Change Agent Skills and Continuous Improvement Strategies

“Course Overview”

What is Making It Happen?...a course that shares practical continuous improvement approaches and strategies to help you become more effective as a ‘change agent’.

There are 30 lessons and 4 sprint projects in total.

Making It Happen is available as either a weekly email course, or an instant download.

Why is it a course?

It all started when I was writing my next business improvement book.

I completed the first draft and it just didn’t feel right as a book.

There were two things that I wanted to add that I couldn’t do via a book...

The two things I wanted to include

Training works best when there is time to play and experiment with ideas and methods.

...but I could provide these features if Making It Happen was an online course.

1. A forced break to practice 2. Downloadable templates

Ready to use templates can make ideas and methods easier to engage with.

Where have the lessons come from?I spend my working life helping businesses to improve their operational performance.

I have found that certain tips and strategies can improve how well a business implements process improvements.

Making It Happen is a collection of practical methods to improve and accelerate improvement projects.

Real life improvement

projects

Refined ‘tips, strategies and

methods’

Making It Happen lessons

Methods to improve

implementation

What are my credentials?My name is Giles Johnston and I created Making It Happen to share the methods I have successfully used as both an employee and as a consultant to help businesses implement changes.

I have worked in a variety of engineering roles, including Manufacturing Engineer, Production Manager and ERP Administrator.

I am a Chartered Engineer, with a focus on practical methods and solutions. More information about me can be found here.

How does the online version work?

Sign up to Making It Happen at:

http://goo.gl/GNZijy

Signup Email updates

Weekly lesson Follow up

Get notified when a new

lesson is available

Access the content and discover an

effective continuous

improvement tool / strategy

Receive a friendly nudge to make sure that

you get the most from the course

How does the download version work?

Sign up to Making It Happen at:

http://goo.gl/GNZijy

Signup Access all material Plan route

Undertake exercises

and sprints

Download all the material in on go to your computer

/ tablet.

Review the lessons and

sprints and plan the route that is most effective

for your business

Put the exercises and

sprint projects to the test in your own business

Why are there two versions?

Weekly ‘email’ version

- Forced break to practice between sessions

- Follow up ‘nudges’

- Provides a clear structure for you and your team.

Instant download version

- Get all of the files in one go, do it in less time

- Plan your optimum route

- Pick and choose your way through the content

It’s a matter of preference...

What lessons are there?There are 30 practical lessons that are part of Making It Happen

1. The CARL Tool2. Using CCC to increase engagement3. Creating effective action plans4. Prioritising improvement opportunities5. Making PDCA working for your business6. Using Kaizen to get improvements moving7. Inoculation 8. Standardised meetings9. Practical KPIs10. Aligning job roles11. Fishbones for idea generation12. Takt time13. Project Charters14. To do lists - that work!15. Standard Operating Procedures

16. Using skills matrices effectively17. Intelligent Pareto18. 5S that works!19. Keeping track of the improvements20. Eliminating waste21. The monument of change22. Practical process mapping23. Moving from a project to a process24. Root cause problem solving25. Codifying data26. The loss tracker27. Avoiding the unwanted future28. Setting up to win29. Lead by example30. Focus on principles

What sprints are there?There are 4 short projects that wrap up Making It Happen

Sprint #1Developing a workload management tool.

 Sprint #2

Lead time reduction. 

Sprint #3Easier on time delivery performance.

 Sprint #4

Developing a continuous improvement 'bingo' tool.

Does it include templates?Yes. If the lesson’s exercise works better with a template then there’s one included.

How do I find out more?

www.smartspeed.co.uk/making-it-happen/

For more information, and to sign up, just head over to the main webpage.