improvement plans

Valuing the small improvement

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 02-12-15

Small improvements matter. Yet, organizations often de-value them because they are small. They don’t always do it intentionally. They may simple OVER-value the big improvements, through recognition and reward. Here are three important reasons to value making small improvements: 1. It’s how you learn and build culture. Improvement is a

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There is one plan, and we’re all working on it

by Jamie Flinchbaugh on 03-14-11

At 10 AM on Tuesday, we will talk about our improvement plans from our value stream mapping sessions. At 3 PM on Wednesday, we’ll meet on our latest strategic initiative. Thursday afternoon whenever we can find time, we’ll talk about the problems taken from our problem board.   Friday morning

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