Establish the Target Condition

1. The Improvement Kata
ESTABLISH THE TARGET CONDITION
Practice
this
Routine
For reference
see:
Chapter
5
Target Condition
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2. What challenge
are we striving
to meet?
ORIENTATION
Establish the
Next Target
Condition
Target
Condition
What pattern
do we want to
have next?
Go
and
See
ACT PLAN
CHECK DO
PDCA Toward the
Target Condition
The 5
Questions
What is the
current pattern
of working?
Grasp the
Current
Condition
Understand
the
Direction
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3. 3

4. A TARGET CONDITION
ENABLES TEAMWORK
Target
Condition
WITHOUT a
Target Condition
Disorganized discussion.
Exchange of opinions.
My idea versus your
idea. “Who's right?”
Prioritization by
dominant individuals.
No PDCA.
WITH a
Target Condition
Structured approach.
What do we need to
do next to reach our
objective?
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“Let the
data
speak.”
“Oh,
yeah –
sez
who?”

5. 5
Characteristics

6. Target vs Target Condition

7. Target vs Target Condition