Getting Started with Continuous Improvement, Part 3: Continuously Improving

Continuous improvement is a process that needs to be embedded in a team's workflow. This article shares tips on how to make continuous improvement 'stick' with your team. Establish a regular cadence for Kaizen meetings/retrospectives, aligning it with planning cadence is a great way to ensure sustained continuous improvement work. Another tip is to track Kaizen work on your team Kanban board and differentiate it from other types of work to help with capacity and WIP (work in progress) management. Celebrating small Kaizen wins like all other work wins will help you demonstrate that continuous improvement activity matters. Another way to make continuous improvement stick is to include it in your team's onboarding process.