Hoshin Kanri – Strategy Deployment and Lean Performance Management

What is Hoshin Kanri?

Hoshin Kanri is a Lean strategic management system that ensures everyone in the organization works in the same direction.
It is a tool for performance management, Innovation prioritization and strategy implementation/deployment.
It enables managers and teams to translate long-term strategy into concrete, measurable actions at team and departmental level—
and to steer performance throughout the fiscal year.

This training is a hands-on, structured program with one clear outcome: a living Hoshin A3
that becomes the single reference point for strategy execution, daily management, and performance follow-up.

Why Hoshin Kanri (and why most implementations fail)

Most organizations struggle not with strategy creation, but with strategy deployment:

• Objectives remain abstract
• Focus on the short term
• Teams work hard, but not aligned
• KPIs exist, but don’t drive behavior
• Follow-up meetings lack structure

Hoshin Kanri solves this—if implemented correctly.
This training focuses on practical deployment.

Training Objectives

The objectives of this training are to enable participants to:

• Gain insight into their current management and steering system
• Understand the Hoshin Kanri methodology and deployment process
• Understand the role of the manager within the Hoshin Kanri process
• Be able to apply Hoshin Kanri within their own organization or department

Participants develop a solid and practical understanding of Hoshin Kanri, enabling them to
turn strategic intent into consistent execution.

• Fully understand Hoshin Kanri and its core building blocks
• Implement Hoshin Kanri effectively within their own organization
• Link long-term strategy directly to daily execution
• Move from ambition to measurable results in a structured and disciplined way

This training demonstrates how strategy is actually executed

Manufacturing & Industrial Environments

• Executives and senior management
• Plant managers and production managers
• Department and functional managers
• Quality, supply chain and logistics managers
• Industrial and process engineers
• Lean experts, Lean leaders and Lean trainers
• Professionals responsible for strategy deployment and performance steering

Office & Service Environments

• Department heads and office managers
• Middle and senior management
• Executives responsible for strategic alignment
• Entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals
• Professionals in liberal professions
• Lean specialists and Lean coaches
• Professionals aiming to align strategy, KPIs and daily operations

Healthcare Sector

• Hospital executives and senior management
• Department heads and unit managers
• Functional and quality managers
• Medical leadership involved in organizational performance
• Lean specialists and Lean coaches
• Professionals aiming to improve coordination, focus and patient-centered performance