The network of AFNOR Parcours Croisés clubs is gearing up for a great 2016
The Parcours Croisés network’s interclub convention brought together around a hundred participants to take stock of 2015, discover the challenges for 2016 and take part in a fun activity: the business value game.
On November 19, 2015, in one of the cosy lounges of the Hôtel Particulier Eurosites in Paris, QSE decision-makers from all over France enjoyed an afternoon combining creativity, originality, expertise and conviviality. Without looking like it, play and work were combined. Pascal Prévost, Managing Director of AFNOR Compétences, took the opportunity to sum up 2015 and present 2016.
INCREASE THE AUDIENCE FOR CROSSOVER ROUTES
” In 2015, we worked on consolidating our network, seeing membership of the 10 clubs increase by almost 10%. We’ve also diversified our meeting formats, with company visits, interviews with senior executives, and invitations to guest speakers – direct colleagues of members – on specific topics, such as HR managers to bring a complementary viewpoint to a subject like Health and Quality of Life at Work. We must also emphasize the friendly, convivial nature of our meetings, which reflect the enthusiasm of QSE decision-makers. In 2016 we’ll be taking a number of initiatives aimed at further increasing the Parcours Croisés audience, with a more digitalized offering proposing in addition to the physical meetings: a news feed, content and access to documentary databases, of which the Parcours Croisés network will be one of the very first beneficiaries.”
One of the strong points of Parcours Croisés is the common thread that runs through the entire network, enabling all clubs to work together on a common project. In 2014, this collective work focused on understanding and describing the territory(ies) of quality, with a view to the future. The publication of the book “Capital confiance et performance durable. À qui confier les clés?” brought the year’s work to a close. In 2015, following the same logic, the red thread highlighted the contribution of quality to the creation of value for the company. The interclub convention on November 19 was an opportunity to preview the book “Évaluez votre fonction Qualité Sécurité Environnement: de gardien de conformité à business partner”. As for the 2016 theme, it will be launched on the afternoon of April 5 at the Cercle national des armées, and will focus on: how to drive the transformation of the Quality-Safety-Environment function so that it becomes a generator of collective intelligence.
Created by AFNOR Compétences in 2010, the Parcours Croisés clubs have succeeded from the outset in providing a friendly forum for exchanges on all subjects of interest to QSE decision-makers. The aim is to enable the members of each club to really develop their skills. Meeting for over three hours eight times a year, these clubs represent a new concept in interactive training. With a maximum of 20 members, each club organizes its program as it sees fit. With the sole aim of enhancing the professional expertise of all its members and sharing experiences, in a climate of trust and benevolence.
THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING
We caught a glimpse of the tremendous enthusiasm driving these clubs during the second part of the convention on November 19. Parcours Croisés members took part in a playful animation illustrating the strategic choices that are regularly required in the professional world. The “Business Value Game” is an agile game, originally created in Belgium. Adapted by AFNOR Compétences partners Thierry Secqueville and Vincent Iacolare, it pitted 10 teams of 10 participants against each other, with the aim of winning – virtually – as much money as possible, but not at any price.
In six timed sessions, each team fulfills customer orders. Each delivery generates earnings and satisfaction points for the customer. At the end of the game, the winnings are accumulated and the total satisfaction points are multiplied by €100. On a strategic level, teams have the choice of investing in quality initiatives, enabling them to improve their production capacity and cut costs. The game proved that teams adopting an agile approach (satisfaction, frequent deliveries, value creation, adaptation to change, collaboration, communication, etc.) are those who logically achieve the best scores.
For the record, it was the “safe” team that won the game. Afterwards, everyone gathered around a glass of wine. Just as happens in every club when, after working for 3h30 on topics as diverse as employee involvement or innovative approaches to customer relations, members continue their discussions over a cocktail reception.
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