Resources
As a member of BigFish you’ll be able to download multi-media resources – from documents to video clips and interactive presentation materials. This area will be frequently updated, so keep checking back for the latest downloads.
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Introduction Demo
Work & Waste Demo
Performance Measurement Demo
Collaborative Planning Demo
Workplace Organisation (5S) Demo
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Introduction to Business Improvement
For improvement practitioners embarking on the Change process - this document highlights 'what should be done' to help make change stick.
A Video showing examples of the 7 key Wastes that may occur on site.
For use in a workshop environment - this example of the aviation industry highlights the necessity to improve beyond what we believe is good performance.
Use this to help present the subject of business improvement to a group
Use this to carry out a quick assessment of yours or your suppliers organisation. It can also be used as a performance tool to assess progress against the key improvement methods on a regular basis.
For improvement practitioners embarking on the Change process - this document highlights the reasons why change fails and why people resist change. Use this to put preventative strategies in place.
Work & Waste
A video of different parts of a site analysed in terms of value adding none value adding and waste. Watch and learn how to break activities down, spot Waste and become sighted.
Used to record results of a waste observation exercise. Take this with you to use during a 15 Minute observation exercise to help record and make the case for change.
Used to show the results from the 15 Minute Waste Observation exercise on the Teachpoint.
Weekly downtime log - used to record the amount and reasons for downtime during the working week. Use to record the activity downtime during the week and to help identify the main causes.
A sample weekly downtime log used to record the amount and reasons for downtime during the working week. Use to record the activity downtime during the week and to help identify the main causes.
Video Example of the Waste Calculator showing benefits and how to use it within your organisation.
Use this sheet when carrying out your Work & Waste activity either on site or in the office - alternatively you can use the post-it notes method.
Use this to help present the Work & Waste Teachpoint to a group.
Video Example of an activity broken down and analysed in terms of value adding, none value adding and waste. Watch and learn how to become 'sighted' and analyse activities into these categories.
An example of an activity broken down and analysed in terms of value adding, none value adding and waste. Watch and learn how to become 'sighted' and analyse activities into these categories. The folder contains a video and a spreadsheet.
This helps breakdown the studied operation into value adding, none value adding and waste and encourages solutions to be found to reduce waste. Use while observing an activity to break it down into VA, NVA and waste.
This is used to breakdown a studied operation into value adding, none value adding and waste. Improvement ideas are suggested on how to reduce waste.
Performance Measurement & Data Analysis
An example of a simple customer satisfaction survey which can be used by companies to get valuable feedback from their customers after each project.
An example of a data collection sheet - use this to collect and anaylse performance data from your onsite activities.
An example of a data trail - this uses some of the 7 tools of quality management and is a good template for creating your own data trail.
Example of a simple but effective data collection sheet - use this to collect and anaylse performance data from your onsite activities.
A simple fishbone template for you to use to carry out your own cause and affect activity
A data collection sheet - showing ideas for collecting lots of different types of data.
A spreadsheet that contains all the formulas and graphs required for you to measure your own project performance using our 7 key measures
An example of how you might use a line chart to help display and communicate basic performance data
Use this to help present the performance measures, data analysis and problem solving Teachpoint to a group.
An example of a comprehensive supplier rating survey which can be used by companies to assess the overall performance of their suppliers on one or many projects.
The data trail helps managers understand the root cause of performance issues - this document will help you create your own data trail and contains all the relevant graphs to help you do so.
The weekly forward plan is a detailed planning sheet, used here to help collect individual performance data from suppliers involved in the project. It forms a fundamental part of the whole collaborative planning system.
Collaborative Planning
Use this to translate your paper based collaborative master plan into an electronic format.
If running your own workshop, send this out to explain the purpose of the collaborative planning event. It helps the project team get mentally prepared for the day.
Use this to help present the Collaborative Planning and Project Control Teachpoint to a group.
A typical agenda for a collaborative planning event.
A 6 week forward plan template - this helps project team to look far enough ahead to be able to protect the plan i.e. In 6 weeks time we are starting brickwork, do we have the information, material, people, permits, scaffolding, window opening sizes etc etc
A one week planning template - helps the project team and suppliers improve the likelihood of activities being completed as planned
A model showing how a project improvement process may look and includes collaborative planning, constraints management, setup improvement and productivity improvement of critical activities.
A sample risk register, designed to help project teams protect the plan from potential unknowns.
This shows how one project team translated their collaborative plan into an electronic form.
A sample programme highlighting the benefits of reduced batch sizes and a balanced line.
A sample of a weekly plan.
Images of workshop flipcharts - this helps guide those running their own collaborative planning workshops for the first time.
A checklist to help those running their own collaborative planning session - contains a list of all the things you will need for a successful workshop.
Workplace Organisation (5S)
A typical agenda to use when running your own 5S activity - also includes an information sheet to help you explain the purpose of the 5S.
A typical 5S board - use this to communicate the outcome of a 5S activity and help to maintain the standard.
5S check sheet is a simple and visual daily / weekly audit sheet which is used to maintain an area that has been subjected to a 5S activity.
A workshop exercise which highlights the benefits of removing clutter.
A helpful checklist to ensure your own 5S activity is successful and contains a list of all the things you should do to prepare for the event.
A site audit sheet - use this to help you maintain a high standard of organisation on your construction sites - also contains a spider diagram which can be used to monitor your sites.
Use this to help present the Workplace Organisation Teachpoint to a group.
Use this to keep track of all the red tag items discovered in an area - the red tag process and log is a systematic method of maintaining good safety, quality and efficiency on site.
A sheet explaining the red tag procedure - use this to explain how the red tag process works.
Print and hand this out prior to running the 'my toolbox' exercise
A quick workshop exercise that highlights the benefits of removing clutter to enable people to see more clearly
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