Event Deployment: Ensuring Successful Kaizen Event Implementation

Equip leaders and CI professionals with a reliable, step-by-step playbook for Kaizen event deployment that ensures improvements are implemented, sustained, and delivering ROI, not left as “good ideas” on a flipchart.

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Module 1: The Kaizen Paradox – Why Great Ideas Fail After Event Week

Causes of Poor Implementation​

  Supporting Data:

• 70% of change initiatives fail to achieve intended results due to poor execution, not poor strategy (McKinsey).

• Companies that assign post-event accountability see 50–70% higher implementation rates.

Module 2: Executive Role in Kaizen Deployment

  What Executives Need to Do​

Module 3: The Proven 6-Step Deployment System

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Module 4: Tools & Templates for Immediate Use

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Module 5: Case Studies & ROI Proof

• Case Example 1: Manufacturer reduced changeover time by 40% but only after establishing weekly governance reviews.

• Case Example 2: Healthcare provider failed 3 Kaizen events until executive sponsors personally tracked deployment; success rate jumped to 80%.

  Stat: Companies with disciplined CI deployment report 2–4x ROI on Kaizen events compared to those without structured follow-up.

Module 6: Executive Playbook – How to Make It Stick

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Course Deliverables for Executives

• A repeatable, simple deployment system that can be applied immediately.

• Practical templates and review cadence to guarantee execution.

• Confidence that money spent on Kaizen events = measurable ROI.