one’s progress against a beacon on the horizon (such as the promise of attaining a flat value curve).
Complicating matters is the reality that such projects rarely begin from scratch most are affected by either progress or false starts from previous efforts. Some organizations might have realized initial successes with lean tools or practices; still others might have stumbled, leading personnel across the business to simply increase their resistance to change.
Either way, firms must begin by reassessing where they stand and where they are going, maximizing what lessons they have learned and capabilities that already exist, and setting acourse for overcoming the hurdles that stand in their way.