Open Enrollment Ongoing for Methods-Based Management Conference at USU

Open enrollment is underway until May 25 for a Methods-Based Management (MBM) Conference to be held at Utah State University June 1-5. There are incentives for enrollment by April 17. The conference aims to help organizations of all sizes achieve breakthrough performance, even on leaner budgets. Attendees will be introduced to a common business language approach through an interactive project during the conference. The conference will highlight a highly efficient production model that musical artists have used for centuries, according to conference organizer Kenneth Tingey. The conference is sponsored by USU’s University Inn and Conference Center.

“Methods and results will be presented as examples of performance expectations and real business benefits that can be introduced to any organization,” Tingey said. To ensure a smooth implementation, the conference will be followed by six monthly webinars.

 

The MBM conference is designed for senior management of public, private and government organizations and is intended to introduce the benefits of this common, straightforward business language to organizations of all sizes, Tingey said. Attendees will learn approaches to organizing and using knowledge beyond existing models.

 

“Based on quality, lean and social network analysis principles — the bases of MBM — the knowledge model will bring competitive and operational benefits designed to create a competitive advantage,” he said.

 

The musical model will be presented by Craig Jessop, recently named head of USU’s music and theatre arts departments and former director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. His instruction will use examples from the repertoire of the Fry Street Quartet and other musicians, who will also perform for the attendees.

 

To compliment the music portion of the conference, a common business language approach will be presented by Tingey, Dell Allen and Joseph Li, all of USU. Eric Hawley of USU will demonstrate how information technology silos can be eliminated, and government and human services approaches will also be presented by USU’s Michael Millington.

 

W. Edwards Deming, a quality expert, noted that professional musicians consistently perfect the quality of their product. The conference will demonstrate the lack of organizational silos in the world of musical artistry.

 

“Musicians benefit from a notational system . . . to consistently create a product that, for all intents and purposes, is perfect,” Craig Jessop said.

 

The conference also introduces the benefits of a common, straightforward business language based on branching, tree-like relationships to resolve large, complex problems, Tingey said.

 

In days three and four of the conference, attendees will be divided into private and government groups and given resources and guidance to begin defining project requirements using the tree model. Finally, the conference will provide two sets of six monthly webinars — one for private enterprises and another for human services/government agencies — and access to online resources for further development.

 

More information on the Methods-Based Management Conference is available online.

 

Source: Methods-Based Management
Contact: Kenneth Tingey (435) 797-1581, ken.tingey@usu.edu