The A3 Workbook
Unlock Your Problem-Solving Mind
Daniel D. Matthews
ISBN: 978-1-4398-3489-3, October 2010, 183 pp., Soft Cover
Facilitating participation and responsibility across an entire organization, this one-of-
a-kind workbook takes readers step-by-step through the disciplined development
of an A3 report, a single-sided piece of paper used by Lean companies to promote
efficiency. The A3 provides all employees at all levels with a method to quickly
identify a problem, analyze its root cause, select appropriate countermeasures,
and communicate necessary actions to decision makers. The workbook includes
worksheet templates that can be reproduced and used in future problem solving efforts.