IPAPI CEM Method™ – Optimize

With the IPAPI CEM Method™ we take a unique approach to getting that broader perspective. We describe a process as a simple model of activities. We don’t want to “capture” workflow or any of the other “as is” modeling artifacts because they only get in the way of identifying causes of work. What we need to do is create a simple process model that we can all agree represents the process at a high level.

That kind of process model gives us the broader perspective we need to identify other non value-added work. Why? Because with a simple high level process model we can suddenly get a real sense for how the process is structured to achieve its purpose. And with that insight it suddenly becomes very obvious what parts of the process are problematic or fail to contribute to the achieving of the intended purpose. What have we found? More causes of work, and once we know they are there we can take action to begin eliminating them.

Identifying and eliminating the very causes of work is how we optimize processes with the CEM Method. Using this approach we eliminate both the non value-add activities of a process along with many of the causes of unintentional work in our organizations – the work that often consumes over half of our employees work efforts!