Improve Phase

Implementing Solutions Requires Planning & Careful Thought

You and your team have completed a root cause analysis and have identified solutions you want to implement.  Now the hard task turns to how best to implement those solutions, developing an implementation plan, and making sure you create acceptance for the change that will be made prior to its implementation.  This is an activity that is sometimes overlooked by many teams because they’re...

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Think Your Way Through The Improve Phase

You and your team have identified the causes of your problem and are now ready to develop solutions that will keep the problem from ever occurring again.  In this phase, the team will develop, test, pilot, and implement the solutions for the problem or issue they’re trying to improve. Some critical checkpoints for this phase are: Try to generate several possible solutions.  The goal is...

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