In Kaizen, everyone is involved-from leadership to operators. Employees are encouraged to spot improvement opportunities in daily work, propose solutions, and implement improvements. After evaluation, the new way of working is set as the standard. This approach builds a culture of continuous improvement.

Kaizen stands out by focusing on small, ongoing improvements made by everyone. Methods like Six Sigma target large projects requiring specialized expertise; Kaizen is about daily, practical improvements on the shop floor. It also combines well with Lean and Agile.

Applying Kaizen leads to higher product and service quality. Employees become more engaged. You see less waste and lower costs. Better collaboration improves the work climate, and your organization becomes more flexible and able to adapt to change more quickly.

To launch Kaizen successfully you first need management support. An open culture that treats mistakes as learning moments is essential. Because change is hard, we designed Cierpa Kaizen to lower the barrier. People need time and space to implement improvements, and good communication across all levels is critical. Finally, be prepared to think and act for the long term.

We offer three packages: Lite, Professional, and Enterprise. Lite is ideal for companies just getting started. Professional suits organizations with experience that want more depth. Enterprise is for companies improving across multiple locations.

We often hear from customers: "Every improvement program eventually stalled-but now it suddenly works! How is that?" Cierpa Kaizen is an accessible, user-friendly system. Anyone can create an action, and you receive email notifications when something is due. Whiteboard meetings are supported so you can walk through steps together. Cierpa Kaizen keeps everyone positively engaged so improvements don't quietly fall through the cracks. Improvement is done by people, not software-but the right software gives a positive boost.

We're happy to help you implement continuous improvement with Cierpa Software. Successful improvement demands a strong improvement culture, which often requires behavior change. Cierpa Software makes things easier for your people, but change is still about people. We'll connect you with our broad network of independent improvement consultants. They have a proven track record guiding change initiatives.

Cierpa Software is easy to use and requires little instruction-a short user training is enough. The culture change needed for successful improvement is another matter. Our experienced, independent improvement consultants can help you kick-start your improvement program and train people to spot waste and improve using PDCA.

We support Kaizen of course, and you'll find the PDCA cycle everywhere. We also support SMED projects, Speedy Kaizens, 15-step Kaizens, and our digital whiteboards help you improve with DMAIC, makigami, fishbone analyses, and more.

Take photos of a situation and send them straight into Cierpa Kaizen-very handy for shift leaders to report an unsafe situation, for example. If phones aren't allowed on the shop floor, use a department tablet managed by the shift lead.