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a2B 4-day Lean Practitioner Training Programme

What Will You Learn?

Delegates will gain an insight into lean and businessimprovement methodologies, tools and techniques that canimprove processes, services and products. The trainingfollows a typical Lean Practitioner project approach withten key modules. Each module has an exercise to provideexperiential learning and is supported by critical businessimprovement models, exercises and simulations:

v a2B Lean Business Improvement Steps©

v Three Lean Simulations

v 20+ Lean Concepts

v 10+ Group Exercises

Organisation Leadership Benefits

Lean and business improvement capability gives theorganisation competitive advantage to continually improveorganisation processes, services and products. Leadershipcan then direct internal resources to focus on increasingcustomer value and reducing organisation waste. Leaderswho focus on customer value and remove process wastewill improve organisation performance.

Organisation Value

Our trainers are globally experienced, qualifiedimprovement and change implementation executives whofocus on building organisation improvement and changecapability.

Why Attend?

The latest data from the UK ONS states that output per hourworked in the UK was 15.9% below the average for the restof the G7. The challenge of continuously increasingproductivity, delivering better services or products for lesshas never been so critical. The course will help to buildinternal lean and business improvement capability toimprove organisation processes, products and services.

Target Audience

This course is suitable for aspiring business improvementemployees who wish to improve customer processes,services or products. This lean training is ideal forprofessionals who want to learn how to carry outimprovement projects with short implementation times.

So WhatWe enable employees to develop business improvementmethodologies, tools and techniques that can be applied toimprove organisation performance by removing waste andincreasing customer value.

Who Should Attend?The course is for employees who want to develop lean andbusiness improvement techniques that can be applied toimprove organisation performance by removing waste andincreasing customer value.

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Consulting

Pre-CourseIntroduction

Webinar

v Course introductionv Each delegate’s project overviewv Draft project charter v Complete on-line Improvement

Change History Assessment (CHA)

v 10 Key Training Modules (a2BBIS©)v Modules aligned to Class Projectsv ICHA to assess organisation weaknessv Includes Change Management and

Benefits Sustainment

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Training and Learning Cycle

Our training is modelled on Klob's four stage cycle oflearning:v A new concept or technique is presented and discussed

v The new concept or technique is tested

v Reflection and discussion to capture learning points.

v The concept is applied back in the workplace on yourproject

Philosophy of Lean

Creating value without waste is still the central idea of theLean philosophy. Other essential principles include thepursuit of excellence and continuous processimprovement. These principles are nested in a mindset ofcreating an organisation that continuously improves itsprocesses and respects its people, with a focus on addingvalue to the customer.

v Highly accomplished global senior executive with a proven track record of transforming the world’s largest and most successful organisations in over 20 countries

v Business Improvement certifications include Master Black Belt from Shell International and a Manager of Quality (CMQ/OE) from the American Society for Quality (ASQ)

v Other selected certifications include Change Management Professional (CCMPTM) from the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP) and Program (PgMP®), from the Project Management Institute (PMI)

Peter GallagherCCMP™, LSS MBB, MBA, PgMP®, PMP®, PMI-RMP®, CMgr FCMI, CQM/OE

a2B Advisory Consulting – Managing Director

v Business improvement specialist with project and changemanagement qualifications and broad international industryexperience in the consulting, account management,education, communications, recruitment and energy sectors

v Business Improvement certifications include Lean SigmaGreen Belt (LSS GB) from Shell International and ASQCertified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB

v Other certifications include Change ManagementProfessional (CCMPTM) from the Association of ChangeManagement Professionals (ACMP) and Prince2 Practitioner

SarahCCMP™, CSSGB, LSS GB, PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner, BA Hons

a2B Advisory Consulting – Operations Director

Your Trainers

Training Schedule

Day 1

A. Course IntroductionB. Introduction to Business ImprovementM1. Create Charter and Align SponsorM2. Identify Team and Collect DataS. Lean Simulation #1

Day 2

Ex. Module Exercises 1-5M3. Lean PhilosophyM4. Lean MethodologiesM5. Value Stream Mapping

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M6. Lean Tools and TechniquesM7. Standard Operating ProceduresEx. Module Exercises 6-7S. Lean Simulation #2

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M8. Visual ManagementM9. Change and Lean BehavioursM10. Sustain and CloseS. Lean Simulation #3Ex. Module Exercises 8-10 (Optional Exam)

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