Post on 14-May-2015
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A3Toyota’s way of
solving problemsand creating plans
• World’s Best Presentation Contest 2009 ongoing
• Good results last year
• High visibility with no cost
• Most important promotional event of the year
• Too late to participate unless come up with a simple idea and implement it fast
1. Background
Problems
• No idea, no time, no budget, heavy competition
2. Current conditions
• Create a well designed presentation with relevant content in the Business category
• Keep it simple
• Spend no money
• Meet or exceed last year’s performance
3. Goals and targets
4. Analysis
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Competitorinformation
Idea
Schedule
Highquality
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One weekendtime left
World class mgmtconsultants anddesigners entered
No idea, slow reaction, late to market
One month lost onholiday and business trip
Cause
A
C
B
5. Proposed countermeasuresCause Counter-
measureDescription Benefit Responsible
A Brainstorm ideas Encourage Wild Ideas. Build on the Ideas of Others. Stay Focused on the Topic
Source of inspiration and fresh thinking
Samuli
B Match competitor quality
Implement lessons learned about presentations
Keep it simple Samuli
C A3, Toyota’s way of solving problemsand creating plans
Mechanism of attacking problems and creating plans on one A3 sheet of paper
Structured, simple and visual approach
Samuli
• Contest results available Sep 22nd
6. Plan
7. Follow up
Aug 3rd Sep 8th
Idea research and selection by Sep 4th
Plan and prepare presentation by Sep 5th
Enter Contest on Sep 5th
Distribute presentation on Sep 5th
Samuli Pahkala
http://managerstoolbox.blogspot.com/