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Kaizen Blitz

Kaizen Blitz Preparation Example

Assignments for a Kaizen Blitz on New Product Development Pre-reading Assignments Agenda Recognizing the Need for Lean What is Lean? What is Lean Transformation? What is Value Stream Mapping? Optional Pre-reading Assignments Bashing Best Practices Best Practices Idea to Launch Design for Manufacturing Critical to Quality What is Quality Function Deployment? Post-reading Assignments Tips for …

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Dysfunctional Teams

There are warning signs of dysfunction which all project leaders must watch for.

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Strategy Development and Execution

Don't simply hope for a good roll of the dice when it comes to effective strategy execution.

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What is Line of Sight?

Imagine you have just started your dream job...

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Six Sigma People

Root Cause Analysis: Step by Step

By Mark McCulley, Business Owner, Trainer, and Presenter Over and Over When weeds grow in a lawn or garden, it’s not enough to cut the top off so you no longer see the weed. The only way to permanently eradicate the weed is by pulling up or destroying the entire root. The same applies in …

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Scorecard

Six Sigma Project Scorecards

Selecting an appropriate six sigma project can be challenging.

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5S

Sustain is Step 5 of The 5S System

By Mike Loughrin, CEO for Transformance Advisors The 5th Step of 5S The 5S System is a systematic 5 step process for workplace organization. It is not a list of random things to do. The last step is called “sustain” and, as the name implies, is designed to maintain the gains made with the first …

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Putting Strategy into Strategic Sourcing

It's time to put strategy into strategic sourcing.

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What is High Flexibility Scheduling?

A key component to crafting a sustainable organization.

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Lean People

What is OEE?

A powerful performance measurement.

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Ideal Team Player Assessment

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Six Sigma Control Plan

The fifth step in the six sigma DMAIC methodology.

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Safety

Does Safety Begin With S?

5S or 6S - Some people claim "safety" should be added as the sixth S in The 5S System.

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QFD

What is Quality Function Deployment?

A robust best practice which concentrates on customer satisfaction.

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Excellence

Building a Center of Excellence

By Cara Hernandez, Founder of Standout Ventures Establishing a Center of Excellence (CoE) In today’s competitive business landscape, the pursuit of excellence is a constant endeavor. Establishing a Center of Excellence (CoE) is an effective strategy for nurturing and sustaining excellence in larger businesses. A CoE is a specialized team or department responsible for driving …

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Team Effectiveness Assessment

By Mike Loughrin, CEO for Transformance Advisors All Teams Can Benefit Conducting a project team effectiveness assessment is a great way to identify opportunities or find issues which need to be addressed. Such an assessment should focus on survey questions which consider team development, communication, and goal alignment. All teams can benefit from an effectiveness …

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Statistics

Statistics Phobia

Time to come to grips with your fear.

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Leadership

4 Roles of Leadership

This is part 1 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Get Organized

This is part 2 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Survey Stakeholders

This is part 3 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Prepare Leadership Team

This is part 4 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Establish Destination

This is part 5 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Chart Your Course

This is part 6 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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Launch Strategic Initiatives

Part 7 of a 7 part series exploring how to craft strategic initiatives.

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