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6.5.1 PARTNERSHIP FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
Author(s) -
Rhodes Donna H.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01961.x
Subject(s) - general partnership , multitude , leverage (statistics) , organizational change , knowledge management , process management , organizational effectiveness , business , management , engineering management , engineering , public relations , computer science , political science , economics , artificial intelligence , finance , law
Organizational effectiveness can be improved in a multitude of ways, some more obvious than others. “Small changes can produce big results ‐ but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious” , says Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline . This paper describes a very successful program which inserted systems engineering paraprofessionals into an existing organization. While the addition of an individual to a team is a small change in the scheme of things, the program has turned out to be a high leverage change for our business. Benefits to the engineering organization's effectiveness go well beyond the initial expectations for the program.