Math-Assisted Decision Making
Having trouble deciding what to do?
Some lean math can help!
Resources are not infinite. Often we have more improvement opportunities to work on than we can accommodate. A simple but powerful prioritization matrix can help us sort things out.
First, record the countermeasure for each opportunity (a.k.a. problem) on its own individual Post-it Note®. Then, typically, as a team, arrange the Post-its on the following matrix according to expected impact (as “measured” against things like team KPI targets or kaizen event targets) and how quickly they can be implemented.