Lean Project Management Jumpstart

Course overview

LEAN is now the quality management system used by the top 500 Fortune 500 organizations. Lean is a value-driven approach and strategy that continuously improves value for stakeholders and customers alike.

What is the certification for lean project management?

The idea behind lean project management is to plan, organize, and implement projects in an organization or business with the goal of continuously improving through tiny, gradual adjustments that increase the value of the good or service while lowering waste, errors, costs, and resource consumption.

Gaining a comprehensive understanding of how project management technique may be systemically integrated into a lean organizational framework to consistently and sustainably optimize value is the main goal of this Lean Project Management Certification Course.

What is the job of a lean project manager?

The iterative methodology of lean project management places a strong emphasis on integrating and constantly enhancing customer and stakeholder value at every stage. Lean concepts help teams manage work effectively and efficiently while continuously producing high-quality goods. This can assist the entire organization in quickly adapting to unforeseen change that calls for new skills, technology, and process adaption. A culture of