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Introduction Define the problem to be solved. Measure the current performance. Analyze the current performance. Improve performance. Control the change. Introduction Project leaders will keep track of team progress using an A3 Report. Introduction All improvement is a cycle DMAIC itself is a cycle Cycles within the cycle A3 rough draft Define Control Improve Measure Analyze Next Phase DMAIC Phase A3 revision Introduction Benefits of the A3 • It is an on-going visual guide of where you are and what happens next. • Think of it as both a map and a checklist. • This is your hands-on tool for the whole DMAIC process. Define Define the problem to be solved. D D Define A3 Measure Define Revise A3 D A3 Begin by thinking about your problem What areas can I target? What do I want to fix? What is the problem’s background? How does this relate to my mission, vision, etc.? 1. Problem Statement: D A3 Begin by thinking about your problem Where do we stand? How can I measure this? 2. Current Situation: How does this process run? Should I consider time, cost, survey scores or something else? D A3 Then by thinking about your ideal Where do we need to be? How far would I like to get? What are some measurable targets? When would I like to get there? 3. Target Goals: D Define Define Phase Steps: 1. Clarify the problem 2. Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • Project Charter • Voice of Customer • Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan Project Charter Tool: Project Charter Purpose: Formalizes purpose, goal, and scope of the project for tracking and accountability. It builds on the information you brainstormed for the A3 Problem Statement, Current Situation and Target Goals. The Lean Office uses it to submit projects to the Board of Trustees. D D Project Charter Project Charter Form Project Name College/Division Strategy Linkage Nature of Benefit Supports vision to become a top 20 public university. Cost Savings Provide every student opportunities for engagement and leadership. Re-allocation of Resources Recruit, retain and reward faculty and staff quality, performance and productivity. Risk Avoidance Process Owner Build competitive technology and information infrastructure. Soft Savings Mentor Maintain an environment that is healthy, safe and attractive. Revenue Generating Department Champion/Sponsor Team Leader Increase the reputation of the University: state, national, and international. Metric Business Issue/ Opportunity Baseline Target Target Date Project Metrics Resources Department Employees Involved Resource Demand Project Goals & Objectives Scope Project Team Lean Progress Status DMAIC phase Stakeholders Key Subject Matter Experts Project Notes/ Comments Date Started/ Completed Red, Yellow, Green. Deliverables D Project Charter • Provide a Project Name for reference Project Name Procurement: Leverage Industry Norm Payment Terms Use the format: Department: Descriptive Title • Name the College/Division that is responsible for this project. College/Division Finance D Project Charter • List the Department responsible. Department Procurement Department • A project Champion/Sponsor is most likely the head of your division. This is usually the person who gives approval for the project to go forward. Champion/Sponsor Procurement- Mike Nebesky • The Process Owner is the individual who is ultimately responsible for the process being improved. Process Owner Mike Nebesky D Project Charter • Identify the assigned project Mentor and the contact information. Mentor Lisa Knox- G06 Sikes; (864) 123-4567 • The Lean Office will designate the Team Leader. Team Leader Lisa Knox- REPI D Project Charter • Draw on your initial A3 answers to explain the problem. What do I want to fix? Business Issue / Opportunity What is the problem’s background? D Project Charter • Be sure to include briefly: • Who is being impacted? (This is your customer.) • What is the issue that is impacting the customer? • Where and when do the customers encounter the problem with the process? • What is the impact to the customer when the problem occurs? D Define Define Phase Steps: Clarify the problem 2. Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • Project Charter • Voice of Customer • Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan Voice of the Customer Tool: Voice of the Customer • The customer is the person you are trying to serve. It could be students, parents, the Dean, or other departments. • By understanding our customers, we can increase customer-perceived quality – the leading driver of business success. • Without customer-perceived quality, there is no longterm future for your operations! D D Voice of the Customer Ways to determine customer needs: • Surveys (for student or parent groups) • Department meetings (for internal groups) • Direct interaction (other customer groups) Who are your customers? How can you determine their need? Voice of the Customer EXAMPLE Process: Vendor Payment Process Customer: Clemson University Voice of the Customer Statement: Our customer is Clemson University. It is the mission of this team to reduce costs and provide savings to the University through leveraging payment terms with vendors. D D Define Define Phase Steps: Clarify the problem 2. Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • Project Charter Voice of Customer • Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan D Project Charter • Now we can begin to define the situation. Drawing again on the A3… What do I want to fix? Business Issue / Opportunity What is the problem’s background? D Project Charter • In this example, then: Business Issue / Opportunity Clemson University currently pays vendors upon approval. CU does not leverage early payment discounts. Industry standard discounts are generally 2% for payment in 10 days and 1% for payment in 30 days. • Who: Clemson University • What: Paying vendors upon approval • Where/When: Delays past discount windows • Impact: Foregone savings D Project Charter How far would I like to get? Project Goals & Objectives When would I like to get there? Benchmarking Tool: Benchmarking Purpose: provide realistic goals and direction; monitor performance; improve processes to match the best in Higher Education. Benchmarking is the technique of comparing practices and processes to the best in the industry. Remember: Some processes should be compared to norms outside of Higher Education! D D Benchmarking Establishing benchmarks • Call similar departments at other universities or businesses. • Consult other departments within Clemson University. • Contact individuals who have experience with or ties to other organizations. D Define Define Phase Steps: Clarify the problem 2. Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • Project Charter Voice of Customer Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan D Project Charter As appropriate, include, • What are my measures of success that are aligned to the project objective? OR • What are the goals for primary and secondary metrics? OR • What change in performance level will be considered a success? OR • How much does the primary metric need to change for your project to be considered a success? Be sure to include, • How long will it take you to complete this project? D Project Charter Project Goals & Objectives Develop and implement vendor payment terms that yield $1M annually by 7/1/2011. • Goal: Save $1MM annually • Deadline: 7/1/2011 D Project Charter What do I want to fix? How does this process run? Scope What areas can I target? D Project Charter Be sure to consider, • What authority do we have? • What processes are we addressing? • What is not within scope? • What are the starting and ending points of the process? • What components of the business are/are not included? • What, if anything, is outside of the project boundaries? • What constraints must the team work under? D Project Charter BEWARE Scope Creep PROCESS • Not your job! Upstream Process • Stick with beginning /end points. • Not your job! Downstream Process Create boundaries and maintain them! D Project Charter Note the limitations: Scope The scope of this project is limited to the current payment process and vendor base. Focus is on the vendors that have already agreed to accept industry standard payment terms. • current payment process • current vendor base • vendors accepting industry standards D Project Charter • List your Project Team. Project Team Lisa Knox, Taylor Vick, Mike Nebesky, Angie Wiggins • List Stakeholders -- individual consumers, employees, etc. who could gain or lose from this project. Be specific! Stakeholders Employees involved in the current AP process, Vendors D Project Charter • Identify Subject Matter Experts, people with technical skills or experience that could help complete this project. Key Subject Matter Experts Mike Nebesky - Procurement • Add any additional (or quarterly updated) Comments you may have about the project, stakeholders, team, etc. Project Notes/ Comments Use this section to update each quarter savings to date, revenue, etc. D Project Charter • Place an “X” in each box in which you believe the project will align with our current University Strategy. Strategy Linkage Supports vision to become a top 20 public university. Provide every student opportunities for engagement and leadership. Recruit, retain and reward faculty and staff quality, performance and productivity. Build competitive technology and information infrastructure. Maintain an environment that is healthy, safe and attractive. Increase the reputation of the University: state, national, and international. D Project Charter • Place an “X” in each box that you believe will be a benefit from completing this project. Nature of Benefit Cost Savings Re-allocation of Resources Risk Avoidance Soft Savings Revenue Generating D Project Charter Various Financial Benefits Hard dollars Calculated dollars Intangible Some benefits like new revenue, higher profitability, or faster growth result in tangible dollar amounts and are easy to measure. Others, like cost avoidance, reduced labor, or reduced process time are harder to measure but can be calculated. Customer satisfaction, employee morale, risk avoidance and image are hardest to quantify. D Project Charter “Nature of Benefit,” explained Cost Savings • Direct expense reduction • Yield improved bottom line Resource Reallocation • Reduction of non-value-added work • Typically employee time Risk Avoidance • Calculated value of removing the threat of financial culpability or penalty D Project Charter “Nature of Benefit,” explained Soft Savings Revenue Generating • Financial benefits that are difficult to quantify but still mission-critical • For example: satisfaction, image, ranking • Development of new income streams or expansion of existing ones • Recorded in income statements D Project Charter • Establish metrics, baseline, targets and target dates. How far would I like to go? What are some ways to measure this? Metric Baseline Target Project Metrics Where do we stand? When would I like to get there? Target Date D Project Charter What is a metric? • A measured variable that can be tracked and used to detect errors, inefficiency, or improvement. It can be a process metric or and organizational metric. Process metrics apply to specific processes or programs like time, cost, or quality. Organizational metrics address organization-wide issues like employee satisfaction and turnover. Choose one or more to describe accurately your process’ efficiency. D Project Charter Kinds of Metrics • Time Metrics – Value-added time – Non-valueadded time – Processing time – Cycle time • Cost Metrics – Cost savings – Opportunity cost – Decreased waste • Quality Metrics – Customer satisfaction – Percent complete and accurate • Output Metrics – Backlog – Work in process D Project Charter You must have a baseline to measure improvement. The Lean Office will help establish your baseline metrics. D Project Charter • Enter your metrics and goals. Project Metrics Metric $ Saved Vendors discounting Baseline 0 Current Target $400K All Target Date 5/15/2011 7/1/2012 Be sure to document your inputs, assumptions and reasoning in setting your baseline, target and timeline in the electronic version of your project charter. We must be able to replicate your baseline and savings! D Project Charter • Now that you have your metrics, targets and deadlines established... What offices will be involved? Which people in those offices do I need? How much of their time? D Project Charter • Under Department, list the offices involved. • Under Employees Involved, list the specific individuals. Department Resources Employees Involved Time Commitment Procurement REPI Procurement Admin Support Vendors Mike Nebesky Lisa Knox Angie Wiggins many many 50% 5% 30% as needed as needed • Estimate how much time (per day/week/month) will be necessary for successful project completion. This is the Time Commitment. D Project Charter Note that this is where you create your team. The Lean Office will immediately enroll your team members in Purple Belt training. D Project Charter • Now, from a high level, apply DMAIC to the project to define the activities and plan to complete them. Deliverables Define the issues and metrics involved in the procurement process Measure the current cost of not leveraging payment terms. Conduct analysis of the procurement process. Improve the process by publishing revenue and receivables plan. Control the process by implementing performance measures. D Project Charter Next make a thorough list of everything necessary to achieve each of those high level goals. These are your Deliverables. This list will include steps like: – – – – – – – – – – – – – make a plan define what the customer wants identify those involved establish a process for communication define the ideal system or norm understand the current process determine what data to collect and how analyze the current process for improvement opportunities evaluate the options for the most benefit prepare the ground for selected changes prepare the solution train in the new format implement changes and monitor D Project Charter – make a plan – define what the customer wants Define – identify those involved – establish a process for communication – define the ideal system or norm – understand the current process Measure – determine what data to collect and how – analyze the current process for improvement opportunities Analyze – evaluate the options for the most benefit – prepare the ground for selected changes – prepare the solution Implement – train in the new format – implement changes and monitor Control D Define Deliverables and DMAIC Phase Tool Step Define Project Charter Voice of Customer Stakeholder Analysis Benchmark Make a plan Define what customer wants ID those involved Establish ideal D Define Deliverables and DMAIC Phase Measure Tool Current State Map Metrics Step Draft the current process ID data to collect and how D Define Deliverables and DMAIC Phase Analyze Tool 5 Whys Fishbone Pareto Chart Step Find main causes for problems Find all contributors to problems ID primary contributor D Define Deliverables and DMAIC Phase Improve Tool Implementation Plan Future State Map Step Define how the solution will happen Draft the endgoal for the process D Define Ongoing Deliverables Change Management Plan Help stakeholders accept and embrace change Define what stakeholders need to know Leadership Communication Plan Set up ways to inform and engage stakeholders Project Charter Revise and update quarterly D Project Charter Good planning is critical! You need a thorough list to make a reasonable timeline. You need a reasonable timeline to achieve your target date. D Define Define Phase Steps: Clarify the problem Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • Project Charter Voice of Customer Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan D Project Charter • Fill in the