LEAN Strategic Policy Deployment (SPD)
Successful LEAN implementation means involving your entire organization starting down the path to a LEAN thinking culture. The purpose of Strategic Policy Deployment is to align every employee's daily activities to pursue the True North goals of the organization. (True North is the core strategic vision of the organization, and usually it includes three (3) key focus areas). This course will change how you approach your strategic planning process to set alignment to True North goals.
FVWDB's LEAN Team offers a variety of tailored and personalized training courses designed to ensure that participants from your organization will know what LEAN operations strategy is, why it works, and how to apply LEAN principles in their organization. In most cases, we offer this as a two-day course. See course descriptions below:
| Day 1 - DEFINE & PLAN | Comments or more info |
Helper/leader project report out |
Why LEAN, Why Now, & Why SPD? |
What is Strategic Policy Deployment? |
Organizational alignment to True North goals |
Planning as an integral part of Lean Management |
Answers: What is our business? What will it be? What should it be? |
Effective Planning Techniques |
Characteristics of a good choice |
Key aspects of planning (includes:) |
(1) Determine True North (2) Business Fundamentals (3) Breakthrough planning |
Micro, Annual, Macro PDCA cycles |
PDCA = Plan, Do, Check, & Adjust Micro & Annual - These are the weekly, monthly, or annual internal environment report-out mechanisms that position actions relative to True North goals. Macro - Develop a 3-5 year strategic plan through effective consideration of both internal and external environments. |
Assess current condition - True North |
Where do we stand? |
A3 Thinking & usage |
A3 is a simple & distilled story that is easily read and understood by all levels of an organization. It is the vehicle to establish alignment for tactical actions, and it provides a common format for planning and problem-solving. |
Catchball Process |
The catchball process is all about clear and open communication. This communication will bring the True North Goals of your organization to employees at all levels. The main goal of the catchball process is that every employee can confidently state that, "I know how my daily actions contribute to the True North goals of my organization." |
Deployment or Value Stream Leaders |
Chief scientists who develop profound knowledge of their "zone" |
| Day 2 - IMPLEMENT | Comments / More info |
Leader Standard Work |
The discipline to implement changes to stay aligned with the critical few items (True North) in the organization. |
Visual Controls |
Display the performance of the process so all can understand what is expected and compare to actual |
Daily Accountability Process |
Lessen the gap between expected and actual performance of the process, this determines what needs to be worked on to get back to what is expected |
Discipline |
You must have discipline to problem solve, improve standards, and implement changes to stay aligned with True North. |
Teach Back |
A great benefit of our personalized training - we train your employees to become effective trainers in your organization. In our teach back process, we emphasize key learning elements & understanding. |
Post SPD Project Results in a Public Area |
We teach you the best vehicles and locations in your organization to post your results. This helps keep everyone engaged with the process & understanding where they are or what they have achieved relative to the True North Goals that have been set. |
Contact
For more information, please contact our LEAN Team via:
Phone: (920) 720-5600, or
Email: leanteam@fvwdb.com