Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS408017 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Analyse and refine improvement systems

Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024


Qualification -
Unit of Competency MSS408017 - Analyse and refine improvement systems
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Establish parameters of current internal improvement systems
  • Describe organisation systems that impact on continuous improvement
  • Identify current relevant metrics and their values
  • Check that metrics are collected for all improvements
  • Determine yield of current improvement processes
  • Review results of improvements
       
Element: Distinguish kaizen blitz processes
  • Identify all improvements which have occurred over an agreed period of time
  • Distinguish between kaizen blitz (breakthrough improvements) and kaizen (continuous improvements)
  • Determine the timing of kaizen blitz breakthrough improvement processes
  • Determine factors controlling the timing and selection of kaizen blitz
  • Analyse kaizen to identify cases where kaizen blitz was required
  • Validate findings with process or system owners and obtain required approvals for proposed improvements
  • Improve timing and/or selection of kaizen blitz
  • Improve other factors limiting the gains from kaizen blitz
       
Element: Develop kaizen practice
  • Determine barriers or gaps to effective implementation of kaizen blitz and kaizen including delegations of authority, personnel capabilities, systems capability and/or resource availability
  • Determine factors that limit gains from improvements
  • Determine barriers to consistent and timely adoption and standardisation of improvements into relevant systems and processes
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to solve problems and implement solutions to address identified barriers, gaps and limitations
       
Element: Establish parameters of current external improvement systems
  • Review value stream systems that impact on improvement
  • Review procedures for deciding improvement methodologies
  • Identify current relevant metrics and their values, as appropriate
  • Determine yield of current improvement processes
  • Review results of improvements
       
Element: Explore opportunities for further development of value stream improvement processes
  • Review mechanisms for consultation with value stream members
  • Develop mechanisms for further improving joint problem solving
  • Develop mechanisms for increased sharing of organisational knowledge
  • Obtain support and necessary authorisations from process and system owners for proposed improvements
  • Capture and standardise improvements
  • Improve factors limiting gains from kaizen
       
Element: Review systems for compatibility with improvement strategy
  • Review all systems which impact on or are impacted by improvements and the improvement system
  • Analyse relationships between improvement systems and other systems
  • Analyse practices caused by and results from the systems
  • Negotiate changes to the systems to improve the outcomes from improvement systems
  • Obtain necessary approvals to implement changes
  • Monitor the implementation of the changes
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Describe organisation systems that impact on continuous improvement 
Identify current relevant metrics and their values 
Check that metrics are collected for all improvements 
Determine yield of current improvement processes 
Review results of improvements 
Identify all improvements which have occurred over an agreed period of time 
Distinguish between kaizen blitz (breakthrough improvements) and kaizen (continuous improvements) 
Determine the timing of kaizen blitz breakthrough improvement processes 
Determine factors controlling the timing and selection of kaizen blitz 
Analyse kaizen to identify cases where kaizen blitz was required 
Validate findings with process or system owners and obtain required approvals for proposed improvements 
Improve timing and/or selection of kaizen blitz 
Improve other factors limiting the gains from kaizen blitz 
Determine barriers or gaps to effective implementation of kaizen blitz and kaizen including delegations of authority, personnel capabilities, systems capability and/or resource availability 
Determine factors that limit gains from improvements 
Determine barriers to consistent and timely adoption and standardisation of improvements into relevant systems and processes 
Collaborate with key stakeholders to solve problems and implement solutions to address identified barriers, gaps and limitations 
Review value stream systems that impact on improvement 
Review procedures for deciding improvement methodologies 
Identify current relevant metrics and their values, as appropriate 
Determine yield of current improvement processes 
Review results of improvements 
Review mechanisms for consultation with value stream members 
Develop mechanisms for further improving joint problem solving 
Develop mechanisms for increased sharing of organisational knowledge 
Obtain support and necessary authorisations from process and system owners for proposed improvements 
Capture and standardise improvements 
Improve factors limiting gains from kaizen 
Review all systems which impact on or are impacted by improvements and the improvement system 
Analyse relationships between improvement systems and other systems 
Analyse practices caused by and results from the systems 
Negotiate changes to the systems to improve the outcomes from improvement systems 
Obtain necessary approvals to implement changes 
Monitor the implementation of the changes 

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