Hoshin Kanri is a strategic planning and implementation process that aligns objectives throughout an organization. It involves a 7-step cycle to establish vision, develop strategic plans, set annual objectives, deploy objectives to departments to create improvement plans, implement plans, conduct regular reviews, and annual assessments. Key aspects include developing a matrix to link vision and objectives, assigning ownership, and a "catchball" process where stakeholders provide input to finalize improvement plans. The benefits are clear roles and objectives for all employees, aligned goals across levels, and involvement of all in target setting and reviews.