LEAN Government Center
Quality and Productivity Improvement Center
Implementing & Sustaining Government Lean Initiatives to Increase Capacity and Service, while Reducing Costs
Lean Government NOW!
is a how-to book for training and implementing broad based Lean Government initiatives to increase service, capacity, and employee engagement, while reducing costs and wastes. It’s non-traditional as it’s written in a bullet format showing exactly what must be done and how to do it to have a successful, sustainable, Lean initiative. Currently #1 on Amazon out of 97 Lean Government books.
QPIC, LLC LEAN Government Center
QPIC, LLC LEAN Government Center is the premier resource center for LEAN Government and a globally based consulting organization that focuses on LEAN, Six Sigma, Change Management (ACE), Business Metrics (MWM – Measure What Matters), Supply Chain Management, and Executive Coaching. Our client base has spanned LEAN Government, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and non-profit organizations for over 25 years. We are one of the foremost groups consulting on LEAN Government. Our approach is unique in that we start with the top management team and ensure the necessary cultural changes are instituted for LEAN Government to be successful and sustainable.
QPIC, LLC is honored to be the LEAN Government service provider for GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association) and ICMA (International City/County Management Association). QPIC is also the only Lean Leadership Institute member (also providing coaching) solely focused on LEAN Government.
LEAN Government focuses on what are the key processes in all departments/agencies, what services are they delivering, and how much of what is being done is value-added (what the taxpayer truly needs and is willing to pay for) vs. non-value added. It’s not unusual to find improvement opportunities on the order of magnitude of 50%+ when LEAN Government is applied to Municipal, State and Federal processes/spending. QPIC, LLC has been working many years with State and Municipal Governments to focus on projects that reduce wastes and save money to close budget gaps.
We focus on delivering sustainable results. We do this by educating people about LEAN Government concepts so they understand the benefits to themselves and their organization. This understanding helps them take ownership of the transformation. When there is ownership of the LEAN Government transformation, the entire organization can improve by driving performance towards an ideal state and increase employee acceptance of change.
LEAN has evolved over the years, mainly fostered by the work of Toyota and the Toyota Production System (TPS). With the advent of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the opportunity and demand for LEAN Government to help close budget gaps has exploded.
The Case for LEAN Government:
- LEAN Government Increases internal capacity to do more, without adding people.
- LEAN Government Reduces the costs of Government services (via attrition).
- LEAN Government Increases customer (taxpayers, etc.) satisfaction.
- LEAN Government Substantially shrinks the time to get things done.
- LEAN Government Provides a means to fundamentally rethink what is done and how it is done.
- LEAN Government Applies a more enhanced systems thinking approach.
- LEAN Government Can be implemented and sustained with smaller cost than alternative approaches.
- LEAN Government Easily yields returns-on-investment (ROI) of 20X+.
- LEAN Government Doesn’t depend on costly IT solutions.
It is clear that continuing the old paradigm of only cutting positions and across-the-board spending reductions will not be successful. Too many previous short sighted strategies have now created dire financial consequences for most Government sectors that must be addressed with a high sense of urgency. LEAN Government is a major means to address the financial crisis and close budget gaps.