Many organizations struggle to set up a successful improvement project or program that can sustain their initial positive impact. Time and changing management conditions are the biggest threats for the continuity of “continuous” improvement programs. Teams and their managers describe symptoms, such as:

• “The initial energy to move something gets lost after a while”

• “Our momentum for change fades out with every management change”

• “Nice piece of advisory, but this is not tangible enough for us”

• “Our management does not seem to understand the real challenges we have at shop floor level”

In many cases, poorly embedded improvements or changes are the result of incorrectly balanced teams, suboptimal role-assignments or a business driver system that works contra-productive.
We call these “organisational systemics”. The systemics of an organisation can make people move or freeze, work as a team or in isolation, share or keep important information and determine the conditions for change. We have been part of these same struggles within numerous organizations and have learned to recognize, analyse and change the systemics that can make a successful improvement program faint. With our Manufacturing Analysis methodologies we can find out where the centre of gravity is positioned within your organization and how to move it to a better place so it can help your organization change their existing patterns. To find the centre of gravity you need to look far below the surface; just like an iceberg, the critical mass that has to be moved to get improvement potential to be revealed and analysed.
Once analysed, we will help you to define a better working “system”, working together with your teams in their daily routines, management structures and improving their communication.

Organizing a successful productivity program is a true craft.
We can design and orchestrate a working productivity program for- and with your team that feels more like a perpetuüm mobile rather than a heavy burden.
Bringing all essential elements of the program in line with their purpose, working principles and right proportions we are able to create a more self-propelling continuous improvement system.
It is all about the balancing act between the vast number of elements like:

• A clearly defined set of objectives that can be easily understood and translated for every individual role and work routine
• Business objectives should be trackable through a limited set of simple business metrics
• A strong set of basic and pragmatic work processes and behaviours
• Creating the right organization and roles for- and with people
• An engaged inclusive network that connects the teams, individuals creating a collective story, knowledge and drive.

Above all, it is essential to achieve that all members of the organization recognize their contribution and feel empowered to apply their strengths in the same direction. That sounds pretty obvious, but is actually not easy to achieve…

Ambitious Capex programs require strong project management capabilities from experienced resources, which is a scarcity within industry nowadays.
Seasoned program managers are available that have worked against the highest standards within different industries running large investment programs with multiple projects. Realizing new production lines, manufacturing facility- and asset realization from first design up to a vertical start-up lies within the experience of our seasoned members. Including management support to set up the right program management organization for- and with you to ensure delivery within time and budget.