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Pinnacle Strategies recently announced that Christoph Lenhartz, former COO of VISTEM GmbH & Co. KG and internationally-known business management expert, joined the company as General Manager of Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) operations. He will lead new Oslo-based EMEA office.

RABIT process, a proprietary system by Pinnacle Strategies, addresses entrenched problems and solves them with a strategy known as Critical Chain Project Management. RABIT is an acronym for Rapid Analysis and Bottleneck Improvement Team. When project deadlines are falling like dominoes and problems are multiplying manufacturers need a RABIT. When systemic problems remain unaddressed, every deadline is in constant jeopardy. Each failure to deliver a project as promised, impacts the bottom-line; it also impacts client satisfaction, reputation, and repeat customers.

Mark Woeppel, President and CEO of Pinnacle Strategies, said, “RABIT is drawn from the company’s own staff. We help recruit appropriate personnel from across our client’s business. Guided by Pinnacle Strategy consultants, the new team starts to apply highly effective new project management skills. Each day manufacturers see practical, concrete improvements in workflow.”

On October 5, Trio Consulting, LLC, unveiled its newly renovated Lake Ridge Facility. Trio hosted its grand opening event introducing guests and colleagues to the facilities. Currently, Trio offers certified DAU (Defense Acquisition University) training and defense capability consulting supporting the defense capability development process. In addition to its service offerings, Trio also offers conference & meeting services in its expansive facilities.

KG TAX, one of the leading legal consultancy service providers originally based in Poland has now entered the English Market

According to Pinnacle Strategies’ President & CEO, “Many organizations struggle with their continuous improvement (CI) efforts; achieving real bottom line results, whether in cost savings or increased revenues, has proven to be difficult. In spite of the widespread implementation of Lean and Six Sigma principles, poor results persist. The TLS process generates 15-­?20 times better performance than Lean or Six Sigma. The root causes of poor CI program performance must be examined and a systematic framework formed to create ongoing bottom line results.”

"Success, itself, rests on effective project management, so it's hard to understand why more businesses don't do a better job of it," pondered Mark Woeppel, President and CEO of Pinnacle Strategies. Companies have a habit of dealing with the fallout of project management disasters after they happen, rather than identifying and implementing a workable solution before problems arise.

Pinnacle Strategies just released a white paper about RABIT, Rapid Analysis and Bottleneck Improvement Team. To request the entire white paper go to pinnaclestrategies.com/Engineering-Rapid-Analysis-Bottleneck-Improvement-Team/. It is a tool needed by manufacturers when rapidly improved throughput is required. Companies including BP and FMC Technologies have utilized the RABIT methodology quite successfully. The RABIT methodology, a proprietary approach, concentrates on implementing quick response solutions with rapid results. The RABIT methodology culminates years of practical experience and expertise in continuous improvement; it consistently delivers dramatic increases in process output to deliver solutions to industrial and manufacturing firms worldwide. Industry leaders using this approach have realized 20% more output in just two months.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article in AutomationMedia.com, titled, “Pinpointing the Real Source of Project Management Snafus.” Cutler profiled the different approaches used by Pinnacle Strategies.

In the wake of yet another series of horrific workplace shootings and other attacks in companies all across the country, author, trainer, and internationally recognized self-defense and workplace violence expert, Jeffrey M. Miller will be in Nacogdoches, TX and surrounding areas from October 10th through the 17th. What will he be doing? Good question. And the answer is: He will be helping concerned groups, including nurses and others, fill in the missing link in most corporate and business workplace violence training programs.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, recently authored a feature article for WTG InSights. The article profiled how Pinnacle Strategies helps manufacturers significantly improve output. According to Cutler, “Frequently in engineering and manufacturing environments, there are an uncontrollable number of projects, yet customers demand immediate completion. Teams of hardworking professionals get so far behind that even the simplest of tasks cannot be completed. Lacking the necessary inputs, work is constantly starting and stopping; communications snafus create more delays, causing project lead times to grow exponentially.

