02 — Capability · BC-190.40
Continuous Improvement
Run a disciplined improvement practice — problems framed, root causes found, changes tested and results measured — and build the skills so improvement happens in the line, not only in a central team.
- Lean Practice
- Improvement Program
- Kaizen
In scope
- Improvement opportunity pipeline
- Root cause analysis and solution design
- Improvement method training and coaching
Out of scope
- Plant-floor improvement in manufacturing (see BC-1150)
- Product quality management systems (see BC-550)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 0
- Not yet placed on a value stream.
Build it · 2
Decomposes into · 4
- BC-190.40.10Improvement Opportunity PipelineCollect, size and prioritize improvement ideas from performance data and the people doing the work.
- BC-190.40.20Root Cause AnalysisGet past the symptom to the cause of a process problem using structured methods and the data to back them.
- BC-190.40.30Improvement Project DeliveryDesign, pilot and roll out process changes with a measured before and after.
- BC-190.40.40Improvement Capability BuildingTrain and coach people across the enterprise in improvement methods so the practice scales beyond the specialists.