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Leanmap Executive Management Achieving Stretch-TargetsFull-cycle execution-program deliver solutions from concept through implementation to final result. Interim management-programs are fully scalable to the required amount of change and desired level of control.
Problems – symptoms of management-gaps- Reacting slowly to trends, stagnant performance, no improvement, frequently "missing the boat”
- Vision, mission and values are unknown or adjusted to the latest buzz, trend, “flavor of the month”
- Everyone agrees, but nothing happens, lots of gossip, underground resistance, and second guessing
- Full “Inbox” and full desk waiting for review and approval, often weeks without decision
- Overextended organization with risk of spinning out of control
Reasons – root-causes of management-gaps - Top-down decision-making, long queue of pending decisions, senior executives are the bottleneck
- Analysis paralysis, adjusting pennies in budgets rather than pursuing big-dollar opportunities
- Managers spend their time auditing, checking subordinates’ work rather then removing obstacles
- Inconsistent direction, no solid framework, no common values, people are unclear of roles and mission
- Looking inwards or backwards instead forward, unable to foresee the next innovation, trend, opportunity
- Status-quo is accepted and tolerated: “it worked in the past”, “we have always done it this way”
Solutions – closing performance-gaps- Quality Workout (QWO) - recovering from delays, defects, rework, scrap, returns, and lost opportunities
- Debottlenecking (DBN) - increasing capacity by delayering structure and managing to throughput
- Lead-time-Reduction (LTR) - cycle-times by connecting processes synchronizing flow
- Efficiency Workout (EWO) - increasing productivity by reducing resource-consumption and cycle-times
- Kaizen Blitz (KZB) - 5 day performance-booster to get processes and systems into control
- Lean Transformation Program (LTP) - broad program covering process, mindset, system
- Cost Reduction Program (CRP) - lowering cost to achieve and maintain competitiveness
- Management Diagnostics - capability assessment: Op-Diagnostics (OPD), Guided Plant Tour (GPT)
Results – returns and benefits - Flexible – getting the specific skills and knowledge exactly when needed
- Effective – purchasing only the required amount to achieve targets, not more
- Risk-free – proven approach with defined phases and gates ensure delivery
Metrics – how success is measured- Quality – capability-building programs reduce COPQ-metric (returns, rework, scrap, lost market)
- Output – capacity-boosting programs raise output-levels (producing more with same plant/equipment)
- Speed – delivery-improving programs shorten cycle- and lead-times while lowering inventory-levels
- Margin – efficiency-boosting programs cut waste, variability, steps and layers to “work smarter, not harder”
Duration – how long it takes to see results- Workout: 1-6 months for design and execution > result: implemented solution, stretch-target achieved
- Turnaround: 6-12 months for full-cycle change-program (50% execution + 25% transfer + 25% follow-up)
Bottom-Line – when executive management is effective- When internal resources, skills or knowledge are insufficient or not available to achieve set targets
- When a change-agent is required to get out of the daily routine; when the status quo is a threat to survival
- Ideal when immediate change is essential to prevent a major failure or capture a large-scale opportunity
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