The success factors of Continuous process improvement

Continuous Improvement is the prevalent effort to improve services, products and processes by making incremental improvements within a business. This process must be a continual so that the opportunities for development can be highlighted, measured and evaluated

• Leadership that walks the talk- Leaders must exhibit certain distinct behaviors that not only describe support for the initiative but also the behavioral pattern that they wish all employees to emulate. 

• A major focus on “fire prevention” rather than “firefighting”- The problems that require fixing are generating a series of “fires” that on a constant basis distract managers from solving the main cause of their problems.

• Constancy of purpose- Successful continuous improvement programs includes that improvement is not only a management initiative but also a long-term practice that needs to incorporate everything an organization does.

• Shift from short term to long term mind-set- The company needs to have at look at the long-term result of the work it is doing.

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