Next Target Condition Kata

Beth Carrington Rev 1.0

Target Condition Expiration When a Target Condition is achieved or the Target Condition achieve by date occurs (it expires), it is time to create a new Target Condition. How does a Learner and Coach go about establishing that next Target Condition? Here’s a Kata or a Routine we’ve been using during the latest deployment at ZF.

Vision Challenge Next

Target Condition

Current Condition

Moving from here….

To here….

Vision Challenge New

Current Condition

Establishing Next Target Condition

Based on Mike Rother’s Improvement Kata

TCn à TCn+1 Kata •  Learner and Coach reflect on last Target Condition

•  Did we achieve Target Condition? •  What did we learn about setting Target Conditions? •  What did we learn while striving for this Target Condition?

•  Learner and Coach reflect on Vision and Challenge •  Did we make progress?

•  Grasp Current Condition •  Time to practice Process Analysis

•  Coach sets next Target Condition date •  Learner proposes next Target Condition •  Coach approves or works with Learner to develop

acceptable Target Condition

•  Learner lists of obstacles to new Target Condition •  Determines which one to address