due on 09/25/2016- 1000 - 1200 words essay plus template - Apa Style -

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Developing

Proficient

Advanced

1.  Improvement Project (Kaizen Event) - Plan a mini-kaizen event for the process documented in Assignment 1 addressing at least one issue discovered from the analysis in Assignment 2. Document the results of the mini-kaizen event (template provided).  Include kaizen objective statement, ideal conditions, brainstorming potential actions, and implementation plan for the mini-kaizen event.

(+5 pt.) Weakly thought about the improvement project (limited support, biased and narrow thinking). Weakly documented kaizen objective statement, ideal conditions, brainstorming potential actions, and implementation plan.

(+10) Thought about the improvement project well, but either struggled to motivate process owners to support or had issues completing kaizen objective statement, ideal conditions, brainstorming potential actions, or implementation plan.

(+15) Critically thought about the improvement project to effectively evaluate needs and motivate process owners (or other stakeholders) to complete mini-kaizen event. Documented the results of the mini-kaizen event well (using the template this is Step 2-5).

2. Review Impact - Measure the impact the improvement(s) had on the 3 process measures defined in Week 2 (see Assignment 1 and the template example, using the template this is Step 6).

(+1.7 pt.) Did not effectively quantify the impact improvements had on process performance. Used <3 measures, had errors in calculations, and impact statements weak.

(+3.3) Tried to explain the impact improvements had using 3 measures, but had errors in calculations.  Needed to better rationalize impact statements to show value of improvements.

(+5) Clearly stated the 3 prior measures (from Assignment 1) and how the measures improved as a result of the mini-kaizen event.  Developed impact statements to explain how the process performance was improved.

3. Identify Lessons Learned - Include challenges and experiences (generalize what you learned for use in later process improvement projects, using the template this isStep 7).

(+0.6 pt.) Very limited reflection of lessons learned.

(+1.3) Reflected on challenges and experiences, but missed some generalization to support future process improvement projects.

(+2) Clearly reflected on assignment challenges and experiences generalizing for future process improvement projects.

4. Format - Considered punctuation, grammar, spelling, paragraph/sentence structure, etc. Most of this assignment is student process improvement project documentation with personal observations, but further research on other similar kaizen events (and personal communications interviewing others) may require APA citations and references.

(+1 pt.) Weakly formatted submission.   Had further issues with punctuation, grammar, spelling, structure, citations, references, etc.  

(+2) Format okay, but may have had issues with punctuation, grammar, spelling, structure, citations, references, etc.   

(+3) Nice format. The template provided for the Improvement Project (Kaizen Event) has been pre-formatted to meet minimum expectations (needed to add own documentation on mini-kaizen event results within the template or similar).

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