Training: Lean IT Kaizen

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Duration:

3

days

Exam:

Optional

Level:

Intermediate

Funding:

Eligible

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Description

Kaizen is an improvement philosophy in which continuous, incremental improvement occurs over a sustained period of time, creating more value and less waste, resulting in increased speed, lower costs and improved quality.
This is a course that teaches and equips individuals to define, facilitate and lead Lean IT Kaizen improvement initiatives. The course teaches students how to effectively use the Six Sigma DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) improvement model leveraging the Lean A3 problem identification and planning tool to complete a full improvement cycle.
This certification course provides you with the knowledge, skills and methodology required to identify, plan and implement incremental service and process improvements focused on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of any process or value stream. It also you prepares for the Lean IT Association Kaizen certification exam.

Participant Profiles

Managers tasked with department level process improvements
Business analysts
Project managers
Software developers
Quality assurance managers

Objectives

Understand Lean principles related specifically to leading a Kaizen event
Understand how to apply the Lean A3 tool to support continual improvement
Gain practical how to knowledge of how to use of the Six Sigma DMAIC improvement model as a structured improvement methodology
Learn how to identify, select and use various improvement options
Understand how to establish effective controls
Understand how to establish methods to improve quality and mistake proof future process activities

Prerequisites

Have followed the course Lean IT

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Organizing Kaizen
Module 3: A3 Method
Module 4: Define
Module 5: Measure
Module 6: Analyze
Module 7: Improve
Module 8: Control
Module 9: Exam preparation

Documentation

Course material included.

Lab / Exercises

This course offers:

Practical exercises
Group Restitution
Case Scenarios

Exam

This course prepares to the exam Lean IT Kaizen.

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Eligible Funding

ITTA is a partner of a continuing education fund dedicated to temporary workers. This fund can subsidize your training, provided that you are subject to the “Service Provision” collective labor agreement (CCT) and meet certain conditions, including having worked at least 88 hours in the past 12 months.