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Table 3

Kaizen event groups' characteristics

Organisation	No. of group members (male/female)	Group members' work experience in years	KE meetings (Figure 1)	Duration of each KE meeting in minutes	Central problem (selected by the group themselves) “How can we…”
1. University service department	4 (2/2)	<1	Meeting 1	1: 55	Improve the knowledge transfer towards new team members?
1. University service department	4 (2/2)	<1	Meeting 2	2: 60
2. University service department	4 (0/4)	9	Meeting 3	1: 45	Improve the assignment of appropriate meeting rooms?
2. University service department	4 (0/4)	9	Meeting 4	2: 50
3. University service department	4 (0/4)	23	Meeting 5	1: 65	Obtain a better balance between types of users of our meeting rooms
3. University service department	4 (0/4)	23	Meeting 6	2: 50
4. Consultancy	5 (3/2)	3	Meeting 7	1: 35	Meeting 7: Better onboard new team members?
4. Consultancy	5 (3/2)	3	Meeting 8	2: 45	Meeting 8: Improve our project acquisition skills?
5. Consultancy	7 (5/2)	3.5	Meeting 9	1: 45	Meeting 9: Improve the quality of our weekly stand-up?
5. Consultancy	7 (5/2)	3.5	Meeting 10	2:40	Meeting 10: Improve weekly stand-up meeting attendance?
6. Consultancy	5 (4/1)	3	Meeting 11	1: 25	Meeting 11: Better attract new employees?
6. Consultancy	5 (4/1)	3	Meeting 12	2: 40	Meeting 12: Realise a smooth off-boarding process?
7. Consultancy	4 (2/2)	4	Meeting 13	1: 35	Meeting 13: Better align our projects to our team goals?
7. Consultancy	4 (2/2)	4	Meeting 14	2: 50	Meeting 14: Increase the number of project leads?
8. University service department	4 (3/1)	28	Meeting 15	1: 65	Meeting 15: Improve the quality of testing new software?
8. University service department	4 (3/1)	28	Meeting 16	2: 55	Meeting 16: Improve compliance to the IT functional management standard model?
9. University service department	5 (2/3)	27	Meeting 17	1: 50	Meeting 17: Improve the English speaking skills of our staff members?
9. University service department	5 (2/3)	27	Meeting 18	2: 55	Meeting 18: Avoid losing focus on important topics?
10. University faculty members	6 (0/6)	17	Meeting 19	1: 45	Better align our student grading among teachers of the same course?
			Meeting 20	2: 50
			Meeting 21	3: 45
Total	48 (27/21)

Organisation	No. of group members (male/female)	Group members' work experience in years	KE meetings (Figure 1)	Duration of each KE meeting in minutes	Central problem (selected by the group themselves)“How can we…”
1. University service department	4 (2/2)	<1	Meeting 1	1: 55	Improve the knowledge transfer towards new team members?
1. University service department	4 (2/2)	<1	Meeting 2	2: 60
2. University service department	4 (0/4)	9	Meeting 3	1: 45	Improve the assignment of appropriate meeting rooms?
2. University service department	4 (0/4)	9	Meeting 4	2: 50
3. University service department	4 (0/4)	23	Meeting 5	1: 65	Obtain a better balance between types of users of our meeting rooms
3. University service department	4 (0/4)	23	Meeting 6	2: 50
4. Consultancy	5 (3/2)	3	Meeting 7	1: 35	Meeting 7: Better onboard new team members?
4. Consultancy	5 (3/2)	3	Meeting 8	2: 45	Meeting 8: Improve our project acquisition skills?
5. Consultancy	7 (5/2)	3.5	Meeting 9	1: 45	Meeting 9: Improve the quality of our weekly stand-up?
5. Consultancy	7 (5/2)	3.5	Meeting 10	2:40	Meeting 10: Improve weekly stand-up meeting attendance?
6. Consultancy	5 (4/1)	3	Meeting 11	1: 25	Meeting 11: Better attract new employees?
6. Consultancy	5 (4/1)	3	Meeting 12	2: 40	Meeting 12: Realise a smooth off-boarding process?
7. Consultancy	4 (2/2)	4	Meeting 13	1: 35	Meeting 13: Better align our projects to our team goals?
7. Consultancy	4 (2/2)	4	Meeting 14	2: 50	Meeting 14: Increase the number of project leads?
8. University service department	4 (3/1)	28	Meeting 15	1: 65	Meeting 15: Improve the quality of testing new software?
8. University service department	4 (3/1)	28	Meeting 16	2: 55	Meeting 16: Improve compliance to the IT functional management standard model?
9. University service department	5 (2/3)	27	Meeting 17	1: 50	Meeting 17: Improve the English speaking skills of our staff members?
9. University service department	5 (2/3)	27	Meeting 18	2: 55	Meeting 18: Avoid losing focus on important topics?
10. University faculty members	6 (0/6)	17	Meeting 19	1: 45	Better align our student grading among teachers of the same course?
			Meeting 20	2: 50
			Meeting 21	3: 45
Total	48 (27/21)

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