Dog and Pony Lean

pomp without performance13 issues to address

Created 2013

by Tom Curtis

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Dog and Pony Lean-Apparent Lean Implementation that is far more show that dough. It is the area that looks fantastic but functions no better. It is the surface level implementation that

did not involve the people actually doing the work. It is dangerous because it looks like Lean without

fundamentals and sticking power.

What we can do-What follows is 13 issues tied to such Lean and recommended treatments.

having problems shamed

issue:

treatment:

encourage: seek, see, share, & solve

#1

implementation - employees

issue:

treatment:

include: teach, trust, empower, support

#2

boards without purpose

issue:

treatment:

ask: why, what, where, enough

#3

standards not updated

issue:

treatment:

audit: use, review, update, repeat

#4

kaizen without prioritization

issue:

treatment:

review: priorities, resources, planning, preservation

#5

kanbans that aren’t kanbans

issue:

treatment:

design: why, what, where, who

#6

training without doing

issue:

treatment:

incorporate: brief explain, do, review, adjust, repeat

#7

tools for tools’ sake

issue:

treatment:

plan: path, preview, practice, adjust

#8

fine form over function

issue:

treatment:

understand: go, observe, ask, know, fix

#9

meaningless visuals

issue:

treatment:

assess: purpose, point, place, practice

#10

systems not followed

issue:

treatment:

simplify: redesign, incorporate, review

#11

events without follow up

issue:

treatment:

integrate: align, assimilate, account, adjust

#12

policies without practice

issue:

treatment:

prune: need, number, nature

#13