Lean Process Improvement

Learn the essential foundations to begin implementing Lean process improvement tools in your workplace

Lean Process Improvement - Course Overview

Over the course of 300 years, Lean principles have evolved, starting from Benjamin Franklin's early concepts, progressing through Henry Ford's efforts in the 1920s and the Toyoda precepts in the 1930s, to the publication of Jeffery Liker's "The Toyota Way" in 2004.

This two-day course provides participants with the groundwork to initiate the application of Lean process improvement tools in their workplace.

What will students learn?

Students will learn the following from this Lean Process Improvement course:

Define Lean and its key terms
Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house
Describe the five critical improvement concepts
Use the Kano model
Identify and reduce various types of waste
Create a plan for a more environmentally Lean organization
Use the PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models
Use Lean thinking frameworks, including 5W-2H, Genchi Genbutsu and Gemba
Prepare for and complete a basic 5-S
Describe the key elements of Kaizen events, particularly a Kaizen blitz
Gather, analyze, and interpret data using flow charts, Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams, SIPOC diagrams, and value stream maps
Go back to their organization with a plan to begin incorporating Lean into their corporate culture

Topics covered in the Lean Process Improvement Training

The following are the topics that will be covered in our Lean Process Improvement training:

Understanding Lean
The Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System House
The five critical improvement concepts
Understanding value with the Kano Model
Types of waste
Creating a Lean enterprise
The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle
Using the R-DMAIC-S model
Lean thinking tools
Kaizen events
Data gathering and mapping
A plan to take home

Upcoming Lean Process Improvement Classes in Boston (& online)

If interested in the Lean Process Improvement course, please fill out and submit the form at the end of this page to enquire about the details. Small groups and corporate trainings can be arranged to suit your schedule.

Lean Process Improvement Training Course Format

This Lean Process Improvement training is a practical workshop where delegates get to apply what they learned immediately in the classroom. This course may employ any or all of the following interactive techniques: self-assessments, individual and group activities and group discussions.

Certificate Awarded

At the completion of this Lean Process Improvement training program, attendees will each be awarded a PMI Endorsed Certificate worth 14 Professional Development Units (PDU’s), as well as an IIBA endorsed certificate for 14 Continuing Development Units (CDU’s).

These PDU’s and CDU’s can be used to maintain your PMI and IIBA earned credentials.