Essay Plan and Lead Continuous Improvement – Sustainability Across Organisation – Management Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Part A: Prepare and deliver a presentation
1.Scenario.
You are a continuous improvement consultant. Australian Hardware has contracted you to analyze the business in order to propose an overall approach to continuous
process improvement, including a general methodology such as Lean or Six Sigma.
The approach will be used across the business, including application to areas such as:

• sustainability across the organization
• revenue per customer interaction
• operational costs
• customer service satisfaction across product areas such as timber, plumbing and electrical, garden products, hardware, tools and homewares
• delivery lead times for customers.

You will need to consider the appropriateness and applicability of different continuous improvement methodologies in order to find the best fit for Australian
Hardware.
In your overall approach, you will need to develop several supporting strategies and procedures.
You intend to trial your proposed quality systems and processes at the Wollongong store.
You will need to gather feedback from the management team on your proposed continuous improvement approach. In accordance with organizational practice, you
will need to prepare a summary report incorporating feedback and suggestions for amendments and refinements.

2. Review Australian Hardware documentation, including strategic plans and operational plans. Note what the organization does, how it does it, what its goals and objectives are, and who its stakeholders and customers are.

3. Research or review continuous improvement methodologies and tools and identify strategies for improving quality and performance in targeted areas. You will need to
select and prepare for discussion in your presentation:
a. A continuous improvement methodology, such as TQM, Lean and Six Sigma to apply to the organization
b. Problem/opportunity identification and decision-making tools, such as value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and brainstorming.
c. Strategies for including and encouraging participation by the right individuals and teams
d. Strategies for building ownership and a work culture that is conducive to improving quality, reducing waste and high performance.
 

4. Analyze the impact of your proposed introduction of continuous improvement measures on the organization as an integrated whole. In particular consider, for
discussion in your presentation, the impact on:
a. Communications to various stakeholders
b. Knowledge management and information flow, including information technology
relevant to document storage and sharing
c. sustainability and sustainability objectives
d. performance management, including setting goals and KPIs, monitoring, training, and coaching, and rewards and recognition
e. legislative compliance.

5. Arrange a time and location to deliver a presentation to the management team with the results of your findings in steps 2–4.

6. Deliver the presentation to the management team. Ensure you:
a. Seek input for improvements or additions to your approach to be incorporated into your summary report and portfolio documents. Ask questions and use active
listening techniques.
b. Deliver your presentation in accordance with the deliverables and quality specifications outlined below.
 

Part B: Prepare a summary report
1. Summarise the contents of your presentation in a one- to a two-page written report, including recommended changes or additions. Ensure you:
a. use an appropriate style and tone for business reporting
b. use headings, paragraphs, and full sentences

Part C: Portfolio of work
1. Develop a communications strategy for implementing your proposed continuous improvement initiatives that include:
a. Two to three communications objectives
b. At least two audiences, for example, senior management, work teams, or individual employees
c. At least two methods of communication or media.
 

2. Develop a short (less than one page) procedure for informing teams of the outcomes of continuous improvement activities.
 

3. Develop a monitoring strategy for an area of team performance identified in the scenario. Include:
a. Targets (aligned with or consistent with organizational goals)
b. Standards (compliant with relevant legislation, policies, and procedures)
c. KPIs
d. Responsibilities for recording and reporting
e. Timelines
f. Technology and systems used for capture, storage, and reporting of performance information.

4. Develop a short (less than one page) procedure for managers and special continuous improvement teams to run continuous improvement sessions; for example, if poor
performance is observed through monitoring systems.
 

Your procedure should:
a. Outline how to run a team session to capture opportunities for improvement and share required knowledge
b. Include at least one measure to ensure adherence to legislative requirements such as health and safety, privacy, or anti-discrimination.
 

5. Submit your portfolio deliverables in accordance with the deliverables and quality specifications outlined below.