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Template - Lean A3 Problem Solving Process

This document outlines a template for an improvement effort including sections for the reason for improvement, initial and target states, gap analysis, possible solutions, rapid experiments, implementation, evaluation, and insights. It provides guidance for documenting an improvement process from defining the problem to evaluating the results.

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Template - Lean A3 Problem Solving Process

This document outlines a template for an improvement effort including sections for the reason for improvement, initial and target states, gap analysis, possible solutions, rapid experiments, implementation, evaluation, and insights. It provides guidance for documenting an improvement process from defining the problem to evaluating the results.

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Improvement Effort: (name of the effort) Date started: ______________

Sponsor/Sponsor Coalition: (supervisors/managers/executives sponsoring this effort) Current date ______________


Person(s) working on this: (person or team working on this improvement) Primary customer: ( who is the main
end-use customer of the product/service
from this process?)

1 Reason for Improvement 4 Gap Analysis 7 Complete Implementation


Succinct statement of what you want Analysis of why there is a What is left to do to implement
to improve, and why difference (gap) between boxes 2 the Solution(s), after learning
(with background about the issue or (Initial State) and 3 (Target State) from your Rapid Experiments?
opportunity) (Use flowcharts, root cause analysis
charts, etc. to display visually)

2 Initial State 5 Possible Solution(s) 8 Evaluate Implementation


What does the initial state look Ways for closing that gap Current status of Implementation.
like (including measurement of the (including an action plan for And measuring and evaluating the
current situation) implementation and assignment of results of what you implemented: did
(Use graphs, charts, picture etc. to responsibility and accountability) you close the gap (Initial State vs.
display visually) Target State)?

3 Target State 6 Rapid Experiments / Pilots 9 Insight and Next Steps


Where do you want / need to be, Small-scale testing of Possible Lessons learned and future
including a clear, measureable Solutions (if applicable) to close opportunities
target the gap
(Use graphs, charts, picture etc. to
display visually)
Date started: ______________
Improvement Effort: __________________________________________________________
Current date ______________
Sponsor/Sponsor Coalition:____________________________________________________
Person(s) working on this: ____________________________________________________ Primary customer:
__________________________

1 Reason for Improvement 4 Gap Analysis 7 Complete Implementation

2 Initial State 5 Possible Solutions 8 Evaluate Implementation

3 Target State 6 Rapid Experiments / Pilots 9 Insight and Next Steps

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