Example Reflection-Visualization

Current Challenge and Innovation Tool Selection

Currently, we face challenges related to the flexibility of direct collection of materials that  are sold to Contractors from sites across the country. The main challenge is arising form  the fact that materials need to weighed and witnessed at site in order to be sold by weight  while minting control over existing materials until transferred to buyers or Contractors.  The weighing process includes the use of portable scale that is as portable at it sounds,  creating major difficulties in operations and limiting the flexibility of expansion of direct  collection of materials from sites. I selected Visualization since we need to visualize the  proposed optimized alternative processes. It is important to visualize these ideas and  concept to gauge its applicability and feasibility in accordance with our operations. Yard  users including customers, areas supervisors, sale administrators were included in the  process of brainstorming and proposing alternative weighing processes and  methodologies that are compatible, flexible, and controllable.

Application

Current situation is visualized by a drawing sketch to better understand the ongoing  challenges and identify potential improvements within the process.  Questions asked to  stakeholders to prepare for the idea generation were; What are the main current  challenges and where do they fall within the process? What can be done differently at  each of these stages? Can the entire process be modified to better fit our needs? And  how?

Feedback was combined and alternative processes were sketched based on the team’s  insights and ideas. Graphs were reviewed multiple times as it was reviewed by the team  until a modified proposed optimal process was agreed on.

Insight and Approach

Visualization helped everyone on the team to see and identify all challenges within the  process including stages that they don’t necessarily be involved at directly. It also outlined  the challenges at each process stages which helped with brainstorming different ideas  for each step

In addition, through the utilization of this tool, it was realized that ideas once sketched did  not only help to visualize and assure mutual understanding but also streamlined other  ideas and modification to that same idea. That created better quality ideas that what was  solely shared previously. The ultimate result was an optimized process with many  improvements based on the best version of each idea. The benefits to this tool exceeded

my expectation which gave me more confidence to utilize it on different challenges or  ideas generation sessions.


Example Reflection - Visualization Current Challenge and Innovation Tool Selection Currently , we face challenges related to the flexibility of direct collection of materials that are sold to Contractors from sites across the country . The main challenge is arising form the fact that materials need to weighed and witnessed at site in order to be sold by weight while minting control over existing materials until transferred to buyers or Contractors . The weighing process includes the use of portable scale that is as portable at it sounds , creating major difficulties in operations and limiting the flexibility of expansion of direct collection of materials from sites . I selected Visualization since we need to visualize the proposed optimized alternative processes . It is important to visualize these ideas and concept to gauge its applicability and feasibility in accordance with our operations . Yard users including customers , areas supervisors , sale administrators were included in the process of brainstorming and proposing alternative weighing processes and methodologies that are compatible , flexible , and controllable . Application Current situation is visualized by a drawing sketch to better understand the ongoing challenges and identify potential improvements within the process . Questions asked to stakeholders to prepare for the idea generation were ; What are the main current challenges and where do they fall within the process ? What can be done differently at each of these stages ? Can the entire process be modified to better fit our needs ? And how ? Feedback was combined and alternative processes were sketched based on the team ’s insights and ideas . Graphs were reviewed multiple times as it was reviewed by the team until a modified proposed optimal process was agreed on . Insight and Approach Visualization helped everyone on the team to see and identify all challenges within the process including stages that they do n’t necessarily be involved at directly . It also outlined the challenges at each process stages which helped with brainstorming different ideas for each step In addition , through the utilization of this tool , it was realized that ideas once sketched did not only help to visualize and assure mutual understanding but also streamlined other ideas and modification to that same idea . That created better quality ideas that what was solely shared previously . The ultimate result was an optimized process with many improvements based on the best version of each idea . The benefits to this tool exceeded my expectation which gave me more confidence to utilize it on different challenges or ideas generation sessions .