1. Taking a Strategic Approach to Lean Development Mike Atkins, WSP Richard John, WSP Adrian Wookey, ECITB

2. AGENDA

3. Who We are?
Mike Atkins is a Lean Leader & Six Sigma Black Belt from a background of Mechanical Engineering. Mike is a change manager with a Masters in Operational Excellence who built his experience of delivering improvements and developing improvement capabilities within BOC. In the past two years at WSP Mike has established the WSP approach to continuous improvement aligned to BS ISO 18404:2015 that has informed the ECITB training standards. Mike is working to integrate Lean thinking into all WSP highways sector projects and has led the ECITB industry pilot project.
Richard John is a Lean Expert & Six Sigma Master Black Belt from a background of Mechanical Engineering. Richard is an accredited Lean & Six Sigma trainer who has recent experience of process excellence including robotic process automation. Richard has worked on major transportation programmes for Crossrail, HS2, London Underground & Network Rail in roles that have had direct responsibility for planning and execution of construction activities and then in oversight and improvement.
Adrian Wookey is a Senior Product Development Manager at the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), a Non-Departmental Public Body accountable to the Department for Education. Established in 1991, the ECITB is the skills, standards and qualifications body with statutory responsibility for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain through an industrial training levy. Recently Adrian has been working with employers, stakeholders and WSP through a series of pilot studies to develop a set of training standards for Continuous Improvement.

4. One of the world’s leading technical professional services firmsUS
7,000
CANADA
8,000
CENTRAL &
SOUTH AMERICA
2,500
NORDICS
5,140
UK AND IRELAND
7,800
SOUTH
AFRICA
620
MIDDLE EAST &
INDIA
2,220
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND
4,600
ASIA
3,400
CONTINENTAL
EUROPE
720

5. Highlights of our UK projects
HS2 Railway Systems & Stations
1 Blackfriars, London
Smart Motorway Projects
Galloper Wind Farm, Suffolk

6. The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) accountable to the Department for Education (DfE). Established in 1991, the ECITB is the skills, standards and qualifications body with statutory responsibility for the development of the engineering construction workforce of Great Britain.

7. Continuous Improvement Development Programme

8. KEY Initial Engagement Executive Development Sponsor
Understanding the Need
Preparing the Foundation
Establishing Drivers
Embedding
Mind-set & Culture
Developing Platform
Building Self Sufficiency
KEY
Executive
Development
Sponsor
Improvement Member
Organisation Wide
Improvement Leader
Coaching Time
Training
Time

9. Personal Development Programme

10. Case Study #1

11. Alignment to BS18404:2015

12. BS18404: 2015 - Continuous Improvement
Communication
Audit
Plans of Action
STRATEGY
Targets
Organisational Culture
KPIs
Reporting Structures
Decision Making Process
ARCHITECTURE
Support
Responsibilities/ Accountabilities
Steering Committee
KEY PERSONNEL
Champions & Sponsors
Improvement Leaders
Competency Records
Lean
Six Sigma
Experience
Training

13. BS18404: 2015 - Continuous Improvement
Communication
Audit
Plans of Action
STRATEGY
Targets
Organisational Culture
KPIs
Reporting Structures
Decision Making Process
ARCHITECTURE
Support
Responsibilities/ Accountabilities
Steering Committee
KEY PERSONNEL
Champions & Sponsors
Improvement Leaders
Competency Records
Lean
Six Sigma
Experience
Training

14. Strategy
AUDIT
COMMUNICATIONS
PLANS OF ACTION
KPI’s
TARGETS

15. Architecture REPORTING STRUCTURES SUPPORT ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
RESPONSIBILTIES
STEERING COMMITTEE
DECISION MAKING PROCESS

16. Key Personnel IMPROVEMENT LEADERS COMPETENCY RECORDS
CHAMPIONS & SPONSORS

17. Lean Maturity Assessment

18. Lean Maturity Assessment

19. Lean Maturity Assessment
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20. Case Study #2
Attempt to assess the Case Study company against BS18404 using the Maturity Assessment guidelines.

21. Case Study Discussion Where are the opportunities for improvement?
Lean Maturity Assessment
Case Study Discussion
Where are the opportunities for improvement?
What can we do about that?

22. Effort vs Reward Assessment
A simple Effort vs reward approach will help to prioritise the improvements.
Use a simple 2 x 2 approach

23. QUESTIONS