Continuous Improvement Toolkit Traffic Light Assessment
The Continuous Improvement Map Managing Risk FMEA Understanding Performance Check Sheets Data Collection PDPC RAID Log* Risk Assessment* Fault Tree Analysis Traffic Light Assessment Lean Measures Bottleneck Analysis** Process Yield Capability Indices Gap Analysis* Reliability Analysis Benchmarking** Data collection planner* Questionnaires Force Field Analysis Decision Tree Kano Analysis Interviews Control Charts Focus Groups Observations Critical-to Tree KPIs Graphical Analysis MSA Decision Balance Sheet Break-even Analysis Cost of Quality* OEE Descriptive Statistics Probability Distributions Histograms & Boxplots Run Charts Sampling Brainstorming Deciding & Selecting Pick Chart QFD Matrix Diagram Pugh Matrix Voting Pareto Analysis ANOVA 5 Whys Fishbone Diagram SCAMPER** Importance-Urgency Mapping Cost Benefit Analysis Paired Comparison Prioritization Matrix C&E Matrix Hypothesis Testing Morphological Analysis Affinity Diagram Mind Mapping* Suggestion systems Chi-Square Multi vari Studies Scatter Plots TPN Analysis Four Field Matrix Portfolio Matrix Correlation Root Cause Analysis Design of Experiment Tree Diagram* Attribute Analysis Relationship Mapping* Lateral Thinking Creating Ideas DMAIC Understanding Cause & Effect Confidence Intervals Regression How-How Diagram** Flowcharting Planning & Project Management* MOST SWOT Analysis Project Charter A3 Thinking SIPOC* PDCA Data Snooping Daily Planning RACI Matrix Kaizen Events Cross Training Value Analysis Mistake Proofing Simulation Waste Analysis Flow Process Charts IDEF0 Stakeholder Analysis Improvement Roadmaps Policy Deployment Standard work Pull Flow Visual Management Process Redesign Spaghetti Diagram Control Planning TPM PERT/CPM Activity Networks Gantt Charts Document control Implementing Solutions** Ergonomics Automation Just in Time 5S Quick Changeover Time Value Map Value Stream Mapping Service Blueprints Process Mapping Designing & Analyzing Processes
Evaluates the current performance of a process or a project in relation to a goal. Prepared for management review and action. Poor performance can be easily identified and addressed. The results should then help in the decision making and the selection of corrective actions.
Results are expressed in terms of colors, where: Red indicates an action to be taken to improve performance. Yellow indicates that the performance is as expected or on target. Green indicates a better result than expected.
When it is Used? Presenting performance information (for decision making purposes). Presenting the status of a material or a product. Getting a picture about what a team think of a particular idea.
Team members may assess item where: Green means fine or good. Yellow means okay. Red means not happy or poor idea.
Applications: Financial reports. Marketing reports. Customer satisfaction reports. Project management reports. Quality control reports. Compliance audits. Progress reports. Retention planning. Staff training and development. Staff performance management.
Example Current Training Status and Needs: ID Name Job Title Safety Product Intro. Defects SPC 5S SOP 5S FMEA Score 3113 Harvey Supervisor 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 10 3120 Sami Supervisor 2 4 3 1 3 2 0 15 3181 Omar Maintainer 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 10 3109 Zekaria Maintainer 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 5 3110 Shadi Inspector 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 3193 Peter Inspector 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 8 3174 Kumar Inspector 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Training Requirement Score: 5 2 4 6 1 6 7 4 Trainer level 3 Practical experience 1 Basic awareness 0 Training needed 2 Little practical experience