• Pre-Visit Questionnaire
• On-Site Analysis
• Off-Site Assessment and Report Preparation:
• Identify the opportunities, the priority and sequence of Kaizen Blitz event(s), and provide an approximate cost/savings analysis.
• Plan the phased communication of the Blitz process and objectives to the rest of the plant.
• Presentation of Findings and Recommendations:
• Review the assessment report with your company, within 14 days of the on-site visit.

A detailed workshop plan is developed. It:

• Details the objectives and boundaries of the Blitz;
• Identifies team members from within the process area and internal and external customers and suppliers;
• Identifies support resource requirements;
• Finalizes the preparation of meeting rooms, A-V requirements, supplies, etc.

The "Kaizen Blitz" workshop is based on "rapid cycles" or "bursts" of education and training, followed by immediate application of the concepts learned, and includes:

• Sessions of awareness training to promote a change of thinking;
• Analysis and documentation of the current process;
• Learning and testing of "new" approaches;
• Development of a new vision for the work area;
• Rapid implementation;
• The measurement of results.

Follow-up is crucial to maintaining the workshop's gains, and in the perpetuation of an environment for team-based improvements. Some changes are complex and will require effort beyond the Blitz period, HPM provides one follow-up visit approximately 20 days after the Blitz.