Trent BlinkmanInternational Business Process Execution Manager

Why Use BEP?

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BEPWHY Use BEP? It SIMPLIFIES the Complex Execution Environment

Achieved by PRIORITIZATIONThe tools don’t allow room for what’s not important

Focus on the “Vital Few”Pushes aside “noise” and secondary issuesWe can’t do Everything! Let’s work on what drives success. . .

BEP = Simplicity Clarity of Focus Clarity of Purpose A Path to Success

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WHY Use BEP? It Builds ENGAGEMENT

Bottom-Up View: LINKS employees to Team Objectives Assures they understand their VALUE to the team

Top-Down View: Leaders know that employees are working on the “right” things

BEP

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BEPWHY Use BEP?

It Builds UNITY

Entire Countries or Areas have ONE X-Matrix (and A3s) . . . they are Aligned around a common goal.

In turn, Unity is essential for “How can WE help” attitude

“We’re all in this together” Safe venue to talk about what’s not working My problems become “Ours” Builds closer TEAMWORK in all aspects

The process is Forward-Looking

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BEPWHY Use BEP?

It Makes the Strategic Plan Dynamic and Relevant

Going Beyond Doing & CheckingADJUSTING keeps the Plans “alive”

BEP brings RHYTHM to the “Adjust” component

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A history of success . . . Nearly 50 years of Global Application

Used by Many of the World’s Great Companies

Built on Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) continual improvement model

Built Upon LEAN Principles Reduce Waste Increase Speed

Emphasis is Execution Far more focus is on executing the plan than on developing it.

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BEP Implementation Phases

Phase 1: Comply with DirectiveJust using Tools . . . The process is Academic and Awkward

Phase 2: Seeing Value in the ProcessConcise summary of execution priorities

BEP is an effective way to categorize and measure progress

We Began to Like the Tools . . .

Phase 3: Getting the Spirit Focus on “Red” items – Continuous Improvement - Forward

“How can we Help?” mindset (turn reds green)

Very “RICH”, effective discussions that get to the heart of the issues

CONFORMING

REACTING

ANTICIPATING

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SUMMARY – Why Use BEP?

• Simplicity, Engagement, Unity, and Focus

• A Proven Success

• All about EXECUTION!• Translate the Strategic Plan into Action• Adjustment of the Tactics & Activities Regularly• Reduce Waste – Only work on what’s most important• Act with Speed

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3M International OperationsBusiness Execution Process (BEP)

© 3M 2011. Confidential

$35B INNOVATION POWERHOUSEDriven by 3M International