Global Kata: Success Through the Lean Business System Reference Model

CHAPTER 6

Creating a Center of Excellence

This chapter provides guidance on how to create a center of excellence capability, a subsystem and an integral part of our Lean Business System Reference Model™. A center of excellence is the core competency and capability center for a Lean Business System. It can be either a physical or virtual center of knowledge that concentrates existing expertise and resources in a discipline to attain and achieve continuity of purpose and optimize value contribution throughout the enterprise. This function promotes collaboration, guidance, shared learning, homogeneity, and best practices for enterprisewide adaptive ...