The 7 Steps ofHoshin Kanri

WHAT IS HOSHINKANRI?

A Japanese term that is made up of two words"hoshin" & "kanri"

hoshin - means direction or needle kanri - means control or management

Put together you end up with "strategicmanagement"

Without being intentional about your strategy,

you will end up chasing shiny objects andfighting fires

Improves flow of work onbig initiatives andstrategies

WHATDOES

HOSHINKANRIDO?

Improvescommunicationthroughout the entireorganization

Provides focusingmechanisms for the 3-5year cycle you are in

Best donewith allleaders nomatter whatlevel of theorganizationthey are in

Always beasking "Howcan weremovebarriers toachieving ourstrategy?"

Look foropportunitiesto learn aboutthe thingsthathappened you didn'tplan for

THE PRACTICEBEHIND HOSHINKANRI

Reflect on the past year,did you get as far as youhoped you would?

STEP 1:ESTABLISH

VISION &ASSESS

CURRENTSTATE

Reflect on yourkokorozashi, are youmoving toward thatvision? How can youadjust to get therequicker?

Best donewith allleaders nomatter whatlevel of theorganizationthey are in

Always beasking "Howcan weremovebarriers toachieving ourstrategy?"

Look foropportunitiesto learn aboutthe thingsthathappened you didn'tplan for

STEP 2: DEVELOPBREAKTHROUGHOBJECTIVES

What are the CriticalTasks that need to bedone?How can we measureour progress?Who needs to beinvolved in the work?

STEP 3:DEFINEANNUALOBJECTIVES

Prioritize thesegoals for eachteam so thatthey can assignappropriateresources

STEP 4: CASCADEGOALSTHROUGHOUTORGANIZATION

All levels of theorganizationshould havetheir own goalsto help achievethe objectives

Every work group shouldhave an implementationplan that they arefollowing to help achievethe annual objectives

STEP 5:EXECUTEANNUALOBJECTIVES

Eachfunctionalgroup shouldhave amonthlyreview tomonitorprogress

STEP 6: MONTHLYREVIEWS

Barriers canbe removedmuch moreeasily if theyare talkedabout morefrequently

Regularfeedback cankeep teamsengaged inthe work andconnected toall levels ofleadership

Reviewing theannualprogresstowardobjectives canhelp frame upthe nextannual plan

STEP 7: ANNUALREVIEW

Whenobjectives arecompletednew ones canbe developed

Reviewingprogress canhelp identifyareas ofopportunityfor kaizen forall levels of theorganization

七転び八起き (NANA KOROBI YAOKI)

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:FALL SEVEN TIMES AND

STAND UP EIGHT

-Japanese Proverb