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This week’s guest is Justin Kenney. Justin, who works for the state of Vermont, explained how he and his team leverage continuous improvement at the government level. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Justin’s background (2:15)
• The quote that inspires Justin (4:28)
• The first six months of their journey (8:12)
• What happened to the original facilitators (15:12)
• What the improvements look like now (15:49)
• How many have been trained (16:55)
• What’s unique about their approach (17:23)
• State involvement (20:30)
• An example of an improvement Justin is proud of (25:02)
• Their work with the DMV (34:15)
• The other challenges they’re facing (38:02)
• Justin’s advice (40:59)
• What Justin would do differently (43:45)
• What Justin is most proud of (45:31)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com
• Justin on LinkedIn
• Vermont’s Approach to CI Presentation
• PIVOT Executive Order
• PIVOT Governor’s Strategic Goals
• PIVOT Results and Plans 

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What Do You Think?

How else can Lean and/or Six Sigma be used to improve the government?

Original: http://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/07/12/ga-223-how-to-apply-lean-to-the-government-with-justin-kenney/
By: Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy
Posted: July 12, 2018, 10:00 am