Audit

Lean Metrics & Health-Check Audit

A practical, interactive lean health-check that captures structured ratings, observations, and owner-assigned next steps for standard work, visual management, Kaizen throughput, and sustainment. Designed for repeatable audits, trend reporting, and focused coaching.

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Lean Metrics & Health-Check Audit

This audit helps you quickly diagnose how well lean practices are embedded in a line, cell, or area. It focuses on standard work, visual management, improvement velocity (Kaizen), and sustainment. Complete one audit per area — about 10–20 minutes. Use the scale 1 (weak) to 5 (excellent).

Scoring guidance: rate adherence and effectiveness for each item, record concrete examples and owners for follow-up, and use the overall maturity rating to prioritize coaching. Saved audits can be trended over time to measure sustainment.

YYYY-MM-DD
Your name or role
Where this audit was conducted (e.g., Line 3, Cell B)
1 = early/ad hoc, 5 = embedded daily practice
1.0 10.0
Is current standard work visible and available at the workplace?
Rate how consistently operators follow documented standard work
1.0 10.0
Describe examples of adherence or deviations (who, when, what).
Are visual boards (performance, safety, quality) located at the point of work?
Check timestamps, data freshness, and ownership.
Do visuals show clear targets, trends, and next actions?
1.0 10.0
Record missing visuals, confusing elements, or good examples.
Count of completed improvement items with documented closure.
Percent of opened improvement items that reached implemented closure in past 3 months.
Do Kaizen actions deliver measurable process improvement?
1.0 10.0
How are improvement items tracked and closed?
Describe notable improvements or obstacles to closure.
Is there a defined cadence for sustainment checks (daily/weekly/monthly)?
Choose the cadence used for sustainment checks.
Rate how reliably sustainment checks lead to corrective actions and closure.
1.0 10.0
Document missed checks, common recurrence, or system gaps.
Capture what is working well and should be reinforced.
Prioritize where coaching, resources, or experiments are needed.
List concrete next steps, who owns them, and desired due dates.
Use this to help allocate coaching resources.
YYYY-MM-DD - when to reassess this area.
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