Problem Solving Symposium Poster Guidelines Show your use of PDCA. Examples can include: 8-Step (8-D) Structured Problem Solving Improvement Proposal A3 Standard Work implementation 5S Project Management System / Gemba board process Value Stream Map / Improvement projects Kaizen Improvement projects ANY Continuous Improvement Projects Others ? Surprise us ! Its OK (in fact encouraged) to bring work in progress Your project doesn’t have to be complete yet Why not get some free coaching at the symposium ? Don’t be afraid to make it fun ! Don’t spend too much time making your poster Print the work you already have. Paste / tape it to a poster Done ! Examples shown on the next slides are simply examples. You don’t have to conform. Use standard 36” x 48” tri-fold cardboard or foam poster board. There is only one rule – posters may not include confidential information BTV Poster presenters will be required to have management confirmation that their poster does not include confidential information

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Example: 8-Step Problem Solving Poster Title 11 x 17 print of the whole Problem Solving A3 Step 1a – Form The Team 8.5 x 11 Step 1b – Problem Statement Step 1c – Understand the Process – Select Points of Cause Step 1c – Goal Statement Step 2 – Containment Step 3 – Cause and Effect Analysis Step 4,5 – Select & Implment Countermeasures Analysis Step 6 – Results Step 7 – Standardize & Sustain Step – Recognize & Share Results 8.5 x 11

Example: Improvement Proposal A3 The Team 8.5 x 11 Poster Title Countermeasure 1 – Results 8.5 x 11 11 x 17 print of the whole Improvement Proposal A3 Background – why this is relevant to the business ? 8.5 x 11 Countermeasure 2 – Results 8.5 x 11 Proposed Future State – 8.5 x 11 Current Situation Problem, Data 8.5 x 11 Countermeasure 3 – Results 8.5 x 11 Analysis – Root Cause Understanding 8.5 x 11 Standardize – Recognize & Share Results 8.5 x 11

11 x 17 print of the Current State Map Example: VSM Poster Title Improvement #1 8.5 x 11 The Team 8.5 x 11 11 x 17 print of the Current State Map Improvement #2 8.5 x 11 Go See Data 8.5 x 11 11 x 17 print of the Future State Map – Focus areas for improvement Improvement #3 8.5 x 11 Go See Data 8.5 x 11 Improvement #4 8.5 x 11 Improvement projects List 1 2 3 Go See Data 8.5 x 11