LeanView™ is a fully integrated lean process design solution developed to help businesses of all types and sizes cost-effectively design, evaluate and implement lean processes for improved operational and financial performance.

Because Leanview™ is built on Microsoft's Visio, Excel and Project products, it delivers powerful yet user friendly tools that leverage and extend the inherent strengths and widespread availability of these commonly used Microsoft^® Office solutions.

LeanView's functionality aligns with and supports world class Lean practices while providing a framework for enterprise-wide Lean deployment & sustainment.

With LeanView™, users can do the following:

• Streamline drawing, distribution, and updating of Value Stream Map (VSM) diagrams
• Automatically calculate key operational and financial metrics for each VSM state
• Transform raw financial and process data into business intelligence depicting key performance indicators for each Value Stream
• Compare a Value Stream's current state with baseline, future and ideal states using a consistent set of appropriate VSM metrics
• Seamlessly transform process improvement opportunities into actionable project plans
• Provide enterprise-level visibility and control over all Lean and Six Sigma project related activities and resources
• Assist finance with Sarbanes-Oxley compliancy by closing the gap between reported savings and actual bottom-line performance

• Create comprehensive management reports for each value stream
• Hyperlink between parts of a LeanView™ diagram to other LeanView™ diagrams or to supporting files or Web Pages for enterprise level views
• Collaborate and share LeanView™ diagrams from within Microsoft^® Visio interface using Document Workspaces that reside on Windows Sharepoint™ Services sites (requires Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
• Populate management dashboards with SolutionXML and VisioXML output from LeanView™

• Draw Parallel Value Streams and Processes
• Capture and analyze parallel process people, costs and inventory
• Utilize Flow Path Highlighters to Visualize Parallel Paths and Flows
• Define in Process Parts and Materials for more accurate analysis

• Create comprehensive process flowcharts utilizing Swimlanes (RaceCar), Fishbone (Cause & Effect), Flow Charting, Engineering, Org Charts, Software Code Design (OOD's) etc...
• Convert any Visio Stencil Shape to LeanView™ Shape allowing Lean Data Entry and Reporting
• Export Shapes and Maps to MS Word or PowerPoint for easy outbriefings

• Systematically Implement Lean Processes for improved operational and financial performance
• Produce comprehensive current-state VSMs for each product family

• Systematically evaluate financial and operational performance
• Identify and prioritize improvement opportunities
• Design and moel future-state VSMs
• Project financial and operational improvements
• Plan and execute projects to realize lean savings & measure results
• Validate, report and communicate Lean savings to all levels of the organization
• Account for Lean savings in earnings reports

Empower managers and lean practitioners by providing a lean toolset that supports the systematic collection, design, analysis, reporting and dissemination of VSM data

Quickly and easily retrieve accurate data on current and future-state VSMs to enable faster and better informed decision-making. Create a risk management tool by modeling the effects of proposed process changes on existing operations before implementation.

Standardize project planning processes using corporate standards and industry best-practices. Benchmark and communicate project results for continuous improvement.

LeanView's robust, integrated process optimization tools provide accurate and timely information on current operations, while providing a framework to systematically transition to lean.

Accelerate time-to-benefit by compressing Lean event timelines, reducing response and approval cycles, and creating a knowledge-base for future process improvement initiatives