Andrew Spanyi founded Spanyi International Inc. in 1991. He is currently the firm’s Managing Director.
Andrew’s contribution to process management is recognized internationally. He is the author of three books and over 30 articles. He has delivered speeches and workshops in more than 10 countries around the world and has published articles in 10 magazines.
Prior to founding Spanyi International Inc., Andrew was a Senior Vice President at SCONA, a Canadian financial services firm specializing in the distribution of education savings plans. From 1982 to 1988, he was the Director, Marketing & Product Development for Xerox Learning Systems (a.k.a. Learning International), a leading provider of sales and management training. Earlier in his career, he was a district manager with Coles Bookstores, a premier book retailer. He began his career as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. This cross-industry and cross-functional management experience is part of the reason that Andrew can rapidly add value on client projects across industry boundaries.
Andrew has taught process management at Babson College. He was a member of the Babson Institute of Process Management. He is a member of the Board of Advisors at the Association of Business Process Professionals and a member of the Editorial Board with the BPM Institute. Andrew has served client in a broad cross-section of industries, including aerospace, banking, government, insurance, petro-chemical, pharmaceutical, and telecommunications.
Spanyi International Inc. is pleased to announce an alliance with the Process Strategy Group http://www.processstrategygroup.com/. The web based self assessment instrument offered by the Process Strategy Group represents a user friendly and effective means of assessing the degree of process orientation.
| His first book, Business Process Management is a Team Sport: Play It to Win! (Anclote Press, 2003) emphasized the crucial role of cross-functional collaboration in moving away from functionally based, stovepipe organizations and systems. |  |
| More for Less: The Power of Process Management (Meghan Kiffer Press, 2006) is one of the best sources of contemporary thinking about business process management. It’s a clear and practical treatment of the complex issues central to success. |  |
| His most recent book, Operational Leadership (Business Expert Press, 2010) integrates and extends key concepts in leadership and process management and presents a framework for action in an easy to read, actionable format. |  |
Andrew received a Bachelor of Arts from Brock University, and earned his MBA [Marketing/Finance] from York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.