Implementing Lean Practices: Managing the Transformation Risks

Table 2

Lean risk treatment at a strategic level.

Change leadership	Leadership commitment with the vision and its communication for engagement of staff. The initial steps of change and ongoing “wins” for momentum of change. The development of a new organisation identity.
Managing internal resources	Physical, human (availability and capability), and financial resources need to be managed for amounts of training, learning, and implementing changes.
Managing external resources	Use of consultant (sensei) or other external resource for training.
Other factors	Market conditions and forecasts (risk), demand variability, and expected product mix (variety), among others.