Do you need help finding the starting point for your Lean journey? For the past decade, GDC has been continuously developing and refining our business assessment tools to do exactly that—identify where you are today, where you want to be in the future, and what you need to do to get there!

At GDC, we understand that our client’s needs are different; therefore we offer two types of assessments. Our assessments are designed to give you the best possible feedback to make improvements within your organization.

• The GAP Analysis
• The Operational Assessment 

Our patented assessment process considers current business state, corporate culture, organizational structure, and competitive environment. We evaluate the effectiveness of the corporate strategy and the efficiency of operations. Both assessments have been designed to analyze the key management areas of a business.

Our assessments are designed to not only provide you with an analysis, but to also outline an implementable plan of action based on your specific needs and goals. After you complete your assessment, you will have a plan to start implementing IMMEDIATELY! Depending on your resource capacity, you can start implementing with your people or have GDC tailor a project plan to meet your specific needs.

Contact us today to enquire about your Assessment Needs!

Do you ever wonder how to get your employees more engaged in fueling the success of your organization? Do you not understand why your employees are unmotivated—after all you give them fair pay, job stability, and a great work environment? 

The answer is simple…they don’t understand HOW they can help the organization achieve the goals set in place by top management. Many organization communicate the high level goals, but unfortunately they are often too complex for non-leadership employees to understand. And if they do understand, they don’t understand their role in creating the improvement.

At GDC, we deploy the strategy throughout the organization through the implementation of HOSHIN. During Hoshin, executives start the process by identifying top-level goals. The next step is to for the executive team to play catch-ball with the next level of management to select goals that will ensure the executive goals will be achieved. This keeps happening until the floor-level employees are setting goals to ensure their supervisors are able to achieve their goals. This process allows all goals, from the top executive team to the floor-level employees, to be in alignment. It allows involves all member of the organization to be part of the goal setting process—which allows them to understand their specific role in achieving the organizational goals. By engaging employees in this process the feel part of larger team, which will motivate them to fuel the success of the organization.

Although we have recommend path, each individual client has tailored implementation plan that varies based on their initial assessment and resource capacity. As we are implementing, we work side by side with our clients' employees to ensure that they be engaged and able to keep the momentum moving forward. 

Keeping the momentum moving forward and sustaining the improvements is the most difficult part of the Lean journey for many organizations. Without a systematic approach, organizations struggle to keep pushing forward. When faced with obstacles many organizations change direction and move to the next exciting flavor of the month; but any company who has successfully begun their lean journey knows the road blocks and obstacles must be attacked and overcome.