Lean Leader Training Course

Level Specialist Duration 4 days

Available to book: Instructor led training £2095 + VAT View dates and book now

Lean is a management philosophy and approach that focuses on customer value creation through the identification and elimination of process wastes in products and services. At its core is the principle that excessive expenditure on resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer is wasteful and therefore should be reduced if not eliminated.

The course aims to equip you with the necessary knowledge, and skills to effectively lead and implement process improvement projects or programs using the Lean principles, methods, and tools. Our Lean Leader course shall cover the intermediate Lean concepts, tools, and techniques for identifying, reducing, or eliminating causes of process irregularities, overburden to employees, and process wastes. By the end of the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the different Lean concepts and tools as applied in a project, and implement these in a process to improve operational performance; or utilize these and lead cross-functional Lean projects and programs with the goal of improving overall business performance.

How will I benefit?

You’ll be able to:

Drive Lean improvements in the organization. These improvement activities will often be within the Lean Leader’s usual field of employment and operation.
Work with the local ‘line management’ to identify and drive improvement within the local environment,
Use takt times and cycle times to identify appropriate resource requirements,
Lead improvement activities and quantify benefits delivered,
Coach Lean Practitioners on process improvement methods and activities, and
Run training sessions on Lean techniques.
Gain in-depth knowledge and develop proficiency in the Lean approach, one of the most globally recognized management methodologies for continuous improvement
Demonstrate your Lean Leadership skills to improve your employees, process, and organization’s performance
Expand your process improvement ‘toolbox’, which is a fundamental and recommended complement to other process improvement methodologies like Six Sigma.

Upon completion of this training, you’ll be able to:
- Understand your processes’ value to your customers, and easily identify process wastes that can be reduced or eliminated to optimize customer value
- Adapt techniques to lead a culture of continuous improvement and effectively communicate and engage with the different teams in your organization
- Gain knowledge and skills on the different Lean tools to analyze various customer wants and needs, and develop optimal solutions to improve product and/or service quality
- Utilize and coach your team members on the various process mapping techniques that will help highlight process flow, value creation, process metrics, and process wastes
- Lead a project team to identify process problems and wastes in your organization and apply the Lean principles and tools to solve these process problems
Lean Practitioners, Lean Six Sigma Green Belts, Supervisors, Managers, Engineers, Project Managers, Change Management practitioners, Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence practitioners, Managers, and Executives.
Upon attending this training course, you’ll receive an internationally recognized BSI certificate of attendance,

Upon successfully passing the required exam, you’ll receive an internationally recognized BSI certificate of achievement, and

Upon submitting and gaining BSI approval for your completed Lean (Practitioner-level) project, you’ll receive an internationally recognized BSI certificate of qualification as a:

Certified Lean Leader Professional

Certified Lean Leader Professional Qualification requirements:
- Completion of the Lean Leader, and the Organizational Change Leader training courses with at least 80% attendance,
- Pass the assessments of the above courses after the training sessions with at least a 70% mark, and
- Complete a Lean (Leader-level) project vouched by the company representative.

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