What's your strategy for continuous improvement?

It depends if you're working for near-term or longer-term results. If near-term, the simplest approach is to interview internal stakeholders and ask for a short list of their most pressing issues (the 'burning platform'). Pull a team together and decide which problems have priority. The team should work from the "bottom-up" with management "top-down" support - not interference. Once a few pressing issues are solved, you can work on a longer-term strategy with SWOT and develop that vision that suits your culture and goals. This is what is done in a "turn-around" situation, in more relaxed circumstances early gains and successes will motivate further and continuous progress.

Assessment phase is very important, it shall be defined after a kick off meeting where all the involved stakeholder can understand the commitment of the High Management to the project. If your company have any, it should be very useful to know what digital flows have been defined, and map the the processes following that flow (ex. you can assess very well the shipment process following an order during its interaction with ERP tool)

My strategy for continuous improvement involves regular self-assessment, gathering feedback, staying updated with advancements in my field, and actively seeking opportunities for learning and growth.

Siempre es importante saber el proceso completo, dónde deseo mejorar, que deseo mejorar y con cuál objetivo, esto nos ayudará a profundizar en el proceso y entrevistar a las personas claves, estás preguntas son cruciales para la toma de decisiones en un proceso.

As an additional point; i think it is a must to define whats the management expectations as clear as possible, and agree on a common vision. Sustainability of all your activities will be based according to your success on this vision. And as a strategy, start from low hanging fruits.

Há como fazer uma melhoria contínua seguindo o passo a passo: mapear cada detalhe dos seus processos atuais; encontrar a causa-raiz dos problemas; analisar indicadores de desempenho; propor solu??es; planejar e implementar as mudan?as; avaliar constantemente os resultados; e padronizar as mudan?as que foram mais eficientes.

A estratégia que adoto é obten??o de resultados através das pessoas com foco, determina??o, propósito e lideran?a pelo exemplo.

Continuous learning is a key driver of continuous improvement within an organization. By fostering a culture of continuous learning, employees are encouraged to develop new skills, stay updated with industry trends, and adapt to changing circumstances. This culture change promotes innovation, creativity, and agility, leading to improved processes and outcomes

Escoger herramientas y metodologías correctas es crucial para identificar la mejor o la más adaptable forma de hacerlo, saber la misión y visión de la empresa con relación a sus procesos es importantísimo también, es por eso que no es solo mejorar el proceso es ver un 360 de este.

It very important that the model fit with Company culture/vision and to the social behaviour. It is also possible to use different model in relation to the area you want to improve (Kaizen model should be very fittable for a subsidiary in Japan, otherwise a mix between Six Sigma and Lean should be more useful in an european productive plant).

Cada modelo se adapta a la empresa, al país, a la cultura y a la visión de la empresa, por eso es crucial que su personal tenga el conocimiento adecuado de lo que se desea implementar y de que esto ayudará a agilizar su trabajo de forma eficaz y eficiente

Cuando un proceso comienza a implementarse muchas veces lo descuidamos , por eso el seguimiento es tan importante como escoger la herramienta correcta o como conocer el proceso, así que el uso de los KPI nos ayudará a visualizar los avances de está mejora y si el equipo se ha adoptado correctamente

Tener buena retroalimentación es muy importante, en qué fallamos, que debemos mejorar, que no puede suceder de nuevo, que errores tuvimos que no nos dimos cuenta, cuáles áreas no tomamos en consideración que si afectaba

Remeber that the continous improvement shall be (surprise surprise) continuous! use the feedback you have received to update your knowledge about the Company, and share these information with both High Management and the other stakeholder. It shall be very important that, little by little, continuous improvement will be incorporated in Company DNA: define a right structure of documentation (Policies, procedures, work instructions and forms), update the value of the KPIs and keep changes traked, but the most important thing is that in case you leave the Company, people recognize the added value of this process and continues it.

Who has been adapt ourselves to meeting the customer and legal requirements by established the Upgrade system and technology in their field and accordingly follow up with the same thing to sustainable changes to improve the output.

I believe that the observation is key in any improvement scenario. It allows you to collect data directly and objectively, identify patterns and behaviors, develop scientific hypotheses and theories, and validate or refute formulated hypotheses. Observation can be performed qualitatively or quantitatively, and can be complemented by other research techniques to ensure the validity of the results obtained. Observation is one of the most important tools for scientific research, as it allows researchers to obtain accurate and reliable information about the object of study. Additionally, observation can be used to understand everyday life and extract knowledge in many fields, such as biology, psychology, sociology, among others.

Strategy for continuous improvement? Simple, all work is the result of observation. First I need to verify the deep knowledge as proposed by Deming: Systemic view, elements of psychology, understanding of variability and theory of knowledge