https://www.fasttrackaust.com https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/compensating-for-sharepoint-document-control-deficiencies The benefits of SharePoint as a content management system and information portal tool are indisputable.  With great search functionality and user definable portal pages SharePoint is now the leading Content Management solution chosen by most IT departments. But what if your business demands strict document controls protocols, not just because it’s good practice but life depends on it?  Unfortunately there is generally a poor appreciation by IT departments of the importance of document control in mission critical business.  Wed, 05 Apr 2017 02:31:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/compensating-for-sharepoint-document-control-deficiencies Documents,Sharepoint,cost-benefit thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/integrating-iso9001-2015-with-iso17025 It is not uncommon for laboratories to be saddled with maintaining both ISO 17025 and ISO 9001 certification. Although it is simpler to create and implement two QMS – and to "merge" those activities which can be merged – this approach is arduous, inefficient, and prone to mistakes. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 06:16:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/integrating-iso9001-2015-with-iso17025 Laboratory,ISO9001,ISO17025,QMS,popular thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/the-future-of-digital-transformation Senior management have to come to grips with the fact that Digital Transformation is not an Event but rather the operating environment of 21st century business.  Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:57:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/the-future-of-digital-transformation future,benefits thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/failure-of-afr-innovation-summit-misunderstanding-innovation Last week saw the latest in misguided innovation talkfests, the AFR Innovation Summit #Innovation16.  For several days academics, public servants, journalists, and corporate employees put forward their insights into how Australia can develop an Innovation culture.  Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:57:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/failure-of-afr-innovation-summit-misunderstanding-innovation QMS,improvement,popular thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/how-to-make-audit-management-effective Effectiveness is the holy grail of Compliance Management.  Whether regulatory or ERM, ensuring business is conducted as intended is the base requirement to optimising your organization’s performance. Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/how-to-make-audit-management-effective Audit,Quality,Compliance,cost-benefit thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/behind-compliancemanagement-failures-at-mitsubishi-vw-target 2016 has seen a virtual tsunami of compliance failures involving some of our largest companies. From Mitsubishi to VW, from ANZ to Target, almost weekly there have been media reports about some company employees having run amok – unbeknownst to their executives and boards. People are asking: “What happened to the compliance management systems that are supposed to monitor and prevent such abuses?” Executives and boards are naturally starting to question the entire compliance management function.  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:15:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/behind-compliancemanagement-failures-at-mitsubishi-vw-target case-study,compliance thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/compliance-manager-role-in-the-modern-organization-empower-decision-making1 The Compliance Manager’s role in the modern organization is to enable/empower decision makers to take action and leave the building defensive walls to the Risk Manager with his heat maps. So how can compliance managers start realising their value adding role? Mon, 07 Sep 2015 09:14:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/compliance-manager-role-in-the-modern-organization-empower-decision-making1 staff,compliance,motivation thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/how-to-implement-risk-based-audits-inspections With the release of the Final Draft of ISO9001:2015 this week and its focus on risk-based Compliance Management, I thought I would share our approach to Risk-Based Auditing from our experience with the likes of Defence Aviation and the Australian Quarantine Inspection Service, both leaders in the field. Sat, 18 Jul 2015 07:40:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/how-to-implement-risk-based-audits-inspections Audit,Quality,Compliance,popular thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/The-4-Biggest-Mistakes-in-Compliance-Management Mere compliance with a Framework is an insufficient audit approach; it is critical to assess whether it is current, timely, communicated broadly, and meets the needs of the business. The 4 biggest mistakes are:       Not being Outcome focused      Not using Risk base targeting      Not Value Adding      Not being timely Fri, 03 Jul 2015 01:53:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/The-4-Biggest-Mistakes-in-Compliance-Management Audit,compliance,cost-benefit,popular thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/why-corporate-governance-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it Why, with the number of fertile minds that exist in our field, is it still a case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object.  The paradox I believe, like our would-be entrepreneurs, is one of approach. Thu, 28 May 2015 01:23:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/why-corporate-governance-is-broken-and-how-to-fix-it compliance,cost-benefit,motivation thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/21-best-practices-in-workflow-management Return of Investment (ROI) does not come for automating a process but from using it to add value.  Value adding comes from targeting time and resources, risk based thinking, and Business Intelligence where they can deliver the greatest benefit to achieving the organisation’s strategic goals.  Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:13:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/21-best-practices-in-workflow-management qms,improvement,workflow,quality thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/pdca-is-not-best-practice There is a gaggle of Management Consultants pushing the 20th century mantra of Good Management Practice as a panacea to all the ill of today’s business environment. The key plank in most of these methodologies is that old chestnut “the PDCA cycle” for Continuous Improvement. If your consultant wears this as a badge, run a mile! Fri, 14 Nov 2014 03:30:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/pdca-is-not-best-practice quality,QMS,improvement,popular thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/mining-regulation-compliance-how-a-top-gold-producer-uses-fast-track How the right compliance software is improving Resolute's hazard management, administrative processes, audit-readiness, and more Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:00:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/mining-regulation-compliance-how-a-top-gold-producer-uses-fast-track case-study,compliance,cost-benefit thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/the-secret-to-successful-compliance-management-it-s-not-the-system The key isn't filling forms, it's tapping into what motivates your employees Sun, 14 Jul 2013 23:36:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/the-secret-to-successful-compliance-management-it-s-not-the-system compliance,quality thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/payoffs-to-expect-from-good-compliance-software How proactive compliance tools increase bottom-line returns, thereby fulfilling key director performance criteria Wed, 24 Apr 2013 03:29:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/payoffs-to-expect-from-good-compliance-software compliance,best-practice thumbnail https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/study-non-compliance-problems-cost-3x-more-than-a-strong-compliance-program Study shows that non-compliance problems cost nearly three times as much as doing it properly from the start Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:00 GMT https://www.fasttrackaust.com/blog/study-non-compliance-problems-cost-3x-more-than-a-strong-compliance-program case-study,compliance,cost-benefit,popular thumbnail