The primary tool needed to achieve cycle-time reduction is a process called cross-functional process mapping, which involves developing "maps" of process flows by describing the functions involved at each step of a particular process within the company. Cross-functional teams include employees within the company -- the "doers" of the current process. From the lengthy process issue list, the team creates a "should be" map.
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