Kaizen Event Charter Template

Kaizen events are focused improvement activities designed to improve a specific process or work area. The primary focus is on identifying and eliminating waste and unnecessary non-value-added activities. This leads to tangible enhancements in quality, efficiency, delivery, cost saving, system standardization and employee engagement. Think of a Kaizen event as a continuous improvement activity at the micro level as opposed to some of the other large-scale efforts such as Lean and Six Sigma.

This Kaizen event charter template is a Microsoft Excel document that you can use and modify to suit your specific requirements. It can easily be modified to include additional sections if needed. It is designed to enable team members to explore the Kaizen event and commit to support. It serves as a dynamic communication tool that helps the team stay on track in terms of the predetermined goal, scope and schedule.