Reviews

	Evaluation of book provided by 16 change makers
Reviewer	15 Lean Champions (summarized by Raphael L. Vitalo, Ph.D.)

Vital Enterprises began licensing a prototype of the The Lean Champion’s Resource Guide in 1998. This prototype contains approximately 90% of the tools contained in the new version of book. The prototype was produced to support lean champions in implementing a Lean Enterprise initiative for a Fortune 500 company. Lean Enterprise is a systematic approach for thoroughly eliminating waste from business operations and, through that effort, creating wealth. The lean champion role was designed to lead, facilitate, and drive the Lean Enterprise initiative to success at specific work leans. The resource guide was introduced to lean champions at one of the group's regular conference sessions. In March 1999, lean champions were surveyed for their assessment of the resource guide. Table 1 presents the results of that assessment.

Table 1. Evaluation Feedback From lean Champions
Survey Question		Average Rating
A1.	Was the book available to you when you needed it?	4.89
B1.	Is its appearance attractive?	4.78
B2.	Is it logically organized?	4.67
B3.	Does it offer the right information?	4.44
B4.	Is it easy to understand?	4.33
C1.	Does it help you educate about Lean Enterprise?	3.78
C2.	Does it help you ensure the adoption of Lean Enterprise?	4.11
C3.	Does it help you ensure that the teams you support achieve their objectives?	3.56
C4.	Does it help you serve as a member of the lean's planning team?	4.11
C5.	Does it help you serve as a communication link with the various stakeholders?	4.44
C6.	Does it help you measure the results of the Lean Enterprise effort and publish findings to drive learning?	3.78
Grand Mean		4.26