Operational Compliance Model recognizes that obligations arise from four types of regulatory design (micro-means , micro-ends, macro-means, macro-ends) that each require different approaches. Lean TCM incorporates an Operational Compliance Model that supports all obligation types and commitments

At the same time, we were adopting ISO standards for quality, SPC, six sigma, and what we now call LEAN IT was involved in everything and in many ways leading the charge.

ENGINEERING (risk & compliance specialists, lean, etc.) - maintain risk & compliance measures running AWAY MISSIONS (Gemba, investigations) - first contact, reconnaissance LONG RANGE SENSORS (leading LOG (records management) - add to and update knowledge base Act 1, Scene 1 USS Integrity ready to leave

Compliance and risk programs provide the means to achieve these objectives creating the conditions for Companies that value stakeholder trust will not leave assurance to chance and will instead establish Lean Compliance helps forward looking organizations improve stakeholder trust by improving the effectiveness If trust is valuable to you please reach out to us to learn more on how we can protect the trust and

Instead of leading the charge in applying AI to build a better future, Canada risks becoming "a footnote from data AI can learn how to learn, which represents its most powerful capability AI has agency in This demands that we learn how to be successful in the presence of this uncertainty. Raimund Laqua, PMP, P.Eng Raimund Laqua is founder and Chief Compliance Engineer at Lean Compliance Consulting He speaks regularly on the topics of lean, project management, risk & compliance, and artificial intelligence

This requires thinking differently about what we mean by "intelligent" automation. These reflections come from considering how lean manufacturing principles might inform compliance practice

The lean principle of being humble is just as important in compliance as it is in any other aspect of Being humble in compliance means acknowledging that no compliance program is perfect and that there is Being humble in compliance also means being willing to learn from mistakes. Humility in compliance means recognizing the importance of collaboration. It's important to approach this journey with an open mind and a willingness to learn and grow.

In manufacturing, to improve responsiveness to customer demand, LEAN uses pull to expose waste which In highly-regulated, high-risk industries, to improve meeting stakeholder obligations, LEAN COMPLIANCE

there has been significant attention given to the quantitative aspect of quality with Six Sigma and LEAN leading the way.

Having a fish tank was a great way for us kids to learn about fish. We learned that you shouldn’t overfeed them, and some fish don’t get along with other fish. And that’s what we learned from our family fish tank. It’s also why Taiichi Ohno (the father of Lean) encourages us to do Gemba walks. Monitor, learn, and adjust continuously in real time.

The biggest problem with the fruit analogy and particular low hanging fruit is that it leads to working on the easiest things first and leaves what is most at risk and what really matters to the end. Compliance needs to leave low hanging fruit to the end. It will mean doing the hard things first as we all know when we are trying to improve our own health. Time to leave the low hanging fruit and easy wins aside. It's time to do the hard stuff.

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a widely recognized and adopted lean management method used in various initiate transformational changes in their value streams that go beyond eliminating waste and reducing lead