Turn Operations
into a source of
better performance


Action Dashboards helps CEOs, COOs and operational leaders improve performance across complex organisations.

We combine Lean implementation, visual and daily management, practical problem solving and clear operational dashboards to turn strategy into action.





Sector experience of the Action Dashboards team
across mining, steel, aluminium, transport, government services,
defence supply chains and telecommunications.












MAKE PERFORMANCE VISIBLE


Make performance visible.
Help teams act on it.


Many organisations have plenty of data, but it does not always translate into better operational decisions.

We help leadership and operational teams identify the measures that matter, build effective daily and weekly management routines, and solve the problems that are holding performance back.

Operational team using visual management and performance boards

WHAT WE DO


Practical support. Measurable impact.


Operational performance dashboard

See performance clearly

Align strategy, SQCDPE measures and operational dashboards so leaders and teams are looking at the same priorities.

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Operational team using visual and daily management routines

Build effective management routines

Create practical visual and daily management routines that improve accountability, escalation and decision-making.

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Team carrying out practical operational problem solving

Solve operational problems

Use A3 practical problem solving, process improvement, root-cause analysis, Total Productive Maintenance and quick-changeover techniques to improve performance.

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PROVEN EXPERIENCE


Experience in complex operations


Our work and wider team experience spans asset-intensive industry, transport, government services, defence supply chains and major infrastructure programmes.


Operational performance improvement programme

ACTION DASHBOARDS ENGAGEMENT

Operational improvement for an MoD training supplier

Helping an operational leadership team create clearer performance visibility, aligned management routines and a practical improvement approach.


Lean maintenance improvement in London transport

TEAM EXPERIENCE

Faster maintenance changeovers in London transport

Applying Lean quick-changeover principles in a safety-critical maintenance environment.


Continuous improvement in Australian mining

TEAM EXPERIENCE

Continuous improvement in Australian mining

Supporting the implementation of a structured continuous improvement approach within a complex, asset-intensive mining operation.


Operational improvement in a UK government department

TEAM EXPERIENCE

Operational improvement in the Department for Work and Pensions

Helping operational teams use performance information, visual management and practical problem solving to improve service delivery.

OUR APPROACH


Start where progress can be seen


We begin in a carefully selected model area. This allows the leadership team and frontline operation to establish clear measures, strengthen management routines and solve important operational problems in a practical environment.

Once the approach is working, it provides a visible example of what good looks like and a foundation for wider implementation.

1

Understand the operation

Define priorities, understand the process and agree the measures that matter.

2

Make performance visible

Build dashboards and visual management around the right operational priorities.

3

Build routines and solve problems

Embed daily management and use A3 practical problem solving to drive results.

4

Scale what works

Roll out the approach and sustain improvement across the wider organisation.

WHY ACTION DASHBOARDS


Experienced practitioners,
working directly with your teams


Action Dashboards brings together experienced Lean and operational improvement practitioners, including former Toyota engineers.

Our team has worked across mining, metals, transport, government services, defence supply chains, telecommunications and manufacturing.

We work alongside leadership teams, operational managers and frontline colleagues to build approaches that are practical, visible and sustainable.

Could your Operations become a stronger source of performance?

Talk to us about your operational priorities and where a focused model-area implementation could make the greatest difference.

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