About Case Study Competition

The national case study competition is designed to showcase your best cases of KAIZEN™ or Lean Implementation by the organisation.

Participating in the case study will enable your organisation to show that you are a KAIZEN™ hero. This is a high level of gratification given by the Kaizen Institute to organisations by acknowledging the efforts of their improvement.

All case studies will be prequalified before given an opportunity to participate at the national level during the congress. 30 of the best case studies will be selected during the prequalification.

Last Date to submit Entry Forms and documents is 31st March 2023. Download entry forms here

Note: There is no limit for organisations to submit case studies for prequalification. 

Rules & Regulations

Phase 1: Pre-Qualification Entry and Selection

1. The last date to submit entry forms and soft copy of the case study for evaluation is 15th March 2023
2. There is no limit for organisations to submit case studies entries for pre-qualification

Phase 2: Presentation during KAIZEN™ Congress (30 Selected Teams)

1. Minimum 2 event registrations of any pass are required to enter into case study competition at the event
2. Maximum 3 cases of implementation of Operational Excellence initiatives from a unit will be selected to present at the congress after pre-qualification evaluation
3. Each case study will be of 20 minutes duration (15 min presentation & 5 min Q&A)
4. A warning bell will ring after 13 minutes and there will be negative markings for overstepping the timeline of 15 min
5. Middle to senior-level employees can only present the case study (Delegates can attend other sessions when not presenting their case study)
6. Use of a Standard presentation template is mandatory & will be emailed in advance to the competing teams
7. The case study should be an implemented improvement in the area of SQCDG  
8. The presentation should contain the following:    
• Company Introduction in brief      
• Products/service offered by the company
• Name of Team Leader & Members with their departments.
• Background of the improvement theme/ project/ problem.    
• Project/ Problem statement.
• Data Analysis.
• Countermeasures implemented.
• Results achieved (Monetary + Non-Monetary).
• Actions for sustenance
• Use of photographs/ video clips is recommended
• Only English & Hindi languages to be used while presenting
9. Final version soft copy on the standard congress template needs to be submitted (via email or dropbox) to the organizers on or before Feb. 10th April, 2023 (No case study will be accepted post-deadline & no changes will be allowed)
10. Case study once submitted will be considered final
11. There will be a panel of judges to assess the case-studies. Assessment will be based on the following evaluation criteria.
• Theme 
• Process & Documentation 
• Creativity
• Results – Monetary, Non-Monetary
• Involvement of the team members 
• Quality of the presentation

NOTE: Organisers reserve the right to accept/ reject any entry. Teams or Participants not following the terms & conditions will be disqualified.