Course Outline

Introduction

  • History of Lean: The Toyota Production System
  • Lean manufacturing versus lean service operations

Lean Thinking

  • Organizing human activities for government

Five Principles of Lean

  • Value
  • The Value Stream
  • Flow
  • Pull
  • Perfection

Types of Waste

  • Tangible versus intangible waste
  • Value-added versus non-value added activities in work processes
  • Eight types of waste in service operations
  • Using incorrect metrics to measure waste

Measuring Performance

  • Observing processes for government
  • Understanding the key aspects of a Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
  • Time as a critical factor in performance measurement

Systems Thinking

  • Managing for future success
  • Deming's systems thinking applied to service industries

Preparing the Enterprise for Lean

  • Implementing lean processes
  • Adopting a continuous improvement cycle
  • Realigning metrics to support lean objectives
  • Overcoming resistance to change
  • Conducting pilot projects to test and refine methods

Implementing Lean in Your Organization

  • Organizing effective teams for government
  • Applying technology and tools to support lean practices
  • Developing people and partners through training and collaboration
  • Tracking work with Kanban boards
  • Conducting Kaizen workshops to foster continuous improvement

Process Mapping

  • Using workflow diagrams to visualize processes
  • Mapping the order-to-delivery cycle for efficiency

Value Stream Mapping

  • Lean measurements and metrics
  • Creating current and future state maps to identify improvement opportunities

Value Stream Analysis

  • The 5S methodology for workplace organization
  • Just-in-time production practices
  • Built-in-quality assurance techniques

Promoting Lean Thinking across the Enterprise

  • Integrating tools and fostering cultural change
  • Providing coaching and mentorship
  • Developing communication and feedback channels for government
  • Focusing on long-term learning and development
  • Becoming data-driven in decision-making processes

Assessing the Results of Lean

  • Using a lean maturity matrix to evaluate progress
  • Tracking performance metrics over time
  • Benchmarking against other organizations for government

Developing Lean Leaders

  • Setting up a dedicated lean leadership team
  • Creating a succession system to ensure ongoing commitment

Complementary Methodologies

  • Agile and Scrum methodologies
  • Six Sigma for quality improvement

Closing Remarks

Requirements

  • An objective to cultivate talent, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce wasteful practices within the organization for government.

Audience

  • Government business managers
 14 Hours

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