Input :: Process :: Output
What comes to mind when you think of a system?
Results.
If results are not the first thought that comes to mind, it is not too late. Life oft attempts to fashion the landscape; not necessarily in a positive manner. Consider the CPU (central processing unit) of a computer. Like my Apple Mac Mini.
It has a purpose. A goal. A mission statement.
Input goes, well, "in", and some sort of processing takes place. As I press the "Z" key, the alphabetic character known as "Z" appears on my screen. The ultimate result of so much processing is the web page you are reading. A great system.
TPU (WWW.THROUGHPUT.US) is a system. A problem solving system. "Suspects" have desires, say to achieve more. More market share. More (or some!) profits. Preferred vendor status. More fill in the blank.
As we court the suspect in order to determine if a match is possible (our ability to deliver results that would be of value), a system is being used. There are inputs, activities (processes), and a variety of outputs. Perhaps a formal bid. Our labour may give way to a "Prospect".
Maybe not.
It may not be obvious to the casual passerby, but TPU is a collection of systems. Which came first, the goal? Or the system? The dream! Once the dream was, well, dreamed, it was obvious that a very robust methodology would be required to accomplish it. Sooner. Rather than later.
Purple Curve Effect to the rescue!
The are few accidents in the universe. There is no better framework for jumping into action than the approach I carefully documented in the book, Purple Curve Effect. Consider buying your very own copy. Today. Do not pass "GO". Until you do. Please do not launch until you have read it at least twice. FYI: I read it almost every month. Yes. monthly. It is that profound. However, your mileage may vary.
One of the lists that I created for the launch of TPU was a list of required reading. Col. John Boyd required his faithful to read over 300 books! My list was just slightly over 12. What quickly emerged was a blueprint of the perfect startup. Perfect for this moment in time. Given the suspects and the prospects in the business commmunity seeking to "do more with less."
Timing is everything.
However, that was not one of the 12+ books.
Start with Purple Curve Effect — SKI's Throughput on Command.
-ski
P.S. In case you have not experienced my approach to applying the Constraints Management Method (CMM), let me share the $64 dollar word that makes all the other words take on real value: dynamic. I can only know the the next, best, book for you, once I know more about your dream!
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Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey, Jonah
ski@throughput.us
(330) 432-3533
The System :: For Results
