Maintenance - Introduction to Lean Visual ... - Highways Agency

Implementing Lean Visual ManagementStructureLean Visual Management is based on the concept of teams. To ensuresuccessful implementation of the Lean Visual Management you should givecareful consideration to what constitutes a team with respect to your specificworking environment. Generally, teams should comprise a group of 7±2individuals, working in close proximity, who share many of the same goals andobjectives.It should be noted that both Visual Displays and Stand-up Meetings have theability to function across work of varying degrees of size and complexity and atvarious levels of management and seniority.For example, if you have a small workpackage that only involves a single team,you will only need one Visual Display. Inthis case the team supervisor will beresponsible for facilitating Stand-upMeetings and reporting progress tosenior management on a regular andongoing basis.Larger and more complex work packages that involve substantial multidisciplinaryinteraction may require each team to have their own Visual Display. In cases likethis a team’s Visual Display is likely to be more discipline-centric, with each teamhaving their own individual board that contains project information relevant to them.The team supervisor will still facilitate Stand-up Meetings with their individualteams but they may also participate in meetings with other team supervisors inorder to disseminate and discuss cross-management issues. This meeting mayutilise a Visual Display that provides information more pertinent to seniormanagement. Where this is the case, teams should be encouraged to also highlightissues that have the potential to affect colleagues or stakeholders outside theimmediate team, so that these can reported upward.Structure is an important factor in Lean Visual Management and carefulconsideration should be given to this prior to implementation.Page 22Any printed copy of this document is considered uncontrolled. Controlled documents are maintainedelectronically and can be found on the Highways Agency’s PartnerNET at www.ha-partnernet.org.uk