For companies to ensure successful process improvement, they must understand that the risk of not evolving is much greater than the risk of changing the status quo. To get started, it is essential to build a team of leaders who are committed to continuously improving their own processes and talking about it whenever they can. Here are six steps to implement process improvement in your company by combining technologies and process improvement methodologies. The first step is to reinforce the argument for the vision, goals, and objectives of the process by demonstrating how strengths and opportunities fit the vision. This will help determine how the project will reduce, convert, or eliminate weaknesses and the impact of threats.
Configure A3s based on your processes and view all your relevant data in a template. The second step is to analyze the expected results for each of the changes you want to make before continuing with the next process improvement step. Business process improvement provides a reference point against which the process review team will be evaluated. BPI's strategic plan crystallizes the executive sanction before the business process improvement project can move forward and move from the process review team to the implementation team. The third step is to decide on the ultimate goal with respect to expensive, lengthy or difficult processes that require automation, and about which customers complain the most. This will help you start planning your process improvement project. The fourth step is to dedicate a few evenings a month to process improvement measures or by adding a few questions to your daily routine to make improvement efforts a priority.
The visual improvement of processes is based on the use of visual elements (such as cards on a digital Kanban board) to represent the workflow (as opposed to text-based methods, such as to-do lists).The fifth step is to set up a system for measuring how process improvement measures help you achieve your objectives. Whatever you need to measure, make sure it is in place. The sixth step is to create a business process improvement plan which is the last element of action by the process review team before the project is passed to the implementation team. Meet with key process stakeholders to conduct “AS IS” process mapping sessions and create process maps that highlight current efficiencies or inefficiencies.
