Explore Daily Management 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.

Daily Management Board Ideas: example one

SQPD Board
CHOOSE WHAT TO SHOW ON YOUR BOARD
We can custsom design your Daily Management Board to show and track which metrics matter to you.
SQPD Board
ADD CUSTOM STATUS INDICATORS
Adding status indicators, such as these status sliders with custom text, provides a visual snapshot of progress.
SQPD Board
CHOOSE HOW TO ADD MAGNETICS
So, customise your Daily Management Board from our range of board accessories, such as these trending status magnetic labels.

Daily Management Board Ideas: example two

SQDCP board
UTILISE YOUR COMPANY COLOURS AND STYLES
This board, for example, uses a textured background behind their SQD metric columns that ties in with their branding.
SQDCP board
DRY WIPE STATUS UPDATES PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY
Using red and green as a key to fill in with dry wipe pen every day means you can update your board easily at point of use.
SQDCP board
KEEP RELEVANT INFORMATION SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE
Choose from our range of document holders in all the usual sizes and in a full range of colours to suit your board.

Daily Management Board Ideas: example three

SQDIP board
CHOOSE WHAT TO SHOW ON YOUR DAILY MANAGEMENT BOARD
So, show, track and assess your own daily management processes in a visual way. For this example on this board: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity. Above all, you reflect your own processes.
SQDIP board
ADD A PROBLEM TRACKING ACTION PLAN
As a result, if issues are identified, monitor the actions to solve the problem and update easily with dry wipe status circles. Above all, this drives action and makes clear what needs to happen next. in addition, it provides a deadline for completion.
SQDIP board
CHOOSE HOW TO SHOW STATUS
So, add visual status indicators to your Daily Management Board. In addition, choose from Red / Green status sliders, such as on this example. Use them to visually monitor targets and goals and increase engagement. In addition, other options are available.

Daily Management Board Ideas: example four

Gemba Operations SQDIPT board
WE CAN UTILISE YOUR COMPANY BRANDING
So, your logos, colours, fonts and styles can all be incorporated on to your daily management board. Like in this Qantas example here.
Gemba Operations SQDIPT board
MAGNETIC OVERLAYS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY
Choose to create a magnetic overlay to use an existing whiteboard, allowing for future updates to your visual management strategies.
SQD Gemba board
WHICH METRICS WILL YOU TRACK?
The most used ones are Safety and Quality. How about People, Environment, Productivity or Inventory? The options are limitless.

Daily Management Board Ideas: example five

Production board
USE AS PART OF YOUR DAILY DIRECTION SETTING
Add your SQD type metric tracking to a larger process of daily management. Here many elements are included, including standard daily checks.
Daily metric tracking
CHOOSE A STATUS INDICATOR FOR YOUR BOARD
So, instead of using dry wipe metric tracking, opt for magnetic red green status counters, as in this example. Combine with a status meter for impact.
Inventory metric tracker
CHOICE OF STATUS INDICATORS
Our red yellow green status indicator meters can be used alongside our magnetic counters, dials or sliders, or a dry wipe option. Utlimate flexibility.

Daily Management Board Ideas: shift tracking options

5S & Safety Audit board
SINGLE SHIFT METRICS
With each metric you track on your Daily Management board, choose to track daily progress, with one calendar day per month, such as in this example.
SQD delivery status meters dry wipe
DOUBLE SHIFT METRICS
Alternatively, if you operate a day shift alongside a night shift each day, split your metric into a double shift pattern, as used in the example here.
SQDCP Meeting Board
TRIPLE SHIFT METRICS
Some production environments require a triple shift option, such as used here. Alternatively, choose to track weekly or monthly instead of daily monitoring.

Daily Management Board Ideas: visual status

Safety Zone board
VISUAL STATUS AT A GLANCE
In short, provide a visual snapshot of progress. In this example achievement to targets are shown with a red green status indicator slider.
SQDC status meter magnetic needle
REAL TIME VISUAL STATUS
Furthermore, status indicator meters also show current progress. These can be red/green, or red/amber/green, as required. Choose to use a numerical scale or just show status by colour.
SQDC magnetic colour coding Gallery
ENGAGING VISIBILITY
Another option to show status on your Daily Management board is to use magnetic status labels, such as the colour coded smiley/sad faces in the example here. Ultimately, increase engagement.

Daily Management Board Ideas: modular options

SQDIP magnetic tiles
MAKE IT MODULAR
So, futureproof your Daily Management board by making it modular. Our range of magnetic components can be custom sized to fit your needs. Therefore, increase flexibility of your board.
Xylem SQDC magnetic headings modular quality
CHANGEABLE CONTENT
Magnetic headings, such as the ones on this example, can be moved around, or updated easily, depending on how your utilise your Daily Management board.
SQDC Board
ADD MODULES ANYTIME
Modular metrics can be updated quickly and easily to help futureproof your board. This example was split into each metric as per the client’s requirements.

Daily Management Board Ideas: other considerations

Trutex safety SQDP magnetic overlay gallery
PRINTED MAGNETIC OVERLAYS
Our custom printed magnetic overlays can be produced and sized to fit an existing whiteboard. Overlays are also easy and convenient to store when not in use.
Bombardier gemba magnetic number labels clock gallery
DAILY MANAGEMENT BOARD ACCESSORIES
Complete the functionality of your visual management board from our range of board accessories, such as a set of magnetic numbers like on the example here.
SQDCP board
DOCUMENT HOLDERS 
Our range of single and multi sheet document holders, clips and binders are all made to help display your Daily Management information in a safe, secure and visually accessible way.

Further Daily Management Board ideas

Testimonials

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“Boards were delivered this morning
and they look great!
Thank you and all your team.”

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SQCDP scorecard modular

“We have put the board up in our Kaizen Room.
The result turned out very well and we are pleased with this iteration. Thank you for your help and support.”

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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.

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