Hoshin Planning Corporate Training
Turn strategy into aligned action.
This instructor-led corporate training gives your strategy and operations teams the Hoshin Kanri method: breakthrough objectives, X-matrix, catchball, and review cycles, practiced in guided hands-on labs on realistic planning scenarios.
Instructor-led group trainingVirtual / on-site / off-site10 languagesDelivered inEnglish, Spanish, Mandarin, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, French, Japanese, Italian100+ countriesWe have delivered inUnited States, United Kingdom, India, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and 90+ more countries
How we build a aligned strategy execution team
The Edstellar STRATEGY EXECUTION Capability Model
Assess
We baseline your team's strategy execution skills before training begins.
Learn
Instructor-led sessions build Hoshin Planning knowledge step by step.
Practice
Guided hands-on labs lock in each technique with coaching.
Apply
Teams apply Hoshin Planning to real work before the program ends.
Measure
Skill checks show what improved and what comes next.
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Program Overview: What is Hoshin Planning?
Hoshin Kanri aligns an entire organization behind a few breakthrough objectives, cascading strategy from executives to the frontline. This program teaches your team to build X-matrices, run catchball, and review progress with discipline.
Led by strategy practitioners who deploy Hoshin Kanri in operating companies, the program moves from strategy foundations to objectives, X-matrix, catchball, and review cycles. Every module includes guided hands-on labs: building matrices and running catchball on realistic company scenarios.
The program closes with a capstone full build: a Hoshin deployment plan for your unit, with X-matrix and catchball cycles, reviewed by the instructor.
Teams leave able to run a complete Hoshin cycle: setting breakthrough objectives, aligning the organization, and reviewing with the rigor strategy deserves.
What's Included in this Workshop for Your Enterprise Teams
- 1
Instructor-Led Delivery
Live Hoshin sessions with certified trainers
- 2
Hands-On Labs
Guided labs built on real-world use cases
- 3
Tailored Curriculum
Agenda tuned to your stack and team goals
- 4
Assessments & Materials
Pre and post checks plus reference workbooks
- 5
Post-Training Support
Follow-up help as teams apply the skills
- Instructor-led delivery: onsite, live virtual, or hybrid
- Tailored agenda: topics matched to your team's stack and goals
- Guided hands-on labs built around real-world use cases
- Cohort sizes that suit small teams and large groups
- Materials, workbooks, and post-program reference guides
- Post-training support and assessment on request
Build your team's skills. Anywhere in the world.
Real-world use cases
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Delivered globally
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Hoshin Planning Course Topics and Program Outline
5 modules, 16 instructor-led hours, and 2 guided labs that move Hoshin Planning from theory to dependable team practice.
Built by Edstellar with strategy practitioners who deploy Hoshin Kanri in operating companies
Built by strategy practitioners who deploy Hoshin Kanri in operating companies, shaped around your stack and use cases.
We check where your team stands on Hoshin today, so the program targets real gaps instead of repeating what they know.
Instructor-led sessions teach strategy execution concepts in order, with demos and Q&A in every module.
guided labs give your team coached repetition on realistic strategy execution scenarios with instructor review.
The capstone full build proves the learning: a Hoshin deployment plan for your unit, built, reviewed, and ready to take back to work.
From baseline to job-ready in 16 hours.
Delivered as
Cohorts run hybrid, onsite, or live virtual formats, scheduled around your calendar in half-day or full-day blocks.
Diagnose alignment gaps in a case company.
learna)Why strategies fail
b)Hoshin Kanri principles
c)Breakthrough vs incremental goals
d)Leadership role
Draft breakthrough objectives for a unit.
learna)Selecting breakthrough objectives
b)Annual target setting
c)The vital few
d)Linking to vision
Build an X-matrix for a business unit.
practicea)X-matrix anatomy
b)Linking objectives to tactics
c)Metrics and owners
d)Reading a finished matrix
Run a catchball round on a scenario.
practicea)Catchball principles
b)Running catchball rounds
c)Handling disagreements
d)Documenting commitments
Build and defend a deployment plan.
applya)Plan assembly
b)Review cycle design
c)Implementation roadmap
d)Instructor review
Customize this program tailored to your team?
