what we do

Leannovate Consulting

Lean Analysis

Leannovate will lead activities with the client and present its findings in a comprehensive report. Having been appraised of strategy, the information gathered through onsite activities are analysed using tools developed by Leannovate which reveal where savings can be saved and/or operational 'pain points' can be removed. The report details a recommended 'future state' for processes which support the client operations, its strategy and in which area investment should be made in innovation. Additionally, any potential commercially available solutions which can be implemented to achieve the recommendations are outlined. Change management as well as regulatory or cultural issues will be highlighted with proposed approaches detailed to mitigate.

Often, the businesses Leannovate has worked with don't actually know their own processes or have ever had them mapped - or understand how they relate to each other. Leannovate brings empowering insight by illustrating business-wide processes which informs strategy going forward.

Traditionally applied in manufacturing or productline orientated environments, Leannovate pioneered the development of methods and tools to bring the same significant benefits that Lean brought to the automotive industry for example. There is still huge merit in the hunting for the core 8 forms of waste:

  1. Producing too much
  2. Working more than necessary on a task
  3. Waiting time
  4. Inventory
  5. Working to cover defects (in processes)
  6. Too much Motion (of people)
  7. Unnecessary Transportation
  8. People's strengths not used

    Through its involvement with the commercial aviation sector, Leannovate’s methods needed to prove the cost savings,  that could be applied across an organisation, that could be approved then implemented and could minimise the impact of change – in the most demanding of industries.

    Your business can benefit from this experience and Leannovate Consulting will bring you:
  • Analysis of pain points and which pain points cause most problems in workgroup sessions
  • Map your processes (in workgroups) and how they relate to other (perhaps unmapped) processes
  • Capture all associated process costs
  • Understand current strategic direction
  • Analyse all the data
  • Produce a comprehensive report detailing the findings
  • The report shall recommend processes to support your strategy and to deliver reduced costs
  • Highlight barriers to change, risks and positive factors
  • Reveal any regulatory or cultural challenges in introducing process change

Innovation

How do you innovate? What do you innovate? A legion of books has been written trying to address these two questions – the vast majority of which, unsuccessfully.  Working with many companies in the past, from a broad spectrum of industries, has informed the development of a method which can give the answers two questions as they apply to you and your customers.

Leannovate will use its approach to bring insight to your innovation activity – and show you how to keep it on strategic target.

Leannovate will work with you to:

  • Define what job(s) your customer is trying to do
  • Define the process that your customers have to go through to use your existing product
  • Define which areas could be targetted to bring you market advantage
  • Define how well your competitors succeed in serving customer needs
  • Show what processes you need to support the delivery of customer-focussed innovations
  • Deliver a comprehensive report of findings, recommendations and risks
  • Highlight any cultural or regulatory challenges in your innovation strategy

Next Business Practice

By combining lean and innovatation you get a unique approach to get the ‘best’ practice in your operating processes that best suits your business needs and supports your development strategy.
However, to truly gain market advantage, best practice is not enough – you want ‘next’ practice before your competitors make it their ‘best’ practice.

Leannovate as part of its methodology, shows what the ‘next’ practice should be for your business and when combined with reduced operating costs and targetted innovation, will give you a market advantage which facilitates growth in profitability, market share and reputation.

Leannovate can also help develop a Request For Proposal, business development strategy as well as implementation, training and approval plans. Leannovate will also accept engagements to Project Manage the implementation, ensuring the envisioned results are realised.

 

Which companies would benefit most from consultancy?

  • Companies seeking to reduce operating costs
  • Companies keen to introduce continual improvement programs
  • Companies seeking to understand their own processes in detail
  • Companies seeking to know what to innovate
  • Companies seeking to create business justification cases with their customers
  • Companies seeking to have processes which support new strategy and direction
  • Startup businesses seeking to be efficient from day one