Estimated savings: 12.3 min/cycle, +5% PCE
Estimated savings: 4.1 min/cycle, +2% PCE
Estimated savings: 1.8 min/cycle, +1% PCE
Overview
Identifying waste is only half the battle — you need to act on it. The Improvements Board is a built-in kanban system that tracks every improvement action from idea to completion. Create actions directly from your map analysis, Smart Suggestions, or manual entry. Assign owners, set due dates, and track progress through customisable workflow stages. Link actions back to specific map steps so you can measure the before-and-after impact.
Why Improvements Board?
Three reasons teams choose this tool
Action, Not Just Analysis
Convert insights into tracked improvement actions in one click. No more lost post-it notes or forgotten ideas.
Traceable Impact
Link every action back to the map step it improves. Measure before-and-after impact when actions complete.
Team Visibility
Everyone sees what is in progress, what is blocked, and what is done. Improvement becomes a team sport.
How It Works
Get started in four steps
Create an Action
Add improvement actions from map analysis, Smart Suggestions, or manual entry.
Assign and Prioritise
Set owners, due dates, priority levels, and link actions to specific map steps.
Track Progress
Move actions through kanban columns. Filter by priority, owner, or linked map.
Measure Impact
When actions complete, before-and-after metrics show the real improvement delivered.
Applications
Real-world use cases
Managing the action list from a kaizen event
Tracking continuous improvement initiatives across multiple processes
Assigning and following up on waste elimination tasks
Reporting improvement progress to leadership with linked metrics
Capabilities
Everything included
Preview
See it in action
Analytics Dashboard
Value Stream Map
Current StateTemplate Library
Integration Marketplace
23 connectorsMonte Carlo Simulation
Team Workspace
Desktop Recording — 04:23
| Time | App | Action | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | SAP | Open purchase order | 0:12 | VA |
| 0:12 | Excel | Update pricing sheet | 1:33 | VA |
| 1:45 | idle | Waiting for approval | 1:35 | NVA |
| 3:20 | Outlook | Send confirmation email | 0:45 | VA |
Smart Suggestions
The approval step at position 3 has a cycle time of 12.3 min with 67% wait time. Automating with rule-based approval could eliminate 80% of the wait.
Two consecutive inspection steps could be merged into a single quality gate, reducing handoff waste and duplicate setup time.
AI Analysis
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