Mapping NGA Strategy and Integrating Changes and Process Improvement

Mapping NGA Strategy and Integrating Changes and Process Improvement

Introduction

The process improvement is part of the organizational development. In this process, the management of the organization takes certain actions for identifying, analyzing and improving the existing process of the organization to meet the objectives and goals which have been set up by the organization. These improvements may include enhancing the performance and profits, cost reduction and speeding up the schedules. Certain strategy or methodology is designed through which these actions are followed for encouraging and achieving successful results. The process improvement can also include the restructuring of the training programs of the organization for increasing their effectiveness and efficiency. Through the process improvement, change can also be introduced and implemented. This paper discusses the mission, vision and goals of NGA and map of strategy to integrate change and process improvement.

Mission, Vision and Goals of NGA

The mission of NGA is leading the intelligence integration and forging a community that delivers an insightful intelligence for the community. NGA's vision is “Putting the Power of GEOINT in Your Hands.” To accomplish this, NGA provide on-demand and online facilities for improving the mission partners' access to GEOINT data, and creating innovative values by deepening and broadening its analytical expertise for providing contextual GEOINT analysis of places, issues and events informed not only by the earth's physical features and imagery intelligence but also by human geography.

Strategy for Process Improvement

On the basis of the mission, vision and goals NGA needs itself to be the leading intelligence integration for which there is a strong need to improve its process. The quality of the work provided by NGA needs to be improved to insure that they become the leaders of their industry. For the improvement of quality of the work, the agency needs to apply some quality management tool for improving the quality of the process. For this purpose the Six Sigma will be used as a quality management tool.

Six Sigma, the general approach to quality management, is focused on achieving concrete results, better quality, more efficient processes, and improved value. Results-oriented methodologies, in particular Six Sigma, have demonstrated measurable results in terms of quality, cost, and relevant efficiency metrics on the clinical, operational and administrative sides of healthcare (William & Karl, 2003). Six Sigma is an effective approach to quality improvement that originated in the manufacturing sector and later was adopted by service industries. A core principle is the elimination of chronic quality problems and waste from processes. A key feature of the Six Sigma approach to quality improvement that makes it particularly well suited for healthcare is that it is fundamentally similar in spirit and philosophy to good old established medical practice used since the time of Hippocrates:

First, carefully define the problem.

Then gather all relevant data and information.

Proceed to carefully and deliberately diagnose the problem.

After completing a thorough diagnosis, with possible additional iterations of more information-gathering and analysis, proceed to propose a remedy

Implement (deploy) ...