Spanitz Consulting
Technology, Project, Quality, Learning - Management Consulting
Technology
Technology supporting management decisions, workplace efficiencies, communication, tracking, morale
Project
Project Management guiding expectations, satisfying customers, optimizing efforts, saving money, finishing what you start
Quality
Quality Management doing the right things the right way, ensuring customer satisfaction, eliminating rework, preventing problems
Learning
Learning, training, education, improvement, development, effectiveness, mentoring, coaching
About Us
Spanitz Consulting philosophy and approach
Since 1988, Spanitz Consulting has been helping businesses by providing project management, quality management, and management-support technology consulting and training.
Spanitz Consulting's expertise is in using existing technology to implement innovative and successful project strategies that provides sustained value.
We have worked with companies in many different industries - from local, state, and federal government, military, banking and investments, construction, health-care, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, retail and sales, and software development. We have also worked with non-profit and volunteer organizations.
* Teaching project & quality best practices
* Consulting on project & quality management
* Outside Eyes project evaluation
* Consulting on technology, software, hardware
* Courseware and curriculum development
* ISO 9000 QMS quality management system development & auditing
Investigate & Define
Must-have v Nice-to-have ~ What is the goal ~ Complete v Success ~ Apply Best Practices
Plan
Which approach: Waterfall, SDLC, SCRUM, Zagnoot, Method1+, Agile ~ Who, What, Where, When, Why, How much ~ Constraints ~ Boundaries ~ Opportunities
Manage & Control
Track what, how, how often ~ Who needs to know what level of detail ~ Manage stakeholders & expectations
Quality & Continual Improvement
QP, QA, QC, QI ~ ISO 900x ~ Standards & Best Practices ~ Reduce waste & reuse ~ Ensure ongoing progress & effectiveness
Testimonials
Kudos and commentary from some customers
LATEST NEWS
Thoughts, commentary, tips
Learning. Adult Learning…
Yesterday one of our customers asked about the difference between “learning” and “adult learning.” I was tempted to say there is no difference (just to get the discussion going – and, in a sense, demonstrating adult learning techniques). Instead, I grabbed a couple of colored markers and started listing elements of learning on the whiteboard[…]
Technical Writing
A few days ago, I was chatting with the woman sitting next to me on the Red Line. She was obviously a writer (that’s for a different post). We got talking about what she writes, and, of course, as it seems to be with everyone lately, she writes “science fiction.” I politely asked her what[…]
Spanitz Bros Sausage Co
Spanitz Brothers Sausage: I would be derelict not to mention and acknowledge this awesome sausage company that happens to have some name similarity to our efforts over here. Spanitz Bros Sausage Co is based in the Detroit Area of Michigan. And, well, let’s let them tell you: For sausage lovers, fresh pork sausage is the[…]
Change is inevitable…
…I’m sitting here in Logan Square with one of our crack teams of editors listening to what seems to be Hip Hop remakes of Anne Murray… This website, spanitz.com, has existed as the domain “spanitz.com” since 1996. In the couple of years since its inception, very little has changed. That was sarcasm. At one point, the[…]