When you are implementing Rever inside your organization, we recommend assigning roles to your team with clear expectations of what they need to focus on and accomplish. This will help provide clarity for all and encourage teamwork. The key roles at Rever are:
- Author
- Team
- Coach
- Champion
- Sponsor
The activities, skills, and common positions for each role includes:
Author
Activities:
- Identifies opportunities & create Revs
- Participates in Challenges
- Creates a team
- Shares best practices
Skills:
- Open minded
- Problem Solver
Common positions:
- Everyone
Team (collaborator)
Activities:
- Assigned by the Author
- Collaborate as team to implement ideas
- Shares best practices
Skills:
- Collaborative
- Experienced in the process
Common positions:
- Everyone
Coach
Activities:
- Assigned by the Author
- Encourages the completion of Revs
- Guides the team and Author
- Communicates and trains colleagues
- Launches challenges
- Recognizes people
- Shares results with Champion
Skills:
- Collaborative
- Highly experienced in the CI/Lean/OPEX process
- Highly engaged in daily operations
- Natural leader
Common positions:
- Team Lead
- Supervisor
- Manager
- Process Engineer
- Continuous Improvement
Champion
Activities:
- Promotes CI/Lean/OPEX initiative
- Implements Rever
- Communicates and trains colleagues
- Encourages adoption
- Launches Challenges
- Recognizes colleagues
- Share results with Sponsor
Skills:
- Natural leader
- Proactive & enthusiastic
- Good communicator
- Collaborative
- Highly experienced in the CI/Lean/OPEX process
- Highly involved in daily operations
Common positions:
- Continuous Improvement
- HR (sometimes)
- Quality (sometimes)
Sponsor
Activities:
- Participates and sponsors implementation
- Supports communication
- Set expectations and goals
- Launches Challenges
- Recognizes top users
- Tracks results
Skills:
- Recognized as leader in the organization
- Good communicator
- Collaborative
- Knowledgeable of operational processes
Common positions:
- Plant Manager
- Operation Manager/Director
- Innovation/CI Director
