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I was sorting out my den\/office this weekend and came across a Microsoft operational excellence resource CD. The concept seems quite good (although the content seemed a little out of date, even bearing in mind that it had sat in a pile of “stuff to look at when I have time” for 10 months); however, the operational excellence section of the Microsoft website<\/a> is worth a look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was sorting out my den\/office this weekend and came across a Microsoft operational excellence resource CD. 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