Are you thinking about implementing Lean but don't know where to start?
Are you trying to implement Lean but are struggling to get people on board?
Have you implemented Lean but not getting the results you want?

The Lean People Assessment can show you exactly where you need to focus to improve your implementation of Lean Thinking!

  • To have a Lean Enterprise, you have to have Lean people.
  • Your people have to get Lean before your enterprise can get Lean.
  • Lean People make a Lean Enterprise!

Lean People have experience, knowledge and skill.

  • Experience means that you have a thorough working knowledge of the industry in which you work.
  • Knowledge means that you understand the basic ideas of a Lean Enterprise and the tools that support them.
  • Skills means that you understand and apply the seven skills that make people Lean. The seven Lean People Skills are prerequisites for effectively applying Lean Thinking tenets and tools.

The Lean People Assessment measures your organization’s readiness to implement Lean thinking by determining the existing level of knowledge, experience and skill.

The assessment is made up of two tools:

1. The Lean People Assessment Questionnaire:
This contains the questions that people in your organizations will answer. The assessment takes about 30 minues to complete and is self scoring. When one of your people complete answering the questions, they are shown their results and the their score is sent your administrator's tool.

2. The Lean People Assessment Administrator's Tool:
This is where you collect and display the results of the Lean People Assessment for everybody in your organization. The Lean People Assessment can help you plan training classes to strengthen the organization's ability to implement Lean tools.
  • If you give the assessment to everyone in your organization, you can develop specific course rosters
  • If you assess a sample population, you can define combinations of departments and management levels that need specific courses.