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SQDC huddle board template

An SQDC board gives a team a few minutes at the start of each shift to look at safety, quality, delivery and cost together. This example shows a week on Line 3: an October safety cross, defects per shift, units short of plan, scrap cost, the issues behind Thursday's bad day and the actions with owners.

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SQDC huddle board example showing safety cross for the month, quality, delivery and cost charts by day, issues and actions table with escalation
Everything in this example is editable. Replace the labels, move the shapes and adapt the layout to your work.

How to use this template

  1. Pick one measure per letter

    Choose a single measure the team can influence for each of S, Q, D and C, and write its target in the header. Too many measures turn a huddle into a report.

  2. Update it before the huddle

    Have the team leader fill in yesterday's numbers and colours before the meeting. The huddle should spend its ten minutes on problems, not on drawing charts.

  3. Give every red an owner

    For each missed target, add a line to the actions table with an owner and date, or escalate it to tier 2. A board that shows problems without actions soon stops being read.

Questions about this template

How do I mark a day on the safety cross?

Colour the square for that date, for example green for no incident and red for an injury, and update the key if your site uses other colours.

Do I need an account to use it?

No. Open the template and edit it in your browser. Your work saves on this device. An account is optional if you want to sync your workspace.

Can I export the finished diagram?

Yes. Use Export in the editor to save a PNG, SVG or PDF, or download an editable .epicdraw backup.

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