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LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Best Practices Discovery Project 2017

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Best Practices Discovery Project 2017

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LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT



Participating companies from previous years

The Lean Analytics Association (LAA) and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are sponsoring the Best Practices Discovery project since 2015.

THE AIM is to discover, document and share best practices of world’s leading companies from different industrial sectors which have been focusing on the implementation of lean principles in product development.

A BEST PRACTICE is a solution that has consistently produced positive and sustainable results compared to those achieved by other means.

LEAN INNOVATION is the application of lean thinking principles across the entire value-chain including new product development.

About the Project



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DOCUMENT YOUR LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY

• Document your efforts implementing lean thinking for product development.

• Information will be collected through a half-day interview and a Gemba Walk.

MEASURE LEAN MATURITY STATE

• Use the SMART Maturity Assessment tool to identify maturity level of implemented lean thinking practices in product development.

• Benchmark anonymously with other innovative companies.

DIFFUSE

• Contribute to a publication of the book that will be available for sale with all industrial cases from the Best Practises Discovery Project 2017. Each participating company will receive one free copy.

• Become recognized among practitioners as a leader in lean product development.

LEARN AND NETWORK

• Present your lean journey at the Lean Innovation Forum 2017.

• Network and share experiences and ideas for future improvements with other practitioners.

Benefits



Project Timeline

THE BEST PRACTICES DISCOVERY PROJECT follows a 6 phase framework described below.

(*) Data collection interviews will be carried out with lean leaders in your company to document the evidence about the challenges, lessons learned and impact that lean thinking has provided to your organization’s product development.

No confidential information will be requested, only the experiences that companies are willing to share.

Companies to confirm their participation

Online Kick-off and Networking Meeting

On-site interviews & data collection (*)

LAA to document industrial cases

Participating companies to review and approve their case

Lean Innovation Forum in Europe

SMART Maturity Assessment report

UNTIL MARCH 17, 2017.

APRIL 2017.

APRIL - JULY 2017.

SEPTEMBER 2017.

Q4 2017.

DECEMBER 2017.

APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2017 Free access to SMART Assessment tool

On-Site Interviews 2015/2016



PARTICIPATION IS FREE FOR COMPANIES that decide to share their lean journey (only travel expenses apply).

Below is the table where you can find the comparison of the VALUE RECEIVED (free of charge) and COMPANY INVESTMENT.

(*) All participating companies will be given one online access to the SMART Maturity Assessment tool that enables a qualitative assessment of the company’s maturity level of the implementation of lean principles in product development.

(**) Travel expenses of two researchers from LAA to your location to conduct the face-to-face interview. The estimated cost is a maximum of €3,000 for EU and €6,000 for overseas companies.

(***) Travel expenses for your team to the Lean Innovation Forum.

PROJECT VALUE FOR PARTICIPANTS

FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS

COMPANY INVESTMENT

DESCRIPTION QUANTIFIED VALUE

Case development 15,000 €

SMART Maturity Assessment (*)

15,000 €

Benchmarking report with recommendations

10,000 €

Lean Innovation Forum 2017 participation (one person)

1,000 €

TOTAL 41,000 €

DESCRIPTION QUANTIFIED VALUE

LAA average travel expenses (**)

2,000 - 5,000 €

Companies travel expenses to the Lean Innovation Forum 2017 (***)

1,000 €

Internal work load required

2-5 working days

TOTAL INVESTMENT3,000- 6,000 €

& 2 - 5 working days

Participation



About Us

The LEAN ANALYTICS ASSOCIATION is a non-profit spin-off organization that connects innovation challenges to lean solutions through a network of international experts.

We focus on providing methods, tools, training and bespoke solutions to support the implementation of novel lean approaches and innovation best practices. We also facilitate networking among lean and innovation professionals within LAA’s Lean Innovation Community and through the organization of events.

OUR MODEL is called LAA LEAN INNOVATION MODEL and focuses on 4 building blocks. Industrial cases will be aligned to one or more enablers in LAA Lean Innovation Model.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTAND CHANGE

LEANINNOVATION

MODEL

EFFICIENT PROCESS AND KNOWLEDGE BASED ENVIRONMENT

SKILLED PEOPLEAND COLLABORATION

STRATEGYAND PERFORMANCE

1. Customer value12. Communicate, manageand reward change

11. Internal and externalpartnerships

10. Continuous improvement system

9. Co-create, shareand reuse knowledge

8. Lean thinking toolsand methods

7. Sustainableinnovation process

2. Strategy & leadershipcommitment

3. Track performance

4. Human skills

5. Chief engineer

6. Cross functionalcollaboration

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSList of identified key opportunity areas and gaps

2,43

METHODS AND TOOLSList of identified key opportunity areas and gaps

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KNOWLEDGEList of identified key opportunity areas and gaps

2,93

PEOPLE AND SKILLSList of identified key opportunity areas and gaps

3,29

Average assessment resultsMATURITY LEVEL 3 - APPLY

3.02

SMART Maturity Assessment

The SMART Maturity Assessment enables a qualitative assessment of the companies’ maturity level of the IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN PRINCIPLES IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

Assessment outcome is a one-page A3 report which includes:

SMART Maturity Assessment Results

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RADAR GRAPHS showing the gaps per perspective, where the AS-IS and TO-BE levels for each of the 56 practices are readily identifiable.

The average quantified maturity level per perspective and the overall maturity level of the organization showing areas of opportunity.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

TOOLS AND METHODS KNOWLEDGE

PEOPLE AND SKILLS

AS-IS AS-IS AS-IS AS-ISTO-BE TO-BE TO-BE TO-BE

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1.61.10

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1.21.14

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1.12

1.11

1.9

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1.81.7

1.61.10

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1.3

1.21.14

1.13

1.12

1.11

1.9

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1.81.7

1.61.10

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1.4

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1.21.14

1.13

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1.11

1.9

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1.81.7

1.61.10

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1.21.14

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Benefits

• Increase LEAN AWARENESS in your organization.

• Obtain your current READINESS LEVEL implementing lean practices.

• Identify the most relevant company-specific PRACTICES.

• Understand IMPROVEMENT GAPS.

• Develop a ROADMAP based on discovered opportunity areas.

• Be able to identify the progress of your LEAN JOURNEY.

A Benchmarking report is delivered to companies that complete the SMART Maturity Assessment to understand their maturity level, gaps and key opportunity areas, comparing themselves with other companies.

All information and the name of each company is kept confidential.

LEANTRANSFORMATION

PerspectivePRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Perspective PEOPLE & SKILLS

Perspective TOOLS &

METHODS

Perspective KNOWLEDGE

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SUMMARY OF AVERAGE RESULTSper company across all 4 perspectives

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Previous Projects

Get in Touch

Confirm your participation in the Best Practices Discovery Project 2017 by March 17, 2017 and take full advantage and benefits of participating.

TO FIND OUT MORE about this project, our methodology, experience, and products/services, please use one of the options below:

Visit the Lean Analytics Association website www.lean-analytics.org/bpdp-2017 email: [email protected]

or call us: +41 76 574 94 20 (CH) / +44 79 318 976 03 (UK)

LEAN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BEST PRACTICES: 10 industrial success stories

Successful cases included from 2015

The Lean Analytics Association is a non-profit spin-off organization that connects innovation challenges to lean solutions through a network of international experts.We focus on providing methods, tools, training and bespoke solutions. We also facilitate networking amongst practitioners towards the implementation of novel lean approaches and innovation best practices.

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