1/31/11...Just got through leading my first official Kaizen Breakthrough event. I must say the experience was very gratifying, mostly because I was able to learn something new and apply its application. You see, learning for me is what energizes me, but the learning has to be for a specific reason, not just to learn.
Policy Deployment is a strategy planning tool used to help an organization focus on the "vital few" objectives both in the short term (1 yr) and longer term (3-5 yrs). Equally the Value Stream Map is a way for an organization to map out a process and take a snapshot of its current state. Once the current state is developed, then "opportunity clouds" are identified and a 12 month Kaizen roadmap can be established. I know. Alot of buzz words. The PD and VSM can be independent of each other, but they are more effective when done in tandem.
Our team name for this event was "The Penmanship Police" because, apparently for those who know me, my penmanship is horrendous. I must agree, in that sometimes I have trouble reading something I handwrote just moments ago. Alas, the penmanship police stayed on me the whole event, trying to prevent any erroneous interpretation of my handwritten words.
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