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Free Kaizen templates for office work
Worksheets for the whole cycle
- PlanUnderstand the problem
- DoMake one change
- CheckSee whether it held
- ActKeep it, or go again
5 Whys Template
A 5 Whys worksheet for office teams: one why-chain from a written problem to a cause you can change, with evidence for each answer, and a page for two branches.
Word, Excel, PDF, Markdown
A3 Problem Solving Template
An A3 template for office teams: one problem on one landscape page, from background and facts to cause, a countermeasure and checks at day 7, 14 and 30.
Word, PDF, Markdown
Lesson: One problem on one page
8 Wastes Checklist
An 8 wastes checklist for office work: the eight kinds of waste in plain words, two signs and a quick test for each, a tally, and a log of what you saw.
Excel, PDF, Markdown
PDCA Template
A PDCA template for office teams: plan a change with a prediction a check could prove wrong, try it small, check at day 7, 14 and 30, then decide.
Word, PDF, Markdown
Lesson: Every change is an experiment
Countermeasure Plan Template
A countermeasure plan template: the cause, should this step exist?, the change, its owner and what to measure, then a day 7, 14 and 30 check-in log.
Word, PDF, Markdown
Lesson: Countermeasures, not solutions
Standard Work Template
A standard work template for office teams: purpose, what starts the work, up to twelve steps with key points, exceptions, owner and next review date.
Word, PDF, Markdown
Lesson: Write down the best current way
Free to use, change and share, also at work, under CC BY 4.0. Keep the line “Template by KaizenProof” on copies you share.
Try it on your own work
A template helps a team think one problem through. KaizenProof does the same with you on screen: describe one recurring task in a sentence and it asks why until you reach the cause, then checks at day 7, 14 and 30 that the change held.