Professional Development Training

• 5 Hours of eLearning Training (Available for 1 Month from Start Date)

Topics Covered:

• Lean Basics Review: 5 Core Principles; 3 Types of Activity: VA, BVA, NVA; Types of Waste; Lean Tools

• Creating Organizational Alignment & Launching the Improvement Initiative

• Tips & Pitfalls to Avoid

• Types of Projects: PDCA, Kaizen Events, Agile Projects, DMAIC & Traditional Projects;

• Project Selection, SWOT & PEST, Threat & Opportunity Risk Analysis

• Constraints & Target Prioritization

• Process Mapping & Value Stream Maps (VSM)

• High-level Process Maps, Flow Charts, SIPOC

• Current & Future State Value Stream Maps and Product Mix Analysis

• Constructing & Analyzing Value Stream Maps

• Data Collection for the VSM

• Prioritizing Obstacles & Solutions

• Creating the Improvement Work Plan with Planning Tools

• Sample Improvement Visualization --> Seeing is believing!!

Key Takeaways:

• Learn/Review the Basics of Lean and Types of Improvement Projects

• Learn about Creating Organizational Alignment and Planning Improvement Initiatives

• Gain Insight into Risk and Constraint Analysis for Wise Improvement Prioritization Sequencing

• Learn How to Create & Analyze Value Stream Maps and Develop Strategic Rapid Improvement Plans

Who Should Attend:

Attendees will understand the basics of visualizing performance and obstacles using value stream maps, and planning & deploying improvement projects. This training is ideal for Continuous Improvement/Process Improvement Teams & Staff, Top Leadership of a Facility or Organization, Managers, Supervisors & others who will be leading by example, evaluating & prioritizing improvement in the organization. Recommend starting with Improvement Personnel & Top Levels of Leadership.