Further Developments with Process Master 

Further to forming our partnership with Process Master that we announced a couple of weeks ago we will shortly be launching our 'Lean Pad for Healthcare' process mapping software. A sample shot is shown below using a pre-release version of the software. It was created by a Service Improvement Manager within an Acute Trust in 20 minutes (following 5 minutes of training):

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Several times over the last three weeks I have been involved in Lean Projects where staff have mentioned how they do not like the term 'Lean' as it has (as many will already know) the wrong connotation.

In chatting with Les Pyle (Amnis's Chairman) he suggested that if this was the case and the word was the wrong word (but the approach was the right approach) then maybe you needed to change the word. His suggestion was to use the term LITHE(tm) (Lean in the Health Environment)........

I was discussing Lean with a group earlier this week and they asked how you would ensure that 'Lean' gets the focus it needs when there are so many competing pressures.

My reply was that this demonstrated the difference between Lean as a Programme and Lean as a Culture.