Leading with Obeya
What is Obeya and what is Leading with Obeya? Obeya is a visual management instrument developed at Toyota, for building the Toyota Prius. Leading with Obeya is concrete way of working and was not developed to develop a Prius, but to lead teams and organizations, using Obeya. Why use Leading with Obeya? If you recognize […]
Kanban
What is a Kanban? The first Kanban system was developed by Taiichi Ohno (industrial engineer and businessman) to optimize the control and management of work and inventory at each stage of production. The Kanban became the now well-known flexible and efficient just-in-time production control system that increases productivity while reducing costs. It is now a […]
Porter’s 5 forces analysis
What is a Porter’s 5 forces analysis? First published in the book “Competitive Strategy” by Michael E. Porter, Porter’s 5 Forces Analysis Model is a retrospective tool used to define strengths and weaknesses in a market in order to competitively strategize and mitigate threats. To perform its analysis, this tool studies 5 competitive forces that […]
6 Thinking Hats
What are the 6 thinking hats? The 6 Thinking Hats approach was invented by Dr. Edward de Bono in 1987to improve both individual and collective thought processes.It consists of structuring thinking step by step with different, complementary ways of thinking, each represented by a colored hat. The different colors symbolize : The white hat = […]
Delegation board
What is a delegation board? A delegation board is a management tool that allows you to define the level of decision making within a team for any task or project. This is also called a RACI (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed) Chart or Responsibility Assignment Matrix. The objective is to clarify the decision-making levels within […]
A3
What is the A3 process? The A3 process is a visual problem solving tool that Toyota developed to foster learning and collaboration among employees. The term “A3” is derived from the particular size of paper used to outline ideas, plans, and goals throughout the A3 process (A3 paper is also known as 11” x 17”). […]
Story Map
What is a Story Map? A Story Map is an agile tool that allows you to create and structure tasks that respond to user needs. The objective is to identify the functionalities that respond to the needs and then plan their realization. To do this, a Story Map is illustrated as follows: A part where […]
Team meeting
What is a team meeting board? A team meeting board is a tool to visualize and organize team meetings. This tool aims to highlight individual thoughts within a team while addressing different points that are important for good team cohesion, efficiency and generally, a good mindset. In iObeya the team meeting board is illustrated by […]
4L
What is a 4L Retrospective? The 4L retrospective (for Liked, Learned, Lacked and Longed for) allows teams to assess a project, sprint, experience and more by highlighting the elements that worked or did not work in order to determine improvements. This retrospective allows teams to take a rational and quick look at a finished project […]
5 Whys
What is the 5 Whys method ? The 5 Whys method consists of asking the question ‘Why?’ 5 times to get to the source of a problem and find an appropriate solution. The 5 Whys problem solving method generally includes asking the question ‘Why?’ in the following ways: Why did the problem occur? Why is […]