In short, visual management drives action by making information easy to see at a glance. As a result, that information is quick to understand and, consequently, to act on…
How visual management drives action through visual controls
Visual controls are highly visible cues that prompt action. For example, visual status indicators. Above all, these are highly effective for instantly showing status. For example, red means stop and green means go.
How visual management drives action through interaction
Visual management provides the opportunity for collaboration. In other words, teams and managers evaluate the relevant visual management board. Therefore, the visual board is like a staging point to support collaboration. For example, consider a daily management board or a performance obeya.
Teams have a visual feedback area for huddles, meetings and reviews. As a result, they accumulate and share ideas. Furthermore, they have an opportunity to interact. Firstly, with the visual management board in play. Secondly, with one another.
How visual management drives action based on knowledge
Visually review exactly how a process is operation right now. Importantly, close to where the process is happening. Above all, supporting, for instance, the gemba walk, further providing a collaborative opportunity between management and teams.
Most importantly, check in with the visual management board to instantly see latest information. Likewise, to understand how a process is operating right now. As a result, work from an accurate and up-to-date context. Therefore, make best decisions for what to do next.
How visual management drives action through delivering transparency
In short, your visual management boards make key information accessible and comprehensible. In other words, delivering visual transparency to your production process. As a result, colleagues intuitively know what action to take.
Cornerstones for driving action through visual management:
- Use effective visual controls that are instantly understood
- Make visual management boards collaborative spaces
- Show up to date information in a visually accessible way
- Deliver visual transparency to your process through your visual management boards
- Make information quick to update and even quicker to understand
Make performance status instantly clear and visual.
Make your process transparent in a visual way
Make status instantly visual and visible.
Make visual management a staging space for collaboration
Further examples
Short Interval Control status
6S Performance Tracker board
Site Safety board
Operations KPI board
Production Board
Food Production Huddle Board
SQDCIP Daily Meeting board
5S board
Continuous Improvement board
Production colour coded board
Suggestions board in four languages
Use colour and graphics on your board
5S board with status meters
Processes for Continuous Improvement
5S scoreboard
Modular Continuous Improvement board
Combination sliders and labels
Quality standards
Environmental objectives
Logistics KPI board
Show your objectives and results
Contractor schedule board
Site plan for leisure
Use for shift pattern information
Add document holders to your board
Compliance whiteboard
SQDC board with status meters
Warehouse safety board
Plan Do Check Act board
KPI board with status accessories
SQCDE dry wipe board
Golden Six multilingual board
Outdoor educational board
5S dry wipe status indicators
Add status sliders to your board
Sustainability visual management board
Practical Problem Solving board
Our Approach
We create visual management boards everyday. As a result we have plenty of experience. We work for organisations in food production, the power industry, national rail, pharmaceuticals, education, healthcare, packaging and distribution.
Our team works with a simple idea or sketch and creates a professionally designed layout. This is then turned into a highly functional visual management board.
We offer customised options because we want to create the perfect board for you. So, here are a few examples. We can add magnetic areas or a dry-wipe finish (for use with whiteboard pens). Furthermore, you can choose Red/Green sliders or R.A.G. (Red, Amber, Green) status dials so you can quickly and visually update your board. These are just a few examples of the ways in which our boards can be tailored to meet your needs. You may also be interested in whiteboard overlays that can be used on top of an existing magnetic board.
