Assignment Briefing April 2016 Level 3 Assignment Aim to formally assess the depth and maturity of lean knowledge of the applicant Method a 4000 word written assignment Demonstrate critical analysis amp thinking ID: 554279
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Level 3
Assignment Briefing
April 2016Slide2
Level 3 Assignment
Aim:
to formally assess the depth and maturity of lean knowledge of the applicant
Method: a 4,000 word written assignment
Demonstrate
critical analysis & thinking
Background reading & research required
Guidance provided on approach, format, method etcSlide3
Critical Thinking
“Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and
skillfully
conceptualizing, applying, analysing, synthesising, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.”Slide4
Assignment Question
“Discuss how lean thinking has evolved and developed since it was first popularised in the book
The Machine that Changed the World
to the present day.
Describe your approach to developing, implementing and leading lean initiatives in the light of this development.”Slide5
Key Points
i
How ‘lean’ emerged into the business vocabulary
TPS, W&J, pre-MTCTW thinking -> antecedents, evolution
Initial ‘definition’, focus and emphasisEg tool based, shop floor focus, “5 principles”, wastes etcHow/where it was applied
Eg automotive, repetitive manufacturing
Growth in different (related) sectors
Broadening definition of lean
Value centred, capacity creation, growth; ‘contingent’ definitionSlide6
Key Points ii
Impact of lean’s application in services
Issues and implications arising from the nature of services
Growth of lean into public services
Drivers, initial experiences (+/-); implicationsNature of value & the customer in public services: implications for lean interventions
New thinking challenging traditional lean orthodoxy
Seddon & ‘systems thinking’-> new concepts & implicationsSlide7
Key Points iii
Emergence of lean management & lean leadership
Definition, explanation
Lean iceberg model -> implications
Lean ‘business system’, human and strategic dimensionsGrowth of implementation ‘models’Slide8
LCS3 Assignment - Example Reading
The Machine that Changed the World, Womack, Jones &
Roos
Staying Lean, Hines, Found, Harrison*
Lean Toolbox, (4th
ed
), Bicheno, Chapters 1 to 3, and final chapter
Service System Toolbox, Bicheno
Lean Thinking, (Womack & Jones) Part 1 in particular
Toyota Kata, Mike Rother, Parts I and II
The Toyota Way Fieldbook, Liker and Meier, Chapters 1 to 3
David Mann, Creating a Lean Culture, 2nd
ed
, Chapters 1 and 2
Learning to Evolve (paper), Hines et al*
Genealogy of Lean, (paper) Holweg*
Freedom from Command & Control, Seddon
Systems Thinking in the Public Sector, Seddon
*can be supplied as pdfSlide9
Steps in Producing the Assignment
Analysing the topic or question
Reading and noting relevant material
Drawing up an essay plan
Writing the essay
Reviewing and redrafting
Articles, reports, etc
Assignment reading list - books
On line material
Make notes – mind-maps, bulleted lists, post-its etc
What’s behind the question?
Core areas/topics
Main area(s) of focus
Work to a defined structure; identify key sections
Rough sketch – basic plan – extended plan – evolving plan (outlining, ordering key points)
Turn notes, bullet points into paragraphs, narrative
Reviewing (SE)
Ask someone to proof read
Read through in one go – overall flow, sense check
Have a cut off point!Slide10
ASSIGNMENT WRITING:
MAIN STAGES
Analyse the question
Make a rough outline plan (draft contents page)
Use plan to guide research & reading
Undertake research & reading
Review, revise and refine the plan
Write first draft
Edit draft for structure and content
Edit draft for style
Check referencing
Proof read for spelling/punctuation
Produce final copySlide11
Reviewing
Send to SE for comment & review:
Outline plan/contents page
Theme, focus
Specific draft sectionsComplete draftAlso, queries on any aspect.
Group review sessions (web option)
July review sessionSlide12
Characteristic of a Good Assignment
Clear introduction: outline the task and what’s about to come
Logical structure & organisation: flow
Analysis backed with facts
Contains original thinking, critical thinking, critical reflection
Balanced – appropriate amount on each key area
Not opinionatedSlide13
Characteristic of a Good Assignment
Language: written in third person
Succinct – minimal padding
Conclusion is a logical consequence of what has gone before
Referencing: acknowledge sources of information
Keeps to word countSlide14
Resources
Web page resources to be updated
Downloads, reference etc
LCS Guide to Writing Assignment
Google “how to write an assignment”!