Value Stream Workshop feedback from ATMAE

Association for Technology Management and Applied Engineering provided feedback on the last VSM simulation from my recent visit to Kentucky.  This feedback will provides an insight on how the Pizza Game is being percieved, and will help to make it even better:

Plus	Delta
The hands-on component is excellent.	Would like to see additional modules to be delivered separately.
Great video introducing concepts in a situation everyone can relate to in the real world. Thanks, Bob	Nothing I can think of but will let you know if I come to think of something
Best time spent in presentation in years.	If you deliver a workshop after lunch, you might want avoid video or keep the lights on.
Bob, you did a fantastic presentation.  If I can be of assistance, please call on me.	No pizza to eat.
Entertaining, concise, good tone	Improve clarity of objectives
Liked hands-on simulations, toast video, gas station and airport activities.  Liked the Pizza Game.	Well maybe software for doing VSM (Excel, other)
Great Presentations! Very Useful, Good pace, Hands-on!
Good overview that is paced just right
Good results and points, good visuals

Thanks for the feedback!

Bob

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Using Open Space Technology for Lean Transformations

Certain facets of Open Space Technology are used for creating and transforming high performing teams, and this can apply to lean facilitation as well:

• Once, when facilitating a value stream mapping team, we were called out of the room to participate in a survey. 
• Thinking this would likely end in disaster, an hour later the team had proved that thinking to be totally flawed. 
• The team had gone through the Storming stage and was already Norming!  We could not believe how quickly the transfer of ownership moved from the facilitator to the Team, and how well the team took charge of their own progress. 
• From that point on, we used this method each time a new team starts to create a value stream map.

Please share your thoughts…

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