In agricultural science, success isn't solely determined by technical prowess—it's also reliant on effective organizational processes and strategies. Through ReOrganize, a Work Package of CGIAR Accelerated Breeding, process management working groups delved into how breeders do things. They didn't focus on the technical intricacies but on the organization of breeding itself, monitoring of performance of breeding and the empowerment of CGIAR breeders and scientists in their mission to deliver the crop varieties that the world urgently needs. ReOrganize did this by leveraging business process management tools to do so.
Process management in crop breeding
No matter how groundbreaking scientific advancements may be, crop breeding, like any other process, lacks efficiency without a robust structure and streamlined processes. Accelerated Breeding recognizes the need for a common understanding of processes and terms across CGIAR Centers, breeding programs and partners, including National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems (NARES), and funders.
Accelerated Breeding's Work Package ReOrganize used techniques drawing from the industry sector, such as SIPOCs (for Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customer) to document which breeding activities are covered by cohesive groups of processes. SIPOCs detail the interdependencies, interactions, and handovers between these groups, enabling a clearer understanding of responsibilities and linkages. Ultimately, this contributes to guiding breeding programs towards more efficient and optimized operations, to deliver faster, better and at lower cost.
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