WHAT VISUAL MANAGEMENT IS!

Visual management:

• is a system of management that helps create and sustain competitive advantage for organizations.
• is a holistic and systemic approach to performance improvement in organizations.
• on fine arts concepts to improve organizational performance.
• translates critical organizational requirements into visual stimuli that cannot be ignored.
• uses these visual stimuli to highlight, report, clarify, and integrate mission, vision, values and culture into an organization's operating systems and performance requirements.
• creates an environment that enhances employee commitment to the success of the organization by ensuring that the work environment and culture directly support the mission and values of that organization.
• presents key data and information through use of compelling sensory messages that reinforce what is important to the organization.
• addresses performance issues and keeps people focused on the real mission and goals of the organization.
• provides a mechanism for continuous improvement through system alignment, goal clarity, engagement of people in the process, and improved communication and information sharing throughout the organization.

WHAT VISUAL MANAGEMENT DOES!

• supports integration and alignment of organizational systems.
• provides a mechanism for continuous improvement through system alignment, goal clarity, engagement of people in the process, and improved communication and information sharing throughout the organization;
• helps people feel, see, hear, and touch mission, vision, core values, and results required to gain competitive advantage and improve performance.
• highlights critical information in ways that cannot be ignored.
• simplifies and improves the means of delivery of information and results.
• keeps people focused on the real mission and goals of the organization.
• highlights organizational purpose.
• clarifies the core work of the organization.
• focuses attention on performance, and addresses performance issues at many levels.
• cuts through information overload so employees can see their results.
• makes the work more meaningful and fun!