Michael Ballé is the co-author of, The Gold Mine, a bestselling business novel of a Lean Turnaround, and recently, The Lean Manager, a novel of a Lean Transformation both published by the Lean Enterprise Institute. For the past 15 years, he has studied lean transformations, helping companies develop a lean culture. He is an engaging Read More …
A shorten definition for Kaizen is continuous improvement and the Kaizen Event is a team based activity that focuses on a continuous improvement. The team is very often a cross-functional team that will be brought together for a short period of time. I think a great way to use Kaizen is for nibbling on the Read More …
People hold Kaizen events to move a particular problem along quickly. As I had mentioned in a previous post, I had mentioned the importance of having a good project management scheme intact to accelerate the implementation and/or execution. However, what makes certain types of companies good at implementation or for that matter, even certain individuals? Read More …
I have been trying to find a good layout for Event Planning that I can use in conjunction with my SPIDER Launch Principles and continuously go back to the basic principles of holding a Kaizen Event for planning practically any type of event. A brief overview of using a Kaizen Event format for an event: Read More …
In my previous post on Lean Six Sigma marketing , I had stated Implement, the new process under a control plan, was the 5th step in building a Lean Six Sigma marketing process. I also stated that in the Duct Tape Marketing planning system that the Service Experience coincided with the definition of Implement. Now Read More …
I think about Lean in three distinctively different ways: Tools: Documentation, problem-solving, development, design Structure: Creating a workflow to traverse between one to the other in a natural progression. Behavior: The way we practice to achieve specific outcomes in an efficient manner. By doing this, it allows me to move from micro to macro thinking Read More …