Karen
Martin
June 28, 2022
3:30 PM to 4:15 PM EST
Learn how to reap the common benefits of and avoid the common failings in value stream mapping and transformation.
Value stream transformation is one of the most powerful organization design and business performance improvement strategies there is. Reaping the greatest benefits requires leaders and improvement professionals to think and operate in new ways.
Karen has played a role in thousands of value stream transformation cycles and is a skilled pattern detector. In this talk, she shares the common success factors and failings that make or break attempts to transform one’s value streams.
She shares the role clarity plays in value stream performance, the human side of work system improvement, the elements that make for the greatest success, and conditions that cause sub-par results.
She also shows sanitized, real-world value stream maps so attendees can appreciate common current state performance patterns and the degree of innovation typically needed for future state designs that “move the numbers.”
Value stream mapping is a powerful method for gaining the deep understanding needed to design, improve, and manage value streams. But it’s far more than a technical design tool. Karen shows how to leverage psychology so you can create the conditions for high-performing value streams.
About Karen Martin
Karen Martin is the Founder and President of TKMG Academy, Inc. and the President of TKMG, Inc., a global management consulting firm that specializes in business performance improvement.
Known for her keen diagnostic skills and rapid-results approach, Karen has led improvement and business transformation efforts in nearly every sector and nearly every industry–ranging from mid-sized organizations to Fortune 100 companies and government agencies at all levels.
A recognized thought leader in business performance improvement, Karen’s approach stems from her early career as a scientist, and then building and leading operations for several rapid-growth startups in the healthcare sector. Her work is deeply rooted in Lean Management.
She’s the author of five books, including Shingo Institute award-winners, The Outstanding Organization and Value Stream Mapping (co-authored with Mike Osterling); and The Kaizen Event Planner and Metrics-Based Process Mapping, both co-authored with Mike Osterling. Her latest book, Clarity First, was a finalist in 800-CEO-READ’s 2018 Business Book of the Year. Karen holds an M.A. in Education with an emphasis in Adult Learning.