Probabilistic project scheduling uses knowledge of the variation in project tasks and the project environment (project risks) to make a quantitative prediction of a range of project outcomes. Instead of providing a fixed date to answer the question, “When will the project be completed?” probabilistic scheduling provides an answer with a range of certainty, i.e., “There is a 50% chance of project completion by date x or sooner, and a 90% chance of achieving it by date y or sooner.”

D3 Consulting announced this week the milestone of obtaining over 10,000 Facebook followers. “Social media is one of the more aggressive ways we market our programs”, said Karl Dedolph, President of D3 Consulting. “If Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest population on the planet”.

Probabilistic project scheduling uses knowledge of the variation in project tasks and the project environment (project risks) to make a quantitative prediction of a range of project outcomes. Instead of providing a fixed date to project completion, probabilistic scheduling provides an answer with a range of certainty such as a 50% chance of project completion by a given date or sooner, and a 90% chance of achieving it by another date or sooner.

The first-of-its-kind website offers management consulting firms an opportunity to contract top-tier MBA student talent on a project-by-project basis, allowing them to outsource tasks to well-qualified soon-to-be or have-been consultants. As a double-benefit, the site offers consulting firms an outlet to not only get immediate assistance on projects but also a chance to test out potential long-term hires.

D3 Consulting announced today that it would attend Hot Rod Magazine’s upcoming 8th Annual Drag Week. The six-day event starts on August 9th in Tulsa, OK and marries hot cars and horsepower across multiple states and drag strips.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of Burns and Roe. The company started as a partnership between Ralph Roe and Allan Burns. During the company’s inception, Ralph Roe managed the firm with a vision of exceptional people focused on creating a global service company that provides complete customer satisfaction. In 1963, Kenneth Roe became President, succeeding his father. He led Burns and Roe through a period of unprecedented growth built on strategic customer alliances. He never lost his vision of empowering talented people to meet the challenges of a growing world.

D3 Consulting, a recognized global leader in racing filtration and lubrication, announced this week that it would attend and support its OEM customers at the 31st Annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals on Aug. 16-19 at Brainerd Int’l Raceway (BIR), Brainerd, MN.

The Burns and Roe Group, Inc., a leading engineering design firm, today announced it has made the ENR (Engineering News-Record) list of the Top 200 International Design Firms. Burns and Roe moved up six spots over the company’s 2011 rankings. Burns and Roe’s international revenue, the measuring stick for this ranking also increased 16% over the previous year.

A new sales training course has been announced by Selling Skills Empowerment, the course which will be located in Dubai will be focused on how to sell branded products and services. Sales expert and coach Carlo Pignataro promises to share techniques that world's sales champions use to achieve extraordinary results.

At some point, many of us will desire to change careers, find a new job or start a business of our own. It is a nerve-wracking decision to step out into the great unknown.

PCR provides professional sales recruiting services for all companies, whether it is just starting up or it is a FORTUNE 100 client. Since being founded in 1995, the company has reached a national level. For convenience, PCR has placed inside and outside sales representatives within different states across the country to reach each and every client on a personal level.

Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating offers emergency service for all types of plumbing repairs in PA, heating repairs in Montgomery County, leak emergencies, gas leak emergencies, and many more in all their service areas. They are providing Philadelphia plumbing and Philadelphia Heating services in order to ensure the best plumbing experience. They have been around since the 1980’s and always offer free estimates.

D3 Consulting, a global adviser in lubricants and filtration for combustion engines, announced this week that it would attend Southern California Timing Association’s Bonneville Speed Week at the Bonneville Salts Flats near Wendover, Utah on Aug 11-17.

The Burns and Roe Group, Inc. Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Martino as Vice President – Client Service. In his new role, Joe will be responsible for sales and marketing activities to the Fossil Power Generation customers throughout the United States. This will include new business development of gas turbine facilities, electrical transmission and distribution, plant retrofit and renewable energy applications.