Lean Strategy Planning and Deployment

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• Course Description

• Learning Objectives

• Who Should Attend

• Workshop Outcomes

• Course Agenda

• Cancellation Policy

• Brochure coming...

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Course Description

A Lean strategy accompanied by a focused deployment plan reinforces the fact that Lean is truly a "management system", not just a series of improvement tools. When organizations apply the Lean tools absent a well thought out deployment plan, they find their efforts fall short of desired outcomes -- because absent of strategy deployment there will be no employee ownership and no enterprise-wide improvement, and even the best Lean strategy will become just another failed management program with scattered pockets of excellence. And, watch out for those pockets of excellence! Discretely measured pockets of excellence will have the appearance of a successful Lean implementation. But it is highly likely that these pockets will not deal with the critical value streams, are not connected to the preceding process or the next process in the target value stream, and soon it will be discovered that Lean improvement has had virtually no effect on the improvement of the overall business.

This workshop will detail the need for enterprise-wide waste elimination and demonstrate a systemic approach to get everyone in the enterprise involved in the process.  Guided by the Lean business case and the discipline of strategy deployment, standard work and cause and effect, participants will learn how to align corporate objectives/initiatives with workplace activities and day-to-day operations. We'll explore implementation roadmaps and application of the Lean process improvement tool kit.

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Learning Objectives

This workshop is designed to help participants learn how to:

1. a systematic approach to the deployment of a Lean improvement strategy
2. the key principles of the strategy deployment process
3. a step-by-step methodology linking daily activities to your company's vision and objectives
4. a proven process for gaining enterprise-wide employee buy-in to your improvement initiative

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Who should attend?

Key people in the organization who are responsible for managing change.

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Workshop Outcomes

Participants will learn:

• the application of the strategy deployment Matrix
• to select appropriate strategy deployment team members
• the criterion of selecting a few key improvement initiatives
• the importance of project management
• a systemic approach to Lean implementation
• to use the Strategy Objective Matrix to align corporate initiatives to daily work
• the CEDAC (Cause and Effect Diagram with the Addition of Cards) methodology

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Course Agenda

• Context of Lean strategy planning and deployment
• The Lean Rules and the Lean DNA
• The Lean Management System
• Review Lean implementation Roadmaps
• "Global Supply Company" business case study:
• Practical application of the deployment process
• Perform a Lean enterprise current state assessment
• Determine key improvement objectives and initiatives
• Use the Strategy Objectives Matrix to align corporate initiatives to daily work Lean and the significance of standard work
• The importance project management
• Discussion of issues, obstacles and barriers to Lean strategy planning and deployment

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Cancellation Policy:

Registrations may be transferred to another colleague without charge. To be considered for a refund, we must receive notification of cancellation in writing no later than 21 days prior to the event. Cancellations received within 21 days are subject to the full registration fee and money will be held on account for up to one year for use at a future workshop or conference. If no notification of cancellation is provided, registration fees will be forfeited. There is a $200.00 processing fee for all cancellations.

On rare occasions, circumstances may make it necessary to cancel or postpone an event. As such, we encourage attendees to book refundable/reusable air tickets. We will not be responsible for incidental costs incurred by registrants. By registering for this event, you hereby acknowledge and agree that any photographs or videos taken during the event may be used in marketing efforts, including but not limited to news and promotions (web/print) without compensation to you.