What Is Six Disciplines?

Often times, we're asked "Exactly, what IS Six Disciplines?"

Six Disciplines is many different things:

• It is a "business-building" methodology that integrates the best practices of strategic planning, quality management, integrated learning, business process automation, people performance manangement and measure-driven improvement.
• It is an integrated organizational learning system that focuses on strategy, planning, measurement, execution, learning and leadership
• It is a systematic way for an organization to learn how to set, and more importantly, to execute strategy.
• It is a practical way for organizations to use software on a daily basis that helps them to execute strategy.
• It is a repeatable, cyclical approach to continual business process improvement.
• It is a holistic way for an organization to transform itself into one that can predictably perform.
• It is an unobtrusive way for an organization to continually improve - takes only 4% of an organization's time.
• It is a transformational way to eliminate bad habits and incorporate new best practices.
• It is optimized for use over the Internet.
• It is specifically designed for use by small and emerging organizations.
• It is a continuous way to have your organization become more accountable.
• It is a pervasive way for your organization to learn to communicate more clearly.

Here are two more video clips from author, CEO and Founder of Six Disciplines Corporation -- Gary Harpst:

• "What is Six Disciplines about?" (half minute)
• "What are the Six Disciplines?" (six minutes)