Hoshin Kanri in Higher Education (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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Strategy, the link between mission and operational plans to improve an institution's performance, is a critical element to the future success of higher education (HE). Hoshin Kanri (HK), the application Lean principles and practices to strategy development and strategy deployment, is a systematic and effective approach to support institutional success, particularly when competition is great. Surprisingly, despite its known effectiveness and advantages over other approaches to strategy development and deployment, the application of HK in HE is limited. This book promotes greater use of HK strategy deployment at HE institutions.

The book is divided into four sections:

-- Section One (Introduction to HK) underscores the importance of strategy development and deployment and provide readers in helping HE institutions navigate the turbulent context that challenge their perceived and real value to society.

-- Section Two (Case Studies - Examples of HK development and/or deployment at HE institutions) includes a variety of case studies of HK strategy development and/or deployment in HE institutions.

-- Section Three (Expanding the Application of HE in HK) offers a primer on the process and toolbox for HK strategy development and deployment tailored for their application in HE institutions.

-- Section Four provides a summary and integration of the preceding sections and offers their insights on the future directions, research opportunities, and challenges for HK in HE.

The book underscores the key benefits HK can offer HE institutions. With its Lean roots of continuous improvement and respect for people, HK offers HE institutions an effective and sustainable approach to strategy implementation and deployment. HK can be used institution-wide or at an institutional level or area. While the local application of HE won't achieve the full benefits possible through institution-wide adoption, it offers a marked improvement over a strategy deployment process that doesn't respect people and leverage their knowledge, expertise, and insights to use continuous improvement to move their office, department, or function forward.