Ship in a storm going in the right direction; shining needle; strategic policy deployment; a powerful strategic planning system developed in Japan in the 1960's. Also known as Hoshin Planning and Policy Management
Hoshin Kanri is a corporate-wide management approach that combines strategic management and operational management by linking the achievement of top management goals with daily management at an operational level. It is particularly associated with change management.
A Japanese approach to policy deployment that aims to integrate an entire organisation's daily activities with it long term goals.
The selection of goals, projects to achieve the goals, designation of people and resources for project completion, and establishment of project metrics. [Same as Policy Deployment
a strategic decision making tool that focuses resources on the critical initiatives necessary to accomplish the business objectives of the firm
Japanese term for hoshin planning, a form of interactive strategic planning which aids the flow of information up and down the organizational layers in a systematic, productive way.
Another term for policy deployment. Provides step-by-step planning, implementation, and review process for managed change.
Hoshin Kanri (also "Hoshin" or "Hoshin planning") is a strategic planning methodology that uses a Shewhart cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) to create goals, assign them measurable milestones, and assess progress against those milestones. "Hoshin Kanri" is a Japanese name, roughly translated as "Compass Needle" or "Policy Deployment". Presumably, this name is suggestive of how Hoshin planning aligns an organization toward accomplishing a single goal.
