How to implement Continuous Improvement

Here’s how to implement Continuous Improvement in a visual way…

Above all, choose how your Continuous Improvement visual management board works. In other words, show your own processes. Most importantly, however, make progress visual. For example, use specific industry acronyms. For example, DMAIC and PDCA. Likewise, track progress. Using, for instance, dry wipe updates. Likewise, Kanban PFU tickets, or status indicators. Above all, monitor progress in real time.

In short, bring key elements, principles and pillars of Continuous Improvement to life by making them visual. Similarly, visible at a glance. Therefore, easily accessible. As a result, make your goals, processes and status visible. Likewise, accessible for all to see.

Above all, we design your visual management board to be highly visual. Therefore, increase engagement. In addition, make processes clear and understandable. Likewise, define each section using a different colour.

Choose which type of Continuous Improvement visual management you need by exploring the following Continuous Improvement type boards:

Plan Do Check Act Boards

Plan Do Check Act Boards deliver bitesize visibility to this valuable Continuous Improvement process. In other words, this type of board makes your Plan Do Check Act process visual, accessible and successful.

Most importantly, your board visually supports Continuous Improvement with incremental and achievable steps. Furthermore, it visually engages your team in the process. In addition, it creates a space where this process routinely happens. Similarly, it makes an area where your team can collaborate and record results. Read further information on Plan Do Check Act here.

Kaizen Continuous Improvement Boards

Above all, Kaizen strategy aims to involve all team members in an organization working together to address problems or improve processes. Furthermore, Kaizen focusses on significantly improving a company’s standard procedures, workflows and problem solving processes. As a result, the company will become more streamlined and efficient.

Consequently, using Kaizen as part of your visual management aims to eliminate waste, improve productivity and achieve sustained continuous improvement across an organisation.

Continuous Improvement Boards for KPIs

KPI or Key Performance Indicator boards track performance. Furthermore, they increase success because they offer clear visual cues. Above all, they are an essential visual management tool. In addition, they support the progressive or lean environment. This is because they monitor, track and show progress in real time. Likewise, in a highly visual way. Therefore, status of targets are instantly clear and accessible to all. As a result, the team knows how processes are operating right now. Most importantly, they can make informed decisions for best results.

Continuous Improvement Boards for Problem Solving

Custom make your own Practical Problem Solving boards (or PPS boards). In other words, express your problem solving process in a visual way. Furthermore, share relevant countermeasures and take action. Above all, support your team, and, similarly, Continuous Improvement. you may also choose Problem Follow Up (PFU) Boards. The PFU Board is more than just a visual display. Certainly, it stands out and grabs attention. However, it also facilitates A Problem Follow Up system. This works because of the ease to make updates. In other words, write up the problem, log the cause and share the countermeasure. Likewise, assign responsibility for resolving problems.

Order and efficiency

Use Continuous Improvement boards to implement a sustained strategy for making your workplace orderly and efficient. As a result, say goodbye to irregular and therefore lengthy clearing up sessions. Instead, put in place a series of on-going, achievable daily housekeeping tasks. Above all, improve and maintain your working environment for optimum performance. Furthermore, be inspection ready on any day.

So, organise your workspace. As a result, work smarter – literally. Most importantly, make your processes visible and accessible to all. In this way, tackle housekeeping as a team. In short, seamlessly work together to achieve results because everyone has access to the same clear cues. Therefore, sustain the housekeeping habit. Mark the status of housekeeping targets in a visual way. See more examples of 5S visual management boards.