How was Strategy Deployment developed?   Strategy Deployment came from the Japanese term "Hoshin Kanri". This process was developed by compiling the best practices of companies who competed for the Deming Award in Japan. Strategy Deployment is a tool to help a business define how it must improve to reach its vision. It is the business equivalent of a GPS. It is used to help an organization to know its starting location. However, its important to put the right information into the GPS to get to the right destination. This is the main focus of Strategy Deployment. What are the inputs for Strategy Deployment? Strategy Deployment requires three inputs: 1. Collect the performance data for each key business process to define the current state 2. Define where the business needs to be. What is the desired future state (vision)? 3. Complete a gap analysis to determine difference between the current and future states What are the outputs from Strategy Deployment? Strategy Deployment generates four outputs: 1. Strategic initiatives which are improvements to reach the future state (vision) 2. Identifies the opportunities for improvement (Kaizen) in key business processes 3. Generates feedback and results from key business processes improvements 4. Develops Standard Work or best practices Strategy Deployment Defining the journey towards future success. © Radical Transformation 2010 www.radical-transformation.com Lean Mfg. Coach (541) 210-5116 Lean Manufacturing Training  Lean Healthcare Training Lean Office Training © 2011 Radical Transformation LLC All Rights Reserved Lean Principles Strategy Deployment Value Stream Mapping Workplace Organization Process Flow Quick Changeover Pull System Balanced Workload Standard Work Kaizen Lean Supply Chain