Managing to Learn: Using the A3 Management Process to Solve Problems, Gain Agreement, Mentor and Lead

Managing to Learn: Using the A3 Management Process to Solve Problems, Gain Agreement, Mentor and Lead By John Shook The Lean Enterprise Institute, October 2008, 138 pages, $50

Traditionally, an A3 report is a method used to identify a problem, analyze it, devise corrective actions and an action plan-all on a sheet of paper. But A3 can also be utilized as a management tool, according to the latest book from the Lean Enterprise Institute, Managing to Learn. The book, authored by lean researcher and developer John Shook, explores the possibility of utilizing the A3 process to build...