Plan/Standardize Phase:
Standards/Targets: Aligned and Deployed?
Clear Practices/Actions?
Planning Basis?
Responsible, due dates (acceptability)?
Plan “B”?
Common understanding of both targets and approaches?Do Phase:
Standards/Targets and approach understood by all - common understanding?
Anything else has changed?
Progressing towards target?
Adhering to the standards
Conscious of the deviations?
Actual situation? Current forecast - where are we going to land?
Check Phase:
Checked the progress and completion?
Deviations/Gap?
Visualized, easy to perveive?
Plausibility check?
Visited Gemba?
Understood cause and effect?
Act Phase:
Were intent/Expectations understood uniformly?
Learning: Strengths/Weaknesses?
Improvements needed? Who? When?
Further practices/actions needed?
Standards/Targets OK?
Escalation to the next level?
Standard: Desired present state of process (Value Stream Map, Procedure, RASIC*,..) or result (Drawing, Workplace-Photo, Setting Plan,..)
Target: Desired future state of process (Value Stream Design, Procedure, RASIC*,...) or result (Customer Complaints, Delivery Volumes, Modified-Layout,..)
Actions: Comprises immediate containment (ICA), corrective (to address root cause) and preventive (to control) actions
*RASIC : Role Definition Chart for the various tasks needed in an organization
Responsible “Doer”: Individual(s) (Many) who perform an activity or take part in a decision—responsible for action/implementation. Preferably only one for accountability
Accountable “Buck Stops Here”: Individual (One!!) who has ultimate decision making and approval authority. Typically the owner of the budget.
Support “Passive, if asked for”: Individual(s) (Many) who need to work and have input into a decision or action before it occurs, provided asked for. Informed “FYI”: Individual(s) (Many) who must be informed that a decision or action has taken place.
Collaborate “Active, team member”: Individual(s) (Many) who need to work and have input into a decision or action before it occurs, proactively.
