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Visual Controls Monitoring Card
Visual Controls
Monitoring Card
Visual Controls
Monitoring Card
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Do visual controls show pace and progression of work?
• Do visual controls show expected vs. actual when needed?
• Are reasons for misses or flow interrupters specific and clearly described?
• When there are misses are we ensuring there is a proper response?
• Are visuals regularly used to drive improvement and revised as needed?
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Are visuals signed off or initialed by leaders?
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Do visual controls show pace and progression of work?
• Do visual controls show expected vs. actual when needed?
• Are reasons for misses or flow interrupters specific and clearly described?
• When there are misses are we ensuring there is a proper response?
• Are visuals regularly used to drive improvement and revised as needed?
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Are visuals signed off or initialed by leaders?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor Visual
Controls

Process Performance Board Monitoring Card
Process Performance
Board Monitoring Card
• Is the Process Performance
Board being used on a regular basis by the team?
• Does the Process
Performance Board tell you what you need to know about the process?
• Is it being used to communicate goals, status
(expected vs. actual) and process improvement progress?
• Are problems visible? Are efforts to work on the problems visible?
• Are tasks assigned to help resolve problems?
• Is there follow through on what was found, actions that were assigned and discussed as opportunities for improvement?
Process Performance
Board Monitoring Card
• Is the Process Performance
Board being used on a regular basis by the team?
• Does the Process
Performance Board tell you what you need to know about the process?
• Is it being used to communicate goals, status
(expected vs. actual) and process improvement progress?
• Are problems visible? Are efforts to work on the problems visible?
• Are tasks assigned to help resolve problems?
• Is there follow through on what was found, actions that were assigned and discussed as opportunities for improvement?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor Process
Performance
Board

A3 Problem Solving Monitoring Card
A3 Problem Solving
Monitoring Card
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Are staff jumping to solutions without knowing root cause?
• Are reoccurring problems visited frequently because the root cause is not known?
• Are employees using the
A3 process and gaining capability around A3 use?
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Are leaders using the A3 process with team members and promoting
A3 use?
• Is the team bringing problems forward or waiting on assignments?
• Are employees demonstrating problemsolving and continuous improvement thinking?
A3 Problem Solving
Monitoring Card
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Are staff jumping to solutions without knowing root cause?
• Are reoccurring problems visited frequently because the root cause is not known?
• Are employees using the
A3 process and gaining capability around A3 use?
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Are leaders using the A3 process with team members and promoting
A3 use?
• Is the team bringing problems forward or waiting on assignments?
• Are employees demonstrating problemsolving and continuous improvement thinking?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor A3
Problem Solving

A3 Coaching Monitoring Card
A3 Coaching
Monitoring Card
A3 Coaching
Monitoring Card
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Are leaders using the A3 to build the problem solving muscle of staff?
• Are leaders investing time with staff to build the problem solving muscle?
• Are leaders jumping to solution and getting emotionally attached to the solution?
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Are leaders being mentors by asking questions versus solving the problems for their staff?
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Are leaders using the A3 to build the problem solving muscle of staff?
• Are leaders investing time with staff to build the problem solving muscle?
• Are leaders jumping to solution and getting emotionally attached to the solution?
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Are leaders being mentors by asking questions versus solving the problems for their staff?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor Visual
Controls

Huddle Meetings Monitoring Card
Huddle Meeting
Monitoring Card
Huddle Meeting
Monitoring Card
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Do Huddle Meetings occur regularly and occur at the Process
Performance Boards?
• Do Huddle Meetings focus on the status of process as well as results?
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Do Huddle Meetings have clear purpose and agenda beyond today’s requirements?
• Do Huddle Meetings result in task assignments to improve the process, follow-up on assignments and problem-solving discussion?
• Is there Round Robin rounds to seek input, open issues, suggestions, and questions?
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Do Huddle Meetings occur regularly and occur at the Process
Performance Boards?
• Do Huddle Meetings focus on the status of process as well as results?
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Do Huddle Meetings have clear purpose and agenda beyond today’s requirements?
• Do Huddle Meetings result in task assignments to improve the process, follow-up on assignments and problem-solving discussion?
• Is there Round Robin rounds to seek input, open issues, suggestions, and questions?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor Huddle
Meetings

Leader Process Walks Monitoring Card
Leader Process Walk
Monitoring Card
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Are Leader Process
Walks occurring on a regular basis?
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Are visual controls being reviewed to understand the following:
• What is the work being done here?
• What is the process by which it should be done?
• How can you tell its working?
• Are we adhering to the process?
• Are we getting the business results expected from this process?
• What is the next improvement that we are going to make in this process?
Leader Process Walk
Monitoring Card
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Are Leader Process
Walks occurring on a regular basis?
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Are visual controls being reviewed to understand the following:
• What is the work being done here?
• What is the process by which it should be done?
• How can you tell its working?
• Are we adhering to the process?
• Are we getting the business results expected from this process?
• What is the next improvement that we are going to make in this process?
A Tool For
Leaders To
Monitor Leader
Process Walks