Accelerated Work Improvement
Work-Out™, originally developed at General Electric is an accelerated change management process that facilitates fast implementation of company strategies. There are three phases:
Planning Phase: A specific business problem/challenge is selected and defined so that the right people are working on the right challenge with the right information.
Work-outâ?¢ Intensive: A 2-3 day business meeting where cross-functional teams identify major issues, develop collaborative approaches, and create short term action plans.
Follow Up: Action plans are reviewed at formal 30, 60, and 90 day checkpoints to monitor implementation and ensure continuing coordination and development.
The Work-outâ?¢ Intensive
Intensives are dynamic events, during which a large team is mobilized to address the critical business challenge, and executive decision makers review proposals and provide resources - on the spot - to initiate implementation. The core of the Intensive involves separate teams working on different aspects of the overall challenge, using a specific following problem solving methodology.