Using 5 Whys for Root Cause Analysis in Lean
The Lean East team shares how to use the 5 Whys for Root Cause Analysis in Lean and provides a few examples.
Upstream: Solve Problems Before They Happen
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath. Learn 3 Barriers to Overcome and 7 Key Questions for root cause analysis to prevent problems.
The Business Case for Lean
Lean East clients experience increased profit and improved outcomes. Our business case for Lean thinking and Lean engagements includes five client examples.
The Power of A3 Process Improvement
Do you have a process improvement process? Click here to learn about the A3 method and receive a free copy of Lean East’s proven format.
Immunity to Change
The Immunity to Change roadmap for diagnosing and understanding reasons why individuals struggle with change (based on the book by Kegan and Lahey).
Problem Solving to Root Cause
While facilitating an improvement project for a hospital’s surgical department recently, our team was presented with a clear opportunity for improvement. Recent data logged during a long day of procedures included three separate surgical cases where the patient’s discharge paperwork was incorrect. These three errors were all caught by the surgeon before the patient was […]
