GEMBA Board - Meeting where the work is being done.

Written By Dena Black

What is GEMBA?

The Gemba Board is a visual tool for tracking the status of metrics/ quality drivers in the workplace.

What does this mean?

When anyone is walking by the board, they should not have any questions about where your team is at.
They should see:

  • Did we meet goals today?

  • Are there any safety events?

How does GEMBA work?

  1. Meetings are held daily

  2. They are 15 minutes long

    • Set a timer to ensure this 15-minute timeline is kept

  3. Never canceled

    • Have a backup facilitator identified in case of unexpected absence

  4. Speak about the same topics daily until production is met, then you can customize

    • Metrics (Production)

    • Quality

    • Pareto of Issues

    • Team Action Items

    • Recognition

  5. Customize!

    • Have your team vote on your team name

    • Share trends for colleagues to focus on

    • Golden Nugget

      • These are little bites of information helpful to do the job

    • Theme Days

      • Invite a leader to speak

      • Team Building

      • Life in the day of

      • Company Trivia

Dena Black

Dena Black is an Operational Excellence consultant with over 10 years of experience leading enterprise level process improvement and transformation initiatives. She partners with leaders to improve performance, accelerate execution, and embed sustainable ways of working across complex organizations.

Dena is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and SAFe 6.0 certified professional with deep expertise in operational efficiency, standard work, and scaled continuous improvement. Her work focuses on aligning strategy to execution, reducing cycle time, and enabling teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.

In 2025, Dena was named a finalist for the Kaizen Academy Kaizen Award in recognition of her impact and leadership in continuous improvement. She is known for her pragmatic, data‑driven approach and her ability to translate operational rigor into results that matter at the executive level.

https://Leanonmeconsultingservices.com
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