Tell us your training needs: what your team already works with, the level they’re at, and the topics you want them to focus on. We’ll adjust the modules, duration and hands-on labs, and send you a customized outline for your group.
Key Skills and Outcomes Your Team Will Gain
Your team will set breakthrough objectives, build X-matrices, run catchball alignment cycles, and install review rhythms that keep strategy on track.
Hoshin principles
Explain how Hoshin Kanri aligns organizations behind breakthrough goals.
Objective setting
Choose the vital few objectives that focus effort.
X-matrix building
Connect objectives, strategies, tactics, and metrics in one view.
Catchball facilitation
Run dialogue cycles that create owned commitments.
Review discipline
Install monthly and quarterly reviews with teeth.
Problem solving
Use structured review to correct course fast.
Deployment ownership
Run a full Hoshin cycle in your own unit.
Teams that Benefit from this Hoshin Planning Group Training
Built for strategy, operations, and plant leadership teams who own execution. Content adapts to each cohort's planning cycle, so teams practice on their real strategic challenges.
Strategists driving alignment
Strategy teams who set direction get Hoshin method and X-matrix practice for cascading plans.
Workflow friction
- Plans that stay on slides
- Too many priorities
- Weak cascade
How the program helps
- Focus on the vital few
- Cascade with X-matrix
- Review with discipline
Practice use cases
- X-matrix
- cascade
- reviews
- focus
Operations leaders executing plans
Operations leaders who deliver results get catchball and review practice for aligned execution.
Workflow friction
- Misaligned targets
- Siloed execution
- Slow course correction
How the program helps
- Align through catchball
- Break silos
- Correct course fast
Practice use cases
- catchball
- alignment
- reviews
Plant teams deploying Hoshin
Plant and site leaders get practical deployment practice for running Hoshin on the shop floor.
Workflow friction
- Strategy feels distant
- No local ownership
- Review fatigue
How the program helps
- Localize objectives
- Build ownership
- Review efficiently
Practice use cases
- deployment
- ownership
- local targets
Groups run with employees at similar levels so exercises match daily work. Mixed cohorts are welcome when goals align.
Prerequisites: Participants get the most from this program with strategy, operations, or leadership experience. Hoshin Kanri is taught from foundations, so mixed-experience cohorts work well. Content adapts to each cohort's planning cycle, and the discovery call tunes the depth to your team.
Hoshin Planning: skill progression
A realistic path from foundation to advanced strategy execution capability, mapped to the modules above. Your team can see exactly which skills each module builds.
Bands show where each skill starts and where this program takes it.
Mixed cohort, or several teams at once?
We can tailor the training to different teams, roles, and experience levels within the same program.
Certificate of Training Completion.
On successful completion, employees receive an Edstellar course completion certificate, recognizing their commitment to ongoing learning and professional development. It validates the skills they have built and motivates them to keep growing and contribute to organizational success.
Earned, not attended. Awarded on completion of all hands-on labs and the capstone project.
Training Delivery Modes: Virtual, Onsite and Hybrid
Instructor-led delivery in hybrid, onsite, or live virtual formats, with hands-on labs in every session.
Hybrid Training
Split your cohort between the training room and a live virtual feed. Every session is instructor-led, with hands-on labs in each module and the same curriculum for both groups.
- Live instruction in every session
- Onsite workshops for guided labs
- Virtual sessions for distributed teams
- One cohort or split batches
Onsite Training
Your trainer comes to your premises. Sessions stay practical: hands-on labs run in the room with the instructor beside each team.
- Trainer at your premises
- Guided guided labs with the instructor beside each team
- Team collaboration in one room
- Agenda tuned on the spot
Live Virtual Training
Join from anywhere in live instructor-led sessions. Labs run in shared environments so the trainer can see every screen and coach in real time.
- Join from anywhere, live
- Shared lab environments with trainer coaching
- Sessions recorded for review
- Same curriculum, same hours
Need a training format that works for your team?
Full days, half days across weeks, or split by module. Tell us the delivery window and we schedule the cohort around it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Instructor-led, in hybrid, onsite, or live virtual formats. Every session includes guided hands-on labs, tuned to your planning cycle.
