Explore Continuous Improvement Board ideas for your visual management project
You choose what to show on your board and how it works but here are a few examples and prompts to provide some inspiration.
Continuous Improvement Board Ideas: example one
USE PLAN DO CHECK ACT
So, show, track and assess your own Continuous Improvement steps in a visual way. Above all, you reflect your own processes.
TRACK YOUR TASKS AROUND YOUR PDCA BOARD
Keep track of job or task status by using magnetic tickets on your Continuous Improvement board.
MAGNETIC, DRY WIPE (DRY ERASE) TICKETS
We can custom design the magnetic tickets for your board. These are custom sized and easily updatable by dry wipe/dry erase.
Continuous Improvement Board Ideas: example two
DEFINE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
A visual management board can communicate various Continuous Improvement strategies visually as well as also recording your progress.
PLAN DO CHECK ACT
Choose to define the terms you want to use in your drive to Continuous Improvement. Use colour and imagery to engage your team.
USE MNEMONICS
There are many ways to communicate the initiatives in your Continuous Improvement strategy. Include a glossary of terms, for example.
Continuous Improvement Board Ideas: example three
PLAN DO CHECK ACT BOARD
This Kanban PDCA board is great option for Continuous Improvement. Using coloured columns track your issues across the board.
CHOOSE THE TITLES OF YOUR TRACKING COLUMNS
All our boards are custom made to suit your requirements so we can use your text, your colours and your branding to reinforce your message.
MAGNETIC KANBAN TICKETS
Our magnetic custom made tickets can be moved easily around your board as you track issues. In addition, make updates easy with dry wipe.
Continuous Improvement Board Ideas: example four
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT STEPS
By breaking down Continuous Improvement into easy to follow steps, you are making the CI process more accessible and achievable.
DRY WIPE UPDATES
Make completing your Continuous Improvement process easy to update with dry wipe (or dry erase) option.
CHOOSE WHAT TO INCLUDE ON YOUR BOARD
For example, this client wished to include a fishbone diagram on their board as Step 6 in their Continuous Improvement process.
Continuous Improvement Board Ideas: other considerations
BOARD ACCESSORIES
Choose to add accessories to your board such as these status indicator meters to make current status visual and accessible.
PLAN DO CHECK ACT STATUS DIALS
These custom made status dials are ideal for showing current status of your PDCA process. Therefore, increase engagement your team.
STATUS INDICATOR SLIDERS
A popular method to provide a visual snapshot of the CI process is to include red green status indicator sliders, such as in this example.
Further Continuous Improvement Board ideas
CI with dry wipe status circles
Continuous Improvement steps
CI Kanban board with status tickets
Continuous Improvement strategy board
QMS Overview Board
Theatre Improvement Board
CI foreign langauage board
Continuous Improvement status
Concerns Board
Short Interval Control board
Complaints board
Short Interval Control
Continuous Improvement board
Short Interval Control
PDCA board
Use status circles for updates
Kaizen for KPI tracking
Line Continuous Improvement
Kanban Continuous Improvement
Dry wipe status circles
Plan Do Check Act status dial
Processes for Continuous Improvement
Kaizen for Continuous Improvement
Loss Elimination Board
Colour coding Continuous Improvement
Colour code your Plan Do Check Act
Show your targets
Plan Do Check Act Board
Continuous Improvement Process Board
Use colour for Continuous Improvement
Use colour in your 5S design
Kaizen room meeting schedule
Lean environment strategies
The PDCA cycle visually
Show Continuous Improvement visually
Plan Do Check Act status dial
Kaizen PFU boards
Errors Board
Short Interval Control Board
Kanban Continuous Improvement
PDCA cycle
Show your processes
Track daily progress
Workstream whereabouts CI
SIC status board
Track customer feedback performance
Add status dials to your 6S board
Update progress with status meters
Plan Do Check Act board
Use the Plan Do Check Act cycle
Food Production CI
KATA Improvement
Plan Do Check Act
Track targets as a department
KPI board with document holders
Practical Problem Solving board
Visual Management with status dials
Status dials with percentages
Use dry wipe status indicators
Quality Station Continuous Improvement
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Our Approach
We make visual management boards every day, so we’ve built up deep practical experience across many environments. We support organisations throughout the UK, as well as Europe and America, and we work across sectors including food production, utilities and transport, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, logistics and distribution.
Many projects start with a simple idea or sketch. From there, we help shape it into a clear, functional visual management display that suits how your team works. Options can include magnetic areas, dry-wipe (dry erase) finishes, status indicators and board accessories, so updates stay quick, visible and easy to maintain.
These are just a few examples of how we tailor boards to meet different needs. You can also explore our visual management resources and case studies for more inspiration.