How do you do Gemba in an office environment when your work is “hidden” in the computer?

This is actually when walking the process is the MOST important. Transactional processes are INVISIBLE and the only way to SEE them is to walk the process and map it. Even if you go to where the work occurs for a few minutes to ask some questions, look around, it gives you more insight to…
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Tracy O'Rourke - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Tracy O'Rourke

Tracy is a Master Black Belt at GoLeanSixSigma.com, the co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe. She is also a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Instructor at UC San Diego and teaches in San Diego State University’s Lean Enterprise Program. For almost 20 years, she has helped leading organizations like Washington State, Charles Schwab and GE build problem-solving muscles.
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