Lean Certification Program
TAG's Lean Champion Development Process
What is Lean?
Lean is a structured way of continuously exposing and solving problems in order to eliminate waste in the systems, processes, and work, which deliver value to customers.
Lean Champions
In organizations, effective Lean Champions (those that lead the organization toward lean action) are developed and not just assigned. Organizations that expect mid level managers and supervisors to lead in the Lean transformation process must be developed to lead in a different method that results in a different way of acting, a different way of reacting, and a different overall behavior in regards to solving issues in the never ending pursuit of the elimination of waste.
Lean Champions Development
The ACCESS Group (TAG) develops and mentors your Lean Champions to produce results. This overall development process results in a certificate based on proven results that produce an ROI for the organization. The full development program can be somewhat customized and conducted at your site so that the waste that is eliminated takes place where you need it the most. The typical development engagement takes eighteen (18) non consecutive working days that are spread out to minimize disruptions to your organization. TAG can develop up to 15 people in each development program.
The Program
- Lean Orientation- History of Lean, Waste elimination, Lean tools Orientation, Developing Associates.
- Lean Strategy Deployment- Planning Kaizen activities, Strategy Deployment and Hoshin Planning/Policy Deployment ,Organizational Engineering for Lean.
- Lean Systems Design- PQPR family mapping, Process mapping, Value Stream Mapping, Current State Mapping, Key Principles of Lean Design, Lean Tool Selection, Future State Design, and Problem Solving.
- Lean Metrics and Accounting
- Lean Business Systems- Administrative Value Stream Mapping and business process mapping, and Lean Business Tools.
- Leading The Change- Facilitating Lean Events, Leading lean Focus Groups, and Leading Lean by “walking the walk” everyday.
- Kaizen Application workshop- Certificate, Exam, and Awards.
The program is hands on application with case studies, and shop floor, service, and office application.
Contact TAG today to discuss your needs for a Lean Certification Program for your team.