Set breakthrough objectives, build X-matrices, run catchball cycles, and install review rhythms that keep strategy on track.
16 instructor-led hours across 5 modules, ending with a capstone deployment plan reviewed by the instructor.
Yes. A discovery call maps your planning cycle and strategic challenges, and the agenda is tuned before delivery.
Strategy, operations, or leadership experience helps. Hoshin Kanri is taught from foundations.
Question not answered here?
Put it in the request. A training specialist answers it directly, within one business day.
Where this Training Fits in Your Team's learning path.
Hoshin planning combines lean thinking and strategic planning. Your team learns lean principles and how to plan strategy first, then deploys that strategy through every level with Hoshin in this course, and finally tracks results with OKRs.
Why Choose Edstellar as Your Hoshin Planning Corporate Training Provider
Edstellar delivers Hoshin Planning as instructor-led corporate training for enterprise teams: practitioner instructors, hands-on labs, and a curriculum tailored to your goals.
EXPERT TRAINERS
YEARS DELIVERING
ORGANIZATIONS TRAINED
CERTIFIED
Tailored
Hoshin training scoped to your stack and team level, tuned module by module after a discovery call.
Proven Methodology
A Learn-Practice-Apply arc refined across thousands of corporate teams: concepts first, then guided labs until each skill holds.
Practice-Based Learning
Most hours go to doing: guided labs on realistic tasks your team faces on the job, with instructor review after each one.
Expert Trainers
Instructors who work in strategy execution teach from real delivery experience, matched to your cohort and goals.
Global Scale
Same Hoshin program for every cohort, delivered across time zones by 5,000+ certified trainers.
Measurable Outcomes
Pre- and post-program assessments mapped to your curriculum, so you can see exactly what each cohort learned and what comes next.
Connect Strategy Deployment With Clear Objectives and Practical Catchball Reviews
Edstellar develops Hoshin planning capability by connecting strategic priorities with operational commitments. Participants diagnose alignment gaps, define breakthrough objectives, and construct an X-matrix before rehearsing catchball discussions. The final deployment plan is reviewed for coherent relationships, realistic ownership, and a review rhythm that makes assumptions and competing priorities visible.
- Step 01
Consult
We explore gaps between strategic aims and daily execution, establishing participants' planning responsibilities and difficulties defining priorities, aligning teams, or maintaining review discipline.
- Step 02
Plan
Strategy foundations lead into breakthrough objectives, X-matrix construction, and catchball practice before participants assemble and defend the complete strategy-deployment plan for their case.
- Step 03
Align
We align Hoshin Kanri facilitation with leadership and operations roles, confirming the cohort's planning cycle and establishing shared methods for participants with varied strategy experience.
- Step 04
Customize
Fictional business units and alignment problems reflect familiar operating contexts, supporting objective and matrix design without disclosing confidential strategy or individual performance commitments.
- Step 05
Execute
Participants draft objectives, build X-matrices, and run catchball rounds, receiving feedback on alignment, ownership, assumptions, and the quality of questions raised during negotiation.
- Step 06
Evaluate
We assess the deployment plan for traceable strategic and operational links, clear ownership, realistic priorities, and a review process that can surface and address execution gaps.
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Hoshin Planning Training Training Packages & Pricing
Where L&D holds an annual budget, license packages price the whole year at once instead of raising a purchase order per workshop. Hours and licenses are pooled across teams, programs and locations, so unused capacity is not stranded in one department.
Starter
120
trainee licenses64 hours of group training
Tailored for SMBs
Growth
320
trainee licenses160 hours of group training
Ideal for growing SMBs
Enterprise
800
trainee licenses400 hours of group training
Designed for large corporations
Custom
Unlimited
trainee licensesDuration set by the rollout
Multi-region and multi-year
Training Packages & Pricing
Choose the training format that works for your team. Pricing is customized based on your requirements, cohort size, and delivery needs.
Request Hoshin Planning Training for Your Team
Tell us your team size, timelines, and goals for Hoshin Planning training. An advisor will shape the agenda, confirm availability, and share a detailed proposal.