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Successful strategy anchoring with Hoshin Kanri

Hoshin Kanri is an approach for consequent planning and agile implementation of strategic initiatives, aligning the entire organization behind a few clearly prioritized goals.

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Successful strategy anchoring

A leadership principle for strategy and goal deployment

Also known as policy development, management by planning or policy deployment, Hoshin Kanri prioritizes strategic goals and directs the entire organization accordingly.

Thereby, Hoshin Kanri ensures that goals are communicated, understood and monitored on all management levels.

Based on the strategically relevant goals, Hoshin Kanri establishes a strategy plan, which is:

  • ✓transparent
  • ✓measurable
  • ✓aligned
VISION

Goals are communicated, understood and monitored on all management levels.

Target definition

FAST beats SMART

To successfully implement the corporate strategy in a dynamic business world, SMART targets are no longer sufficient. Hoshin Kanri follows the FAST principle.

Frequently discussed

Targets should be discussed in regular reviews.

Ambitious

Targets should be difficult, but not impossible to achieve.

Specific

Targets should be measurable.

Transparent

Targets and the current achievement of targets should be accessible to all employees.

How does Hoshin Kanri work?

Hoshin Kanri expands strategy in five steps

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Vision & breakthrough goals

Develop the vision and set breakthrough goals.

What is the added value?

Target cascading. Transparency. Agility.

VISION Strategy plan at the centre BREAKTHROUGH GOALS What moves us significantly forward? IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES How are the goals achieved? ANNUAL TARGETS What should be achieved this year? SUCCESS FACTORS How should the result be measured?

Target cascading

Within the scope of target cascading, department goals are harmonized with corporate goals. The catchball process ensures that goals are accepted and filled out bottom-up.

Transparency

Goals and the current achievement of goals become accessible to all employees. The X-Matrix transforms breakthrough goals into annual targets, activities and resources. With the help of bowling charts and reviews, regular control is achieved using KPIs.

Agility

Goals and their development are continuously oriented to the dynamic environment. Hoshin Kanri follows the FAST principle and evaluates activities and results according to their contribution to success.

What are our services?

Comprehensive approach: analyze, transform, implement

Three building blocks, usable individually or as end-to-end strategy deployment. Click a tile for details.

Analyze

Developing vision and strategic goals

We analyze your vision and support you in developing strategic goals that will significantly enhance your business.

Transform

Turning goals into concrete measures

We transform your strategic goals into specific measures, responsibilities and metrics.

Implement

Anchoring horizontally and vertically

We break down your strategic goals and support you in the horizontal and vertical strategy implementation.

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Dr. Ralph John

Managing Director. Dr. Ralph John is happy to take the time for a no-obligation initial conversation about your strategy deployment.

Book an appointment with Dr. Ralph John → ralph.john@drescher-consulting.de