Breakthrough Management Group Publishes First Comprehensive Team Leader's Guide to Lean Kaizen Events; 'A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen Events' -- A Step-by-Step Process for Managing Lean Kaizen Events Powered by the SCORE(TM) Methodology.LONGMONT, Colo. -- Breakthrough Performance Press, a division of Breakthrough Management Group (BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass ), an internationally recognized leader in performance-excellence systems, has released its second publication, "A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen This article is about a continual improvement philosophy. For Kaizen ($K), a fantasy currency invented by Kaizen Games, see Priston Tale. “Red tag” redirects here. For designation of damaged structures, see Red-tagged structure. Events." This guide, co-authored by BMG Lean Master William Wes Waldo and Lean Master/co-inventor of the SCORE methodology Tom Jones, provides users with the roadmap, tools, templates, and skills needed for moving efficiently through the SCORE process. Kaizen, meaning "change for the better" in Japanese, is used in Lean transformations to break down the "project mentality" of an organization and create a "bias toward action." SCORE(TM) (Select, Clarify, Organize, Run & Evaluate) is BMG's methodology for implementing effective Kaizen events that really do change a company for the better. SCORE expands Lean's traditional Kaizen event with four additional improvement steps, adding critical project selection, planning and evaluation to the traditional "running" of an event. "We created this guide because our customers appreciate additional support after their Lean training," stated Neil DeCarlo, BMG's vice president of publishing, performance excellence veteran and business author. "It's one thing to learn all the material in class, but it's another to apply it under the pressure of making a real-time improvement. The guide serves as an armchair coach for those who are leading Lean Kaizen Events within their organization." The guide includes: --A brief synopsis A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole. A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record. of Kaizen and the SCORE methodology, which is used to run a Kaizen Event. --Descriptions of the different functions you perform as a Kaizen Event team leader. --A roadmap and step-by-step instructions for moving through a Kaizen Event. --Four appendixes with templates and matrices to assist you in the different phases of the event. --BONUS - Includes a CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). containing valuable templates, motivational posters A motivational poster (or inspirational poster) is a type of poster commonly designed for use in schools and offices. In the United States, motivational posters (such as those produced by Advantus) typically have the same three-part template consisting of: "A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen Events" is currently sold through Breakthrough Management Group at http://www.bmgi.com/buyonline/buyonline.aspx?i=2&j=12# and will be available on Amazon.com, Aug. 1. This is the second in a series of books planned by Breakthrough Performance Press that will address critical business and improvement topics. All titles reinforce Breakthrough Management Group's holistic approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to performance excellence. About the Authors William Wes Waldo -- Wes Waldo is a Lean Master with more than 12 years' experience in diverse environments. Recognized as a results-oriented leader, and an expert Kaizen Event facilitator, Waldo quickly identifies performance problems and supplies solutions that positively impact the bottom line. Tom Jones -- Tom Jones is a Lean and Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. Master Black Belt and an experienced operational leader. As BMG's VP of training and consulting, Jones leads the company's instructors and consultants who deliver Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma is a business improvement methodology which combines (as the name implies) tools from both Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing focuses on speed and traditional Six Sigma focuses on quality. By combining the two, the result is better quality faster. and other performance excellence programs. About Breakthrough Management Group BMG is the world's leading provider of training and consulting for performance excellence. Specializing in Lean, Six Sigma and Innovation, BMG works with leading companies around the globe to help "in-source" new capability and develop new core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
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