Business Operator's Blueprint - Free Tool

Operator Maturity Diagnostic

Score your operating system across the four-framework BOP spine: Constraints (Goldratt), Waste (Toyota), Variation (Deming), and Policy Deployment (Danaher). Get a maturity rating and a 90-day improvement priority.

Companion to: Business Operator's Blueprint Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6 - Workbook tab Dashboard

Q1. Constraint Discipline (Goldratt - Ch 3)

We have not identified the single constraint in our operation. We can name the constraint but do not actively manage it. Our weekly operating review references the constraint. Constraint management is the spine of our scheduling and capex decisions.

Q2. Waste Elimination (Toyota - Ch 4)

We do not have a documented process / value-stream view. We have process maps but do not actively eliminate waste. Kaizen activity is monthly; some 5S, some standard work in place. Kaizen is the operating culture; everyone runs structured improvement.

Q3. Quality Built In (Deming - Ch 5)

Defects are common; we live with rework. Quality is inspected, not built in; QA is a downstream function. Variation is tracked; we run PDSA on key processes. Profound Knowledge framework runs the management system.

Q4. Policy Deployment (Danaher - Ch 6)

Strategy lives in the leadership team and does not cascade. Annual priorities exist but not visibly tracked at floor level. Hoshin Kanri cascade in place; daily management running. Full DBS-style operating cadence; visible at every layer; auditable.

Q5. Operating Cadence (Ch 7)

Meetings are ad-hoc; agendas drift. Some scheduled meetings; output unclear. Daily / weekly / monthly cadence runs; scorecards visible. Cadence is the operating system; outputs are decisions, not status.

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