Lean  Certification (Virtual Live): Certified Lean Practitioner

Are you seeking a dynamic way to master Lean principles? Join our virtual Lean certification program! Enhance your skills in technical and team leadership through interactive activities over 9 live sessions. Dive into Kaizen, A3 Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, 5S, Lean Leadership, and more. Certification involves a hands-on Lean project for tangible outcomes. Get certified as a Lean Practitioner!



Lean Certification Program Outline (Instructor Led Live Virtual Sessions)
Session Topics Covered in Instructor Led Sessions
1 Course Introduction / Introduction to Lean and the Seven Wastes
2 Value Stream Mapping: Current State Mapping Activities
3 Value Stream Mapping: Future State Mapping Activities
4 Team Facilitation / Team Dynamics Activity & Intro to A3 Problem Solving
5 A3 Problem Solving Activities / Improvement Kata
6 5S Game  / Kaizen Events Team Activity
7 Batch and Queue v. Flow Simulation Team Activity
8 Kanban and Pull Systems Exercise
9 Strategy Deployment / Change Management
Follow-Ups Two 1:1 Remote Coaching Sessions for each participant with Instructor to review project work
In between each session, participants will complete assigned self-paced online audio/visual modules, readings, and homework assignments.  Scroll down for full list of topics covered. To view a 2 minute video and learn more about how our virtual training works, click here.

 

 
Lean Certification Program (Live Virtual / Zoom sessions plus self-paced online audio-visual content, homework, and readings)

Winter/Spring 2025 Dates: January 24, 2025 - March 21, 2025

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00pm PST (1:00pm - 3:00pm EST)

Location: Zoom / Your Home or Office

Instructor: Darren Dolcemascolo

Price: $1595 (early registration - 30 Days Before Session) / $1695 (regular registration)

Discounts: Groups of 4 or more receive 20% off

Lean Certification Topics Covered
  • Lean Leadership
  • A3 Problem Solving
  • Team Facilitation
  • Problem Solving Tools: Five Why's, Cause and Effect Diagram, Pareto Diagram, Process Mapping
  • PDCA (Plan Do Check Act)
  • Kaizen Events
  • Daily Kaizen / Improvement Kata
  • Strategy Deployment / Hoshin Kanri using A3
  • Lean Metrics / Daily Management
  • Implementation Strategy
  • Lean Culture and Organizational Issues
  • 7 Wastes
  • Value Stream Mapping for Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Business Processes
  • Operational Stability
  • Standardized Work
  • Leveling Production (Heijunka)
  • 5S Visual Workplace
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Autonomous Maintenance
  • Quick Changeover / Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
  • One Piece Flow / Continuous Flow
  • Cellular Layouts
  • Kanban Systems
  • Replenishment and Sequential Pull Systems
  • FIFO Flow
  • Mistake Proofing