Price: $199.00
Transform your Lean knowledge into skill!
If your Lean program isn't delivering the results you expect, it could be because your practitioners are struggling with running effective Lean Kaizen events. They may know how to "talk" Lean, but not "walk" Lean -- they don't know when to apply the right Lean tools at the right time. Even on-the-job Kaizen training can distract beginners from essential learning if they're too close to the process being improved, or if pressure to succeed is high.
This 4-hour CD-ROM training course offers an environment designed for knowledge transfer. Each participant will get a taste of what actually occurs before, during and after a Lean Kaizen Event. Students learn how to apply different Lean tools. Along the way, they discover how to choose and motivate team members, and how to manage team activity during the event. In addition, they learn how to maximize and document financial results, ensuring greater ROI for your organization.
During the training, students also learn about the SCORE™ methodology, a highly-successful approach to planning, executing and evaluating Kaizen events developed by BMGI. Practitioners find out what the key steps are for each phase of SCORE (Select, Clarify, Organize, Run and Evaluate).
How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event provides a unique opportunity for organizations to increase the rate of return on Lean projects. It provides a quick and effective way to train several Kaizen event leaders at once, resulting in more consistent training and less time spent learning on the job.
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Lead waste-reducing Kaizen events using the results-driven SCORE methodology.
- Choose the right Lean tool at the right moment during the event.
- Create meaningful and realistic Kaizen event deliverables.
- Plan and deliver fast-paced events that are fun and engaging for all participants.
- Effectively capture and report on event results.
Course agenda:
I. What is Kaizen?
General description.
Quick examples of Kaizen events.
Golden Nuggets
II. The SCORE Methodology?
Explanation of the Acronym
III. What do first time practitioners have to say?
Quotes from full time resources.
Lessons learned from first time team members.
IV. Select
Overview of Basic Steps
Review of the importance of Value Stream Mapping
Selecting a Team Leader
Writing a Good Charter
Stakeholder Analysis
V. Clarify
Overview of Basic Steps
Select the Team
Waste Walk
Data Questions
Tool Selection
Lean Sigma Tool Kit
Most Commonly Used
Tool Selection Matrix
Elevator Speech
Creating the Kaizen Action Plan
VI. Organize
Overview of Basic Steps
Team Information Package
Team Training
Communication Strategy
5S Plus Audit
Event Logistics
Equipment
Facilition
Solution Selection Process
VII. Run
Overview of Basic Steps and Run/ Evaluate Checklist
Ground Rules
Highlights of each day of Run
Model SCORE Report.
VIII. Evaluate
Overview of Basic Steps
To Do Follow-up List
Post Kaizen Review
Financial Reporting
Control Plan
Visual Management Techniques
Shift of Responsibility
IX. Summary Items
Challenges to Overcome
Natural Laws of Kaizen
Open Mike Time
Who should purchase this CD-ROM
- New Lean practitioners from manufacturing organizations.
- Also experienced Lean practitioners who want to learn Kaizen event best practices, and managers or team members who are called upon to support Kaizen events.
- Prior Lean knowledge required.
What you receive
- 4-hour CD-ROM training course (slides and audio)
- Downloadable slides for note-taking
Instructor
Wes Waldo
Chief Operating Officer
BMGI
William "Wes" Waldo is a disciplined, organized and highly respected leader. As BMGI's Chief Operating Officer, he leverages more than 15 years of quality, operations management and process improvement experience as he strives for perfection in BMGI's sales, marketing and internal processes. Wes' appointment as COO follows many years as a Lean master consultant, Lean product manager and nearly two years as practice leader for BMGI's manufacturing team. A respected authority in his field, he co-authored the manual A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen Events, and contributed to The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma and The Innovator's Toolkit. Wes enjoys working with a wide variety of organizations from healthcare to high-end technology manufacturing, especially in the development of their strategic planning.
