A way of understanding the Current Condition that is not based on opinion, hearsay, or assumptions. ## Steps 1. **Outcome metric/performance** - How is the process performing over time? (Graph) 2. **Customer Demand & Planned Cycle Time** - What is the rate of demand and the desired rate of production? 3. **Characteristics of the current process** - Make a block diagram of the work pattern. - Measure exist cycles and graph fluctuation. - Record your bullet-point observations. 4. **Equipment capacity** - What are the equipment constraints (if any)? 5. **Necessary number of operators** - How many people are necessary if the process had no variation? ## Clarifications - The Process Analysis Kata (PAK) allows you to establish the **Knowledge Threshold** (see the [Starter Kata](A%20Kata%20Starter.md)). - The PAK is based on making observations and measurements, and **recording facts**; It is not about collecting opinions and feedback. - The PAK is not about creating a *perfect* current state map or identifying problems/wastes and potential improvements. - Do not describe metrics using averages (alone), exhibit the full scale of process variation. - The PAK works for statistical models and data processes, too. - If the current condition includes words like “no”, “none”, or “lack”, that indicates that the description is camouflaging a solution, instead of describing proper current state. - The learner must go and see the focus process and compare the actual condition to the target condition.