continuous improvement with toyota kata

continuous improvementwith Toyota Kata

try again. fail again. fail better.

@waynerpalmer

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what is kata

borrowing practices may provide some immediate gratification, but are a short term solution to a long term problem

lean kata

attentive repetition builds skill

Its not how fast you can do it, its how slow you can do it correctly.

Ignition Deep Practice Talent

attentive repetition builds skill

skills

chal

leng

es

anxiety

boredomgoldilocks learning thru

struggle

There is no substitute for attentive repetition. Nothing you can do is more effective at building skill then executing the action

attentive repetition builds skill

attentive repetition builds skill

Ignition Deep Practice Talent

MasterCoaching

master coaches create and sustain motivation. they teach love of the subject, getting the learner captivated, desperate to learn more.

Improvement Kata

the improvement kata is a way of achieving things you do not know how you are going to achieve

vision

challenge

target condition

current condition

obstaclesP DC A

P DC A

Improvement Kata

we are not in the business of making cars, we are in the business of making money

Striving for a Vision

Improvement Kata

survive long term as a company by improving and evolving how we make good products for the customer

Striving for a Vision

• zero defects

• 100% value added

• 1x1 continuous flow, on

demand, to the customer

• security for its people

you need to adequately understand the current condition in order to define an appropriate target condition.

Improvement Kata

It matters more that you take a step, rather than what that first step is

Current State

Vision / Challenge

Target Stateobstacles

Improvement Kata

do NOT plan or predict the journey

It is easier to set a target condition than it is to roll up our sleeves and do the hard work required to achieve it.

Improvement Kata

go and see

Plan

Do

Study

Act

• What is the target condition?

• What is the actual condition now?

• What obstacles are preventing you from reaching the

target condition? Which one are you addressing now?

• What is your next step? What do you expect?

• When can we go and see what we have learned from

that next step?

Coaching Kata

delivery manager

team leader

awesome delivery team

Software Delivery Team Kata

delighting customers through the innovative delivery of the right feature, at the right time, at the right price, and with the right level of quality.

Current StateUnknown

Vision• Zero defects• 100% value added• Highest value first, on demand• Happy teams

Target StateUnderstand the Development Services system of work

Last StepUnderstand the system of work which brings data to the staging area

Next StepUnderstand the system of work which brings data to the atomic data store

Next CheckTuesday 6th August 4pm

Software Delivery Team Kata

continuous improvement

Question Everything

I know you wont believe me, but the highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others