Deliverables, Phase and relevant Date under Status. Lean Progress DMAIC phase Define Measure Measure Measure Measure Measure Status Date Started/ Red, Yellow, Green Completed 3/7/2011 Complete 3/7/2011 Complete 3/7/2011 Complete 3/7/2011 Complete 3/7/2011 Complete 3/7/2011 Complete Analyze 3/7/2011 Complete Analyze 3/7/2011 Complete Implement 3/7/2011 Complete Implement 3/7/2011 Complete Implement 3/7/2011 Complete Implement 3/7/2011 Complete Implement Implement Implement Implement Control 2/12/2011 2/24/2011 Started Started Deliberables Identify current university deliverables Develop a detailed data collection tool Create a high level SIPOC diagram Collect revenue and receivables data Collect internal customer data Create a value stream map Conduct value-added/non-value-added analysis Create prioritization and cost benefit matrix Develop comprehensive communication strategy Publish revenue and receivables strategic plan Develop change management plan RFP written for procurement website development upgrade Website complete Develop training plan Plot future state Implement performance measures Implementation complete D Project Charter • Keep in mind that the Project Charter template is just a template; it may need modifications to fit your project. • Consult the Lean Office to determine how best to adjust the template for your project needs. D A3 Now revise the A3 Problem Statement • Briefly explain what the project is and what your team hopes to achieve. • Also name your metrics. D A3 Problem Statement Example: D Define Define Phase Steps: 1. ✔Clarify the problem 2. ✔Define what you want to accomplish 3. Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: Project Charter • ✔Voice of Customer • ✔Benchmarking • Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan Stakeholder Analysis Tool: Stakeholder Analysis Purpose: To identify everyone, from start to finish, who will be affected by the process change. The Stakeholder Analysis also provides the “big picture” in which the process is situated. By understanding our stakeholders, we can foresee who may have grievances that need to be addressed. By understanding who is affected, we can identify who to include in our Communication Plan. D D Stakeholder Analysis Stakeholder Analysis Form Project Name College/Division Department Name of the Group or Individual Affected Champion Process Owner Team Leader Function Does the Group Representative stakeholder have and Contact Information concerns about the project? (Y/N) Stakeholder's Concerns (if applicable) Action Required to Satisfy Stakeholder D Stakeholder Analysis • Who will the changes affect? –Examples: Customer, CCIT, HR Name of the Group or Individual Affected D Stakeholder Analysis • List the appropriate groups or individuals. Name of the Group or Individual Affected Vendors Procurement employees Students D Stakeholder Analysis • What function does this person or group serve in the process? Function D Stakeholder Analysis • List the relevant functions. Function Supplier Facilitate procurement process Provide much of the money involved in the transactions D Stakeholder Analysis • Who represents the stakeholders? • How can we contact the representative? Group Representative and Contact Information D Stakeholder Analysis • List that information here. Group Representative and Contact Information CEO/VP/Sales Rep of the respective company Mike Nebesky CUSG D Stakeholder Analysis • Might this individual or group have concerns regarding the planned improvements? Indicate that here. Does the stakeholder have concerns about the project? (Y/N) Y N N D Stakeholder Analysis • Where appropriate, explain what those concerns might be. Stakeholder's Concerns (if applicable) D Stakeholder Analysis • Where appropriate, explain what those concerns might be. Stakeholder's Concerns (if applicable) Decrease in revenues if CU pays within 10 days. Extra cost of being paid by check. D Stakeholder Analysis • Think about what the team can do to both satisfy stakeholders and increase process efficiency. Action Required to Satisfy Stakeholder D Stakeholder Analysis • List some possible solutions here. Action Required to Satisfy Stakeholder Communicate the benefits of being paid within 10 days. Communicate the benefits of paying electronically. D Stakeholder Analysis Stakeholder Analysis Form Project Name College/Division Department Name of the Group or Individual Affected Vendors Procurement Employees Students Procurement: Leverage Industry Norm Payment Terms Finance Procurement Does the Group Representative stakeholder have Function and Contact Information concerns about the project? (Y/N) Suppliers Facilitate procurement processes Provide much of the money involved in the transactions CEO/VP/Sales Rep of the respective company Y Mike Nebesky N CUSG N Champion Process Owner Team Leader Mike Nebesky Mike Nebesky Lisa Knox Stakeholder's Concerns (if applicable) Action Required to Satisfy Stakeholder Decrease in revenues if Communicate the benefits of CU pays within 10 days. being paid within 10 days. Extra cost of being paid Communicate the benefits of by check. paying electronically. D Define Define Phase Steps: Clarify the problem Define what you want to accomplish Understand who the project affects 4. Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: Project Charter Voice of Customer Benchmarking Stakeholder Analysis • Communication Plan Change Management Change Management Purpose: To help stakeholders accept and embrace changes in their business environment. Requires both communication and leadership to be successful. D D Change Management Change Management Change Management Communication Leadership Change Management Tool: Communication Plan Purpose: To develop a complete and thoughtful plan to lead stakeholders through the change process. It gathers into one location all of the information you will need to facilitate effective communication. D D Change Management Communication • Consider the nature of the different stakeholders • Determine what kind of communication will be most effective: – General meetings – Face-to-face – Written documentation • Determine what kind of location will be most effective D Change Management Some Vehicle Possibilities • CBOG • Staff Senate • Faculty Senate • Inside Clemson D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Who are my stakeholders? Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Prepared by: Department: Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing What are their concerns? What information do they need to hear from us? Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC What forum should I use to communicate with them? Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Personal meeting? General meeting? Other? Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Prepared by: Department: Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Who is the point of contact for this forum? What is their contact information? Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Prepared by: Department: Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency How often is this forum available? Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Prepared by: Department: Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing When is this forum available? Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result Who will liaise with this stakeholder? Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result What outcome do we anticipate? Feedback D Change Management Communication Plan Communication Plan Project: Stakeholder Sensitivities/ Message to Media/Vehicle be Delivered Prepared by: Department: POC Date: Contact Name: Frequency Schedule/Timing Delivered by/ Responsibility of Expected Result What was the actual result? Feedback Change Management Successful Change Leadership • Make the need or benefit tangible • Consider skills and commitment D Change Management Successful Change Leadership • Avoid information overload • Be sure to meet their needs D Change Management Successful Change Leadership • Remove obstacles • Use a series of achievable goals • Encourage determination despite difficulties D D Define Define Phase Steps: 1. ✔Clarify the problem 2. ✔Define what you want to accomplish 3. ✔Understand who the project affects Prepare for change 5. Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • ✔Project Charter • ✔Voice of Customer • ✔Benchmarking • ✔Stakeholder Analysis Communication Plan Voice of the Customer Customers • Customers can be internal to the organization as well as external. • An external customer the vendor receiving payment from the Clemson process. • An internal customer is the next person within your department or the University to handle the work you have begun. • The customer is always the office or individual downstream of you in the process. D D Voice of the Customer • A’s customer is B A B • Provider & Customer • C is B’s customer C Voice of the Customer D Some things customers value: • • • • • Product characteristics or attributes Product quality Service Company image and personnel Total cost (ease of use versus inconvenience of use) D Voice of the Customer Ways to determine customer values and needs: • Surveys (for student or parent groups) • Department meetings (for internal groups) • Direct interaction (other customer groups) Who are your customers? How can you determine their needs? D Define Define Phase Steps: 1. ✔Clarify the problem 2. ✔Define what you want to accomplish 3. ✔Understand who the project affects 4. ✔Prepare for change Understand who benefits from your work and what they need, want, and value Tools: • ✔Project Charter • ✔Voice of Customer • ✔Benchmarking • ✔Stakeholder Analysis • ✔ Communication Plan D Update Revisit, Verify, Update Revisit and Verify: • At the end of every phase, review your: • – Project Charter – Stakeholder Analysis Tool – Communication Plan Check that you are on track! Update: • Every quarter you will receive an email from the Lean Office asking for your updated Project Charter to be submitted to the Board of Trustees. • Modify your plans as circumstances and developments require. Remember to communicate and engage D Define Major Take Aways (1): • Clarify the problem by defining it and establishing scope, stakeholders and customers. • Define what you want to accomplish with benchmarks and metrics. • Understand stakeholders, especially the impact the proposed change will have on them. D Define Major Take Aways (2): • Prepare for change by planning communication and preparing the environment. • Understand customers, especially what they want and how you can gather information about this.