Kaizen Event

Kaizen Event - Any action whose output is intended to be an improvement to an existing process.

Kaizen Events are commonly refered to as a tool that:

   1) Gathers operators, managers, and owners of a process in one place
   2) Maps the existing process (using a deployment flowchart, in most cases)
   3) Improves on the existing process
   4) Solicits buy-in from all parties related to the process

Kaizen Events are an extremely efficient way to quickly improve a process with a low Sigma score. Kaizen Events are also useful for convincing organizations new to Six Sigma of the methodology's value.

The true intent of a Kaizen Event is to hold small events attended by the owners and operators of a process to make improvements to that process which are within the scope of the process participants.

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Source: iSixSigma, 29 January 2011 10:19:18, https:web.archive.org/web/20111109014246/http:www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary