Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify opportunities for continued improvement
- Identify past improvements which have been implemented but have not delivered intended benefits.
- Identify suggested improvements which have not yet been implemented.
- Discuss and identify with team members new improvement opportunities.
- Determine which of these improvements have been or may be restricted by other value stream members.
- Suggest possible factors causing this restriction.
- Select possible improvements for further study.
- Study restrictions to further improvement with value stream member
- Arrange meeting with suitable representatives of the value stream member.
- Outline the opportunities for improvement and any current or anticipated restrictions.
- Work with value stream representatives to determine root cause of restrictions.
- Work with value stream member to identify possible solutions to problem.
- Define outcomes from any proposed changes.
- Develop a consensus approach to implementing improvements
- Determine benefits/costs to value stream member from the proposed changes.
- Determine benefits/costs to own process from the proposed changes.
- Decide whether the proposed improvements will result in a valuable improvement to the end customer.
- Determine health, safety and environment (HSE) impacts as a result of the change.
- Agree on proposed change/program of changes with all key stakeholders.
- Obtain required approvals
- Measure and communicate gains
- Agree indicators/metrics of success of proposed changes.
- Make arrangements to collect the necessary data.
- Make arrangements for the data to be analysed and presented in an agreed format to the agreed stakeholders.
- Agree the communication plan.
- Liaise with stakeholders to implement changes as agreed and approved.
- Review change