Kaizen - Continuous Improvement Course
Kaizen - Continuous Improvement helps the organizations to generate a process-oriented way of thinking and develop strategies that assure continuous improvements involving people at all levels of an organization hierarchy. The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should pass by, without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the organization.
Kaizen - Continuous Improvement aims to eliminate the wastes from all the processes by involving 100% employees in the organization. Kaizen helps individual to think out of box and bring in Good Changes by using less resources.
Duration
10 Days
Who Should Attend
- Anyone who is willing to become continuous improvement practitioner can go for this course
- This course is applicable in all types of industries at all levels.
- Healthcare Professionals who are new to kaizen as a method for daily continuous improvement
- Managers
- Process Owners
Project Team Members
Kaizen - Continuous Improvement helps the organizations to generate a process-oriented way of thinking and develop strategies that assure continuous improvements involving people at all levels of an organization hierarchy. The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should pass by, without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the organization.
Kaizen - Continuous Improvement aims to eliminate the wastes from all the processes by involving 100% employees in the organization. Kaizen helps individual to think out of box and bring in Good Changes by using less resources.
Duration
10 Days
Who Should Attend
- Anyone who is willing to become continuous improvement practitioner can go for this course
- This course is applicable in all types of industries at all levels.
- Healthcare Professionals who are new to kaizen as a method for daily continuous improvement
- Managers
- Process Owners
- Project Team Members
Course Objectives
At the end of this IRES training course, participants will learn:
- Able to understand Kaizen Concept
- Able to identify waste from their processes
- Able to implement Kaizen and improve processes
- Learn how it is used to boost the efficiency and productivity of a team
- Learn how to improve sprint retrospectives
Learn the exact techniques the pros use in industry for holding retrospectives
Course Outline
Module 1: Kaizen Overview
- Concepts and Principles of Kaizen
- Kaizen Application Insight
- Crucial Implementation Issues and Strategies
- Maintaining Kaizen Implementation
Module 2: Kaizen Strategy
- Role of Management
- Planning a Kaizen Continuous Improvement Programme
- Change Management
- Tailoring the Culture to Kaizen
- Kaizen Tools
- Selecting and Handling Projects
- Identifying Teams to Implement Kaizen
- The Roles of Team Members
- Performance Metrics
- Successful Kaizen Implementation
Module 3: Kaizen Tools
- Kaizen Quality Improvement Tools
- 7QC Tools and their Application
- Check Sheet
- Pareto Chart
- Histogram
- Scatter Diagram
- Process Map
- Cause and Effect Diagram
- Process Map
- Control Chart
Module 4: The Kaizen Week Approach
- Kaizen Week Preparation
- General Kaizen Week Framework
- Facilitation Keys
- Kaizen Team Rules
- Kaizen Week Schedule
- Overproduction
- Over processing
- Waiting
- Motion
- Transportation
- Inventory
- Rework
Module 6: Kaizen Advanced Concepts
- Kaizen Tools and Techniques
- Change Management
- Leadership
- Tailoring Culture
- Aligning Improvement Programs to Business Objectives
- Introduction to Value Street Mapping
- Selecting and Managing Projects
- Developing a Kaizen Roadmap
- Role of the Kaizen Leader
- Planning and Organizing Effective Kaizen Events
Module 7: Kaizen Leader Training
- Leadership and Change Management
- The Role of Kaizen Leaders
- The Relationship between Intensive Kaizen Events and Long-Term Kaizen Projects
- Develop a Kaizen Roadmap
- Effective Kaizen Events/Projects Framework
- Kaizen Tools and Forms
Module 8: Mapping of Process and Value Stream
- Process Mapping Overview
- Value Stream Mapping Principles and Methodology
- Mapping Tools and Symbols
- Process Mapping and Value Stream Mapping of the Current State
- Process Mapping and Value Stream Mapping of the Future State
- Using Process Maps
- Value Stream Maps
- Prioritizing and Selecting Kaizen Projects
- Identify Project, Champion, Project Owner
- Develop Project Charter and Project Plan
Module 9: Kaizen Project Implementation
- Identify the Kaizen Project
- Establish the Project Structure
- Prepare the Kaizen Event
- Map Current State for the Kaizen Project
- Identify Areas for Improvement
- Map Future State
- Cost and Benefit Analysis of Projects
- Implementing Future State Improvements
- Post-Project Review and Follow-Up
- Identify Further Areas for Improvement/Skills Development
- Project Presentation
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