reengineering/Redesign Process improvement Customer Success Customer problem solving Modeling uses and values New feature simulation Collaboration for success Complex Sales Sales planning Capturing interests Building trust Solutions design Pre-sales support Software Development Business analysis Requirements capture Work breakdown structure Project launch & review Technical problem solving Employee Success Recruiting & staffing Training Performance coaching Engagement & Team Building Methods Support BPM TQM & related methods Risk analysis & compliance Negotiation and mediation
- 22. ActionMap’s goal is to create those results in hours instead of weeks Ideas Plans Tasks Values Issue Note Idea Issue Goal Goal Idea Process Maps Evaluations & Priorities Action Plans 1 2 3 4
- 23. The bottom line is that each ActionMap meeting can save you one or more follow on meetings SolutionMeeting ActionMap Meeting Meeting Meeting
- 24. That saves you time and money, and gets you to benefit sooner resulting in more total benefit Solution Solution Meeting ActionMap Meeting Meeting Meeting
- 25. More information about ActionMap can be found at these websites and demonstrations can be arranged at actionmap.com/demo ActionMap also provides workshops and training based on the software actionmap.com support.actionmap.com actionmap.com/demo workshop delivery & training actionmap.com/signup
- 26. Process teams need to complete projects more quickly
- 27. ActionMap can speed them up Solution Solution Meeting ActionMap Meeting Meeting Meeting
- 28. Accelerate Innovation Discovery Engagement Solutioning Planning Problem Solving RequirementsTraining Better Faster Process Change Decision Making Design & Building Staffing © 2020 ActionMap Inc. All rights reserved.
Editor's Notes
- #5: Their approach to this challenge is fairly standard, meeting after meeting. the problem is that this drains their limited resources postpones the benefits they are seeking and can create tension in the group
- #6: Their approach to this challenge is fairly standard, meeting after meeting. the problem is that this drains their limited resources postpones the benefits they are seeking and can create tension in the group
- #7: Their approach to this challenge is fairly standard, meeting after meeting. the problem is that this drains their limited resources postpones the benefits they are seeking and can create tension in the group
- #8: Their approach to this challenge is fairly standard, meeting after meeting. the problem is that this drains their limited resources postpones the benefits they are seeking and can create tension in the group
- #9: ActionMap fills a “methods gap” between “easy and not effective” such as General meeting procedures and Standard collaboration tools and “effective but hard to use” Waterfall, Agile, Six Sigma, Lean and BPM ActionMap is widely applicable, starts in minutes and is fast, effective and easy to use
- #10: ActionMap fills a “methods gap” between “easy and not effective” such as General meeting procedures and Standard collaboration tools and “effective but hard to use” Waterfall, Agile, Six Sigma, Lean and BPM ActionMap is widely applicable, starts in minutes and is fast, effective and easy to use
- #11: ActionMap fills a “methods gap” between “easy and not effective” such as General meeting procedures and Standard collaboration tools and “effective but hard to use” Waterfall, Agile, Six Sigma, Lean and BPM ActionMap is widely applicable, starts in minutes and is fast, effective and easy to use
- #12: ActionMap fills a “methods gap” between “easy and not effective” such as General meeting procedures and Standard collaboration tools and “effective but hard to use” Waterfall, Agile, Six Sigma, Lean and BPM ActionMap is widely applicable, starts in minutes and is fast, effective and easy to use
- #13: ActionMap fills a “methods gap” between “easy and not effective” such as General meeting procedures and Standard collaboration tools and “effective but hard to use” Waterfall, Agile, Six Sigma, Lean and BPM ActionMap is widely applicable, starts in minutes and is fast, effective and easy to use
- #16: ActionMap uses a single page layout with easy to follow formats and familiar controls. The Map reveals specific transactions needed to complete the process. The List provides guided capture of evaluations, priorities and action ideas
- #24: The Bottom Line Each ActionMap session can save you one or more follow on meetings
- #25: The Bottom Line Each ActionMap session can save you one or more follow on meetings