by Lee Fried, on 09 Nov 2006 01:17 pm
The Journey

Just Do It

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Like Ted, I spent Monday and Tuesday in Policy Deployment Training and got a lot out of the class. We brought in a world renowned expert and spent the first day training and the second day working on our strategy for the Model Line. What was most exciting about the training for me is that it confirmed that we are moving down the right path and that it does not take an expert to do good work. Several months ago we began working on developing a Hoshin strategy for the Model Line and for knowledge we turned to the literature. We bought a couple of good books from Productivity press and developed a process to engage our leadership team in strategic planning. We stuck to the basics:

Understand the current state.

Pick a small number of improvements and focus.

Set clear objectives that are process focused and actionable.

Earn the right to do long-term improvement by getting the short-term action plans nailed.

Use simple and concise communication systems.

Share your plans with the level below and take their feedback.

Now that we have gone to the training we have been given a new tool set, which will allow us to be more fluid and organized, but overall most of the foundational work we have already put in place. If we had waited for the training before we began we would not have gotten nearly as much out of the two days. Having a basis to work from allowed us to quickly do PDCAs and correction our plans. This is a good lesson for anyone out there that is waiting for support before they begin to apply Lean tools and principles, don’t wait! Getting a 50% improvement today is better then a 100% improvement months from now.

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