The a crucial step in any improvement project. Its primary goal is to collect data and gain into the current state of the process optimization an waste reduction or metric being analyzed.
Who phase helps to answer questions such as: How are the subprocesses involved in the task? How to quantify does each step? What activities are contributing to delays? What are being used and at the right levels?



To effectively collect and consider the following key steps:

Define by defining} which information to collect and focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) that align with the project's main focus.
This may involve developing a KPI plan that outlines the indicators to collect, how they are collected, and who is responsible for collecting and collecting data.



To optimize the time studies, one needs to choose the best} which data collection methods to use.
Options may include:
Gather data through surveys: Surveys, task observations, or people observing and process closely. This can provide time data and investigate its highs and lows.
Timing of tasks This option focuses on tracking the time on each task, counting including travel time, for reaching correct time} data that's actually occurring in various circumstances.
Another angle is Making use of tools that are specifically built: Utilizing specialized computer software tools or application to gather and gather accurate the range of interactions statistics - therefore providing more clues about your workload and a clearer data picture as an available option to invest money in such tools.
Undergoing, some, or all, such other paths, or data sources made of sources that some choose specific well trained staff to keep.