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VALUE STREAM NAME: DATE:

STEP 1: IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITY AND SELECT KAIZEN GOAL

A. Opportunity Statement

B. Brief Background and History

C. Opportunity Evaluation
Importance/Urgency:
Affected Parties:
Desired Resolution Timeframe: Within 1 Week Within 1 Month Within 3 Months
Within 6 Months Within 9 Months Within 1 Year

Scope of Control:
D. Consequence(s) of this Problem

E. Kaizen Statement

STEP 2: ANALYZE THE PROBLEM

Brainstorm Potential Causes: List each “cause category” first.

OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Determine Main Cause:

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5 Why Analysis Investigation/Answer

Why:

Why:
WHY

WHY
Why:

WHY
Why:

WHY
Why:

Root Cause:
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STEP 3: ANALYZE POTENTIAL KAIZENS

ROOT CAUSE:
Scope of Minimal Expected
Potential Kaizens Control
Relevance
Resources Results
Buy In Total Score

Scope of Control: How much control do you have to implement this kaizen?
Relevance: How relevant is this kaizen to actually solving the problem?
Minimal Resources: Can you use minimal resources (people, money, time) to implement this kaizen?
Expected Results: How strong will the results of this kaizen be?
Buy In: How likely is it that the affected parties will cooperate in implementing this kaizen?
Rate each category from 1 – 5 (Lowest – Highest)
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2.

3.

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5.

STEP 4: SELECT THE BEST KAIZEN

STEP 5: KAIZEN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

What Who When

STEP 6: EVALUATE KAIZEN EFFECTIVENESS

Observation Date Comments about Results

STEP 7: SUBMIT KAIZEN FORM

SUBMITTED KAIZEN FORM ON: