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This guide is intended to help you put our CIDS Phase Checklists to use.

Phase 2 Leader's Guide Overview

Download a PDF checklist containing all the tasks and gates for Phase 2: Committing, of the Continuous Improvement Development System.

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Download the Phase 2 Checklist for the Continuous Improvement Development System. It is in the Excel format, and is editable to customize for your company's needs.

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Having a solid plan early on will raise your chance of success.

Complete Action Plan - OVERVIEW

Complete Action Plan

Completing this phase's action plan will give you a better feel for how long Phases 3 through 6 will take you.

Complete Continuous Improvement Roadmap - OVERVIEW

Complete Continuous Improvement Roadmap

Every company should have a mission statement that the entire team is well-versed with. It helps people make better choices in the absence of clear direction.

Mission Statement Completed - OVERVIEW

Mission Statement Completed

The values of a company are its runway lights. They provide guidance and clarity and direction, but most importantly, keep them pointed in the right direction. The vision is how the mission and values change the world.

Core Values and Vision Completed - OVERVIEW

Core Values and Vision Completed

Companies can do many things well, but they should have a focus to their strategy. That means you will compete primarily on cost, or service, or innovation. If you try to do too many things, you generally end up doing all of them poorly.

Company Strategy Completed - OVERVIEW

Company Strategy Completed

You will have a hard time navigating your continuous improvement journey on your own. You should take some time to identify people or companies who can help you figure things out. You don't need to hire them yet, but you should be ready to on short notice.

Identify Consultant Support - OVERVIEW

Identify Consultant Support

Executives and senior leaders are the most critical segment within the company for continuous improvement success. They won't be carrying the lion's share of the effort, though they will have to change a lot, but they can derail the efforts of those carrying the biggest burden.

Complete Executive Rollout Training - OVERVIEW

Executive Rollout Training

Key leaders need to commit to developing the Continuous Improvement Culture. Signing a CI Contract of Change is largely symbolic, but it does create clear expectations, and signals that the top level leaders are serious.

Key Leaders Sign Cl Contracts of Change - OVERVIEW

Key Leaders Sign CI Contracts of Change

The only way to get leaders to fully commit to change is to make it part of how they are evaluated. 

CI Goals Added to Leaders' Performance Plans - OVERVIEW

CI Goals Added to Leaders' Performance Plans

Change is very hard for some people. Major changes like the CI Development System calls for will need some specific plans in place.

Complete the Change Management Plan - OVERVIEW

Complete the Change Management Plan

While continuous improvement promotes using your brain before opening your wallet, it is not free. It costs more early on to get training, resources, and help. Scrimping on CI budgets hurts you in the long run,

Revise the Budget to Include Cl Funding - OVERVIEW

Revise the Budget to Include CI Funding

In an earlier task, you identified external mentors. You will also need a solid cadre of internal mentors as well.

Identify Internal Mentors and Trainers - OVERVIEW

Identify Internal Mentors and Trainers

<p>This guide contains tasks and gates from Phase 2, Committing, of our Continuous Improvement Development System. Excel checklist included. PDF checklist available for free to guest members.</p>

This guide contains tasks and gates from Phase 2, Committing, of our Continuous Improvement Development System. Excel checklist included. PDF checklist available for free to guest members.

CIDS Phase 2 Leader's Guide

Jeffrey Hajek

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