Are You a Change Agent?
If you currently lead (or plan on leading) Kaizen, Six Sigma, or other strategic projects then we want to welcome you to our site. Our profession has been described as akin to Indiana Jones. When leading projects it’s like jumping over high walls into deep dark pits with “moving things” at the bottom. Put your hat aside and welcome to our site; here are some things to pay attention to:
- Morae
- If you have any experience (key word being any) leading the analysis of SMED projects using spreadsheets then you know how difficult time formatting can be. When you are trying to analyze teams greater than 5 – 8 people these spreadsheets can become vastly complex (understanding which tasks are serial and which are parallel among numerous team members).
- In addition if you have any experience (again – key word being any) mapping transactional processes with brown paper and post-it notes then you have mud on your boots – you’ve been in the ‘means swamp.’ In mapping transactional processes much care has to be taken in work-break-down structures (WBS) to differentiate between intended outcomes – and the means of how the outcome is achieved. If you’ve done any mapping at all then you’ll quickly relate to “well that’s not how I do it” responses from certain team members that often stalls or derail mapping and puts a team into gridlock.
- With Morae both of these concerns immediately fade away because 1) tracking time on task (regardless of the team size) literally only requires a single click to show where it starts – and a click to show where it stops. Logging opportunities? Even easier with Morae. 2) “Well let’s see how you perform your job” and look at the actual screen video allows you to leave the post-it’s in the trash can. Incredible learning occurs when your team reviews screen video of your process that is accompanied with a wealth of data. Want to compare (3) different associates effectiveness at completing the same task? Done with Morae very easily to determine best demonstrated practices (BDPs).
- So if you are a change agent – please take time to pay special attention to Morae because TGG considers it to be “A REQUIRED TOOL” for LSS practitioners.
- If you have any experience (key word being any) leading the analysis of SMED projects using spreadsheets then you know how difficult time formatting can be. When you are trying to analyze teams greater than 5 – 8 people these spreadsheets can become vastly complex (understanding which tasks are serial and which are parallel among numerous team members).
- Videos
- There are a wealth of videos on the Techsmith website (www.techsmith.com/morae.asp) on how to use Morae software. On our website – we have additional & supplementary information how it’s used for continuous improvement projects that you won’t likely find at Techsmith. So take some time to review them and you’ll quickly see why Morae is so essential to change agents.
- Books
- We’ve put some of our most recommended books across the site in a number of different places. If you haven’t read these books – take time to do a quick review where you purchase books on line as each have made significant contributions.
- Support services
- View our support page to see a list of training & Kaizen events that may be of interest to you. There are many other customized approaches that we can take to assist you so please tell us what your current needs are.
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