Introduction to Hoshin Kanri
3 Day Workshop - 16 Participants

Management's top priorities are planning and ensuring that everyone is working on the organization’s key business objectives.  Hoshin Kanri is a tool that helps management successfully realize these top priorities.  This methodology is one of the most powerful planning tools available to organizations today, allowing for breakthrough innovations and continuous improvement. It provides a method for creating a comprehensive deployment strategy between all levels of employees, keeping everyone focused on top priorities in the organization.

This course contains prepares learners to apply Hoshin Kanri methodology in their own organization. Students receive a student workbook recapping all of the information found in the course, numerous examples of types of Hoshin Kanri matrices and an Excel template to be used to build their own Hoshin Kanri matrix.  Upon completion of the course exam, students also receive a course certificate of completion.

Students are encouraged to work on real time challenges they are facing in their own organization.

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Learning Objectives

Module 1 – Introduction to Hoshin Kanri Planning

• Understand the basic definition of Hoshin Kanri
• Outline the difference between daily management and a “Hoshin”
• Know the history of Hoshin Kanri
• Understand how Deming’s Plan, Do, Study, and Act model fits into Hoshin Kanri
• Identify who is involved in the Hoshin Kanri planning process

Module 2 – Gathering Data

• Comprehend the many ways to collect organizational data
• Know the components included in an environmental scan
• Identify the components in a SWOT analysis
• Understand how to gather information from the employees within your organization
• Know the importance of the “Voice of the Customer”
• Understand how to measure the organization

Module 3 – The Hoshin Kanri Matrix

• Recognize the difference between a target and a mean
• Identify the stages in calculating a Hoshin matrix
• Understand the methodology behind the relationship matrix
• State the meaning for the symbols used in a Hoshin Kanri matrix
• Calculate a Hoshin Kanri matrix

Module 4 – Rooms in a Hoshin Kanri Matrix

• Know where specific data goes in a Hoshin Kanri matrix
• Understand the meaning of: targets, means, importance weight, competitive assessment, competitive index, owners, measures, actuals, goals, organizational difficulty and importance ratings
• Review completed Hoshin Kanri matrices
• Identify an “X”matrix

Module 5 – Deploying the Hoshin Kanri Plan

• Define the term “Catch Ball”
• Know the time frame for the deployment of a Hoshin Kanri plan
• Understand who should be involved in the review process in Hoshin Kanri
• Describe the necessary configuration for Hoshin Kanri deployment
• Explain the components found in an Hoshin Kanri action planning sheet
• Learn how to analyze actions that sub-optimize organizational effectiveness

Module 6 – Leading in a Hoshin Kanri Environment

• Understand the role that a leader plays in an organization
• Identify a leader’s customers in a Hoshin Kanri environment
• Understand the four components to organizational change
• Define team building as a critical skill set
• Identify effective organizational communication
• Recognize the roadblocks to creating an environment that supports Hoshin Kanri

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Target Audience

Executive Management

Management

Team Leaders

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