Vision Kanri Strategy implementation method




Why an improved Strategy implementation method ?


A very popular (and good) Strategy implementation method is called Hoshin Karin. However, this method as some issues explained in this « point of view » outlined below.
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Business Strategy Definition Excellence

This page details the Business Strategy Definition Pillar criteria of our Operational Excellence model. The goal is not to explain in great length all of the criteria described here, but to give you enough details to enable you to better evaluate your own definition and deployement of your strategy

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Is the Hoshin Kanri methodology too top down and short-term focused?

Hoshin Kanri: a reminder of its definition and origins

Hoshin Kanri's literal translation (方針管理) is "compass management" or "management of the direction".
It is a methodology for deploying corporate policy or strategy, or in a broader sense, for deploying "breakthroughs" such as transformation or change programs.
It was developed in the 1960s and 1970s in Japan, notably by a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard and Bridgestone. It has its origins in a mixture of Management By Objectives (by P. Drucker), the teachings of W. Edwards Deming (notably known for the PDCA) and Joseph M. Juran at seminars in Japan.
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