MSS407004 - Facilitate improvements in the internal value stream

This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to deal with internal value stream members in order to improve the overall effectiveness of the value stream, so delivering greater value to the customer. This unit applies to improvement practices which an individual might use within their own team or work area to other teams or work areas within the value stream and covers areas where value stream issues impact on the overall ability of the organisation to continue to improve and offer better value to the customers.This unit applies to team leaders or people in equivalent positions who have contact with internal value stream members outside their own team and who are already familiar with competitive systems and practices, formal problem solving and root cause analysis (RCA), leading change, and reducing costs.The unit applies to ?gate-to-gate? value streams. Changes do not include an engineering review of a major capital expenditure or similar review.This unit may also be applied to service organisations applying competitive systems and practices principles.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.