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Comment on Top Ten Reasons to Attend AME’s Conference in Dallas, TX October 24-28, 2011 by valuesstreamldr

valuesstreamldr — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:57:27 +0000

Hi Tony. These are all great reasons to attend this conference. Thanks for sharing.

Here’s some specific detail about one of the Special Interest Sessions, a panel discussion on the AME / ASQ / Shingo Prize / SME Lean Certification program. http://wp.me/p1GIql-5S

Looking forward to seeing you in Dallas!

Tim

Comment on Persistence Pays Off in the Long Run (or in this case a triathlon) by valuesstreamldr

valuesstreamldr — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:19:01 +0000

Congratulations, Tony!

Your story reminded me that several years ago, a week before my daughter’s wedding, I ran in a 5K to gain a little more perspective on my future son-in-law, who was a runner in high school (Ohio state champion in Cross Country and 1 mile run) and college. I used my experience from my run to give them perspective on what marriage is like during my toast at their reception.

Your story is inspiring!
Tim

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Comment on T.V. Show “Undercover Boss” – not a Lean Leader? by Jamie Flinchbaugh

Jamie Flinchbaugh — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:01:47 +0000

I’m not a big fan of the show, and think it can teach many things that we shouldn’t be doing. I profiled some of that in What NOT to Learn from the Undercover Boss:

http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2010/02/what-not-to-learn-from-the-undercover-boss/

Comment on Monday Morning Message on Lean – Hoshin Planning Pre-work – September, 20 2010 by Colin K McAllister

Colin K McAllister — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:39:29 +0000

Thanks Tony great points above – at Perspect we spend a lot of time throughout the ensuing months to ensure that the hoshin planning sessions are effective and deliver value – significant upfront effort for organizations new to Lean is spent on identifying the customer and the value they receive (we do this at the enterprise level) – here is a sample from a recent client who had not engaged in formal strategic planning in awhile – as you can see lots of pre-work both internal and external – about 4 months worth … a couple phases were run concurrent

Phase One

• Establishing calendar (future state)
• Review and assessment of current strategic plan (X-Matrix) – align to current strategic planning framework
• SWOT Analysis (Require session with Exec Team at some point)
• Core Competencies exercise (Require session with Executive)
• Current State Enterprise Value Stream Mapping Analysis (EVSMA) (Require Executive Sponsors individually)
• Voice of the Customer Exercises

Phase Two

• Identifying current and planned projects / programs / initiatives
• Environmental scan in accordance with guidelines
• Political Economical Social Technological Analysis
• Review all assessment and current state information

Phase Three

• Fundamentals vs. Functional (Team)
• Mental Models (Team)
• Management Systems (Team)
• Governance Finalization (Team)
• Plan Do Check Act and Root Cause Analysis Training (Team)
• Future State EVSMA (Require Executive Sponsors individually)
• Team assessment and recommendations

Phase Four

• Supporting Infrastructure
• Project Management
• A Learning Plan

Phase Five – Strategic Deployment

• Visioning
• Breakthrough Strategies
• Develop annual objectives
• Deploy annual objectives
• Implement annual objectives (A3 and Root Cause Analysis Training with Lean Teams)
• Monthly and Quarterly reviews
• Annual Reviews

Comment on How do you “show respect” when you are in gemba? by Joe Dager

Joe Dager — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:43:45 +0000

Good list and I hope others will contrivute a few more.

I might add, make them or a peer part of the team to begin with. It makes it a whole lot easier to accept observation when your line-mate, for example is part of the group that is observing. It makes you feel that the group does care and willing to listen.

Comment on Shingo Prize Conference 2011 by Mark Graban

Mark Graban — Fri, 20 May 2011 23:34:55 +0000

Tony – thanks for the comments about my talk. I’m glad we could finally meet in person at the Shingo Prize Conference. It’s always a fantastic event!

Comment on Continuous Improvement Improvement by 5ssupplycom

5ssupplycom — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:33:48 +0000

That’s a great one. I think we could have some fun telling people “Let’s poogi.” – Tony

Comment on Continuous Improvement Improvement by Pepijn

Pepijn — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:27:50 +0000

Hi Tony,

I miss Eli Goldratt’s (TOC) POOGI – Process of Ongoing Improvement. That’s not directly related to Lean, but it IS related to Continuous Improvement!

Regards,
Pepijn

Comment on Little up, everyday by Jennifer Molski

Jennifer Molski — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:18:19 +0000

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away!” Congratulations Tony – I am so proud of you!