Customer Reviews:
 I wouldn't recommend this book May 27, 2008
Dan Feliciano (Essex, Vermont USA)
This book is overly simplistic and left me wondering why anyone would recommend this book to me, especially for $55.00.
There are much better books on strategic planning and alignment, such as the Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses That Learn, Lead and Last by Gary Harpst Six Disciplines for Excellence: Building Small Businesses That Learn, Lead and Lastor Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm by Verne Harnish Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Growing Firm.
Also, I don't understand why "Lean" people are so hung up on using terms such as hoshin planning and A3s that are limitedly understood or written about.
 Outstanding book - very practical & powerful! December 9, 2007
George Bernwanger (Nanjing, China)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After reading this book I got a lot of great ideas to plan next year's goals & also improve my overall department's effectiveness.
Strategy Deployment Simplified May 8, 2007
Craig Henderson (Ft. Wayne, IN USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Pascal Dennis covers the basics of strategy deployment extremely well. He explains the concepts, methods and tactics used by Toyota to maximize improvement. His extremely practical description of strategies "as stories that engage" and his clear explanations of similar concepts make the complex subject matter accessible to everyone. The book is easy to read and the words he uses are very effective. For example, when he explains how "translation" makes strategies "real" to employees at every level of an organization or when he describes the "Catchball" process as a "scrubbing" process where teams "toss ideas back and forth" to create plans that are realistic and acheivable. Mr. Dennis is a former Toyota employee and accomplished author. I find his advice highly credible and recommended his book.
A Clear and Concise Introduction to Strategy Deployment April 13, 2007
Mr. Ross Maynard (Glasgow, Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In "Getting the Right Things Done" Pascal Dennis offers an introduction to Strategy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri). The book is written as a "novel" with plenty of information sidebars. It is clear and easy to read (a feature of Mr Dennis' books) - a brilliant introduction for the beginner. What is more, the book is packed with example "A3" strategy and action plans to give you a real feel for the system (with blank copies available to download). Interestingly, and in contrast to a number of lean consultants I know, Dennis suggests leaving organising into Value Streams until after the framework of Strategy Deployment is successfully implemented. This is to get people used to the PDCA structure before the upheaval of reorganisation, I guess. Not a bad approach, though, to my mind, Value Stream mapping and other tools will also provide lots of valuable input to the Strategy Deployment process, even if people aren't yet formally grouped into Value Streams.
Nevertheless, this book provides the ideal introduction to Hoshin Kanri in a clear, straightforward and readable manner. It is suitable for beginners at all levels in the organisation.
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