The six-phase job plan, time-boxed. Adjust durations to product complexity; never skip the sequence.
| ✓ | Item | Owner | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costed BOM validated by finance (material, process, labour, overhead) | |||
| Quality & warranty Pareto for the product | |||
| Competitor samples procured for teardown | |||
| Cross-functional team confirmed (design, mfg, purchasing, quality, finance, supplier) | |||
| Savings target & scope agreed with sponsor |
| Time | Phase / activity | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:30 | Kick-off, scope, targets | Shared goal & ground rules |
| 09:30–11:00 | 1 · Information: cost walk, Pareto, VoC | Validated baseline |
| 11:00–12:30 | Product & competitor teardown (hands-on) | Observations wall |
| 13:30–15:30 | 2 · Function identification (verb–noun) & FAST | FAST diagram |
| 15:30–17:00 | 2 · Function–cost matrix & value index | Ranked mismatches |
| Time | Phase / activity | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–12:30 | 3 · Creative: brainstorm, 6-3-5, TRIZ, SCAMPER per target function | 200+ raw ideas, tagged |
| 13:30–15:00 | 4 · Screening: go / grow / park | Shortlist |
| 15:00–17:00 | 4 · Weighted scoring & effort–impact matrix | Top 25–40 ideas with champions |
| Time | Phase / activity | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–12:30 | 5 · Development: savings estimate, one-time cost, risk, validation needs per idea | Draft value proposals |
| 13:30–15:00 | Implementation planning: owners, dates, gates | Roadmap |
| 15:00–16:30 | 6 · Presentation to sponsor / decision board | Go / no-go decisions logged |
| 16:30–17:00 | Wrap: funnel setup, next check-in booked | Live savings funnel |