How to Run a Kaizen Event Workshop, Phoenix, AZ

What is Kaizen

• General description.
• Quick examples of Kaizen events.
• Golden Nuggets

The SCORE Methodology

Select

• Review of the importance of Value Stream Mapping
• Selecting a Team Leader
• Writing a Good Charter
• Stakeholder Analysis

Clarify

• Select the Team
• Waste Walk
• Data Questions
• Elevator Speech
• Tool Selection
  • Lean Sigma Tool Kit
  • Most Commonly Used
  • Tool Selection Matrix
• Creating the Kaizen Action Plan

Organize

• Team Information Package
• Team Training
• Communication Strategy
• 5S Plus Audit
• Event Logistics
  • Equipment
  • Facilitation
• Solution Selection Process

Run

• Overview of Basic Steps and Run/ Evaluate Checklist
• Ground Rules
• Highlights of each day of Run
• Model SCORE Report.

Evaluate

• To Do Follow-up List
• Post Kaizen Review
• Financial Reporting
• Control Plan
• Visual Management Techniques

Q & A