Tools for Improvement Champions and Line Managers

TOOLS FOR IMPROVEMENT CHAMPIONS AND LINE MANAGERS

This is a comprehensive improvement guide and toolkit written by George Lee Sye especially for:

- Line managers and process owners

- Business improvement champions and sponsors

- Business improvement managers

- Lean Six Sigma practitioners (Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts)

IN THE BOOK

Readers will have access to a range of tools designed to help managers and practitioners to:

(a) document and analyse core process / value stream performance, 

(b) identify opportunities for improvement that have the greatest impact on the business, 

(c) charter improvement projects so that work is commenced from a platform of complete information and relevant scoping, and

(d) overview the progress of projects through their life cycles.

THE TOOLKIT

Tools provided in detail include:

(a) Improvement strategy checklist

(b) Self evaluation for leaders

(c) Value stream mapping and analysis tools

(d) Core process mapping tool

(e) Quality function deployment tool as a line manager aid to project identification

(f) Project chartering tools including charter evaluation questions

(g) A complete list of project review questions for project champions

This book is an important resource for anybody involved in formal business improvement activities and / or who manage processes and activities in any organisation.