Benchmarks & Client Cases
Speed of Innovation
The Challenge
Problem
• Lengthy development Lead Time
• Last stage of the project plagued with rejects and rework
• Not enough development capacity
• Sales are not maximised by dropping customer requirements throughout the process
Root Causes
• Lack of communication between departments
• Rigid and bureaucratic process
• Development focus only on closed concept
• Inputs and exchanged requirements throughout the process
The Solution
• Obeya control and standardisation of Lean scheduling to increase communication
• Customer interests events, feasibility planning, learning cycles and integrating events to improve project quality
• Flow cells creation to reduce project Lead Time
• Documentation Standard Work to reduce project cost
The Results
The project had a payback period of less than 3 months with annual Savings of £4.5 million.
Real Sales vs Forecast Sales
Accuracy of sales forecast increased by 18%
Development Productivity
Development productivity increased by 8.6%
Project Lead Time
Project Lead Time reduced by 50%
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