Value Stream Mapping & Kaizen Event Kit — map the stream, run the event, hold the gains
A complete value stream mapping and kaizen event system for Lean leaders, continuous-improvement facilitators, and plant managers. Build the current-state map with the math done by formula — takt time, lead time, WIP — design the future state, then run the kaizen event that gets you there with a day-by-day facilitator guide, an action tracker that follows up after report-out, and the results report you hand to management. The worked example running through the kit cuts lead time from 20.75 days to 8.50 — a 59% reduction.
One-time price — no subscription
Excel · Word · PDF
Built by a practitioner — Brian Sheard, 25 years in manufacturing
20.75 → 8.50days of lead time in the worked example, current state to future state
−59%lead-time cut in the worked example
60.0 sectakt time in the worked example, per unit
4files in one download
What's inside
Four working files that take you from "how long does this product family actually take, door to door?" to a finished kaizen event with the results reported and the actions tracked to closure.
Workbook · Excel
Value Stream Mapping Workbook
The heart of the kit: current-state and future-state mapping with the calculations done by live formula, so the map argues back when the numbers don't add up.
- Takt time calculated from available working time and customer demand — 60.0 seconds per unit in the worked example
- Process data boxes and inventory between steps, with the lead-time ladder rolling the whole stream up for you
- Fully worked example: lead time falls from 20.75 days in the current state to 8.50 days in the future state
- Future-state view side by side with the current state, so the gap the kaizen event has to close is a number, not an opinion
Guide · PDF
Kaizen Event Agenda & Facilitator Guide
The event week laid out day by day in a 4-page guide — kickoff and current-state review, future-state design, implementation on the floor, and the report-out — written for the person running the event.
- Timed agenda for each day of the event, with the deliverable each day has to produce
- Facilitator instructions: what to run, what to watch for, and how to keep the team on the clock
- Team roles, ground rules, and the materials and preparation checklist for the week before
Workbook · Excel
Kaizen Newspaper & Action Tracker
Every action out of the event captured in newspaper format — what, who, and by when — and followed up after the team goes back to their day jobs.
- One line per action: the gap it closes, the owner, and the due date
- Gap-closed percentage tracked as actions complete, so progress is a number at every follow-up
- Built for the 30/60/90-day check-ins where kaizen results are usually lost
Template · Word
Kaizen Results Report Template
The report you hand to management when the event wraps: what the baseline was, what changed, and what it was worth — in the format leadership expects.
- Before/after measures table — lead time, WIP, and the future-state targets from your map, ready to fill in
- Results against target, stated plainly, with the misses left visible
- Next-steps and sustain section, so the gains get an owner after report-out day
Pricing — one-time, both licences get the whole kit
Same files either way. The only difference is how many plants you can run it in. Pay once, keep it, and reuse it on the next product family or the next warehouse.
Single plant
Single-Plant Licence
For one plant or site — every department and shift in it.
- All 4 files: 2 Excel workbooks, facilitator guide PDF, results report template
- Use across the whole site, all shifts
- Re-run it as often as you like
$249one-time
Or split it with Cash App: 3 weekly payments of $83 — no interest, no fees.
Send payment 1 — $83 (how it works, below)
Company-wide
Company Licence
For every plant you run — roll the same system out site by site.
- Everything in the Single-Plant Licence
- Use at all your company's plants and sites
- Share with your operations and Lean team company-wide
$599one-time
Or split it with Cash App: 4 weekly payments — $150, $150, $150, then $149 — no interest, no fees.
Send payment 1 — $150 (how it works, below)
One-time payment — no subscription, no renewal, no per-user fees.
Paying with Cash App? Put the product name and your email in the payment note — your download is emailed to you after payment.
How split payments work: send payment 1 from the licence card above, then send the rest weekly to $bms0842 in the amounts shown on the card. Put the kit name, your email, and the payment number (for example "payment 2 of 4") in each payment note. No interest and no fees, ever. The full kit is emailed to you as soon as the final payment lands. Need to skip a week? Email [email protected] — everything you have paid stays credited toward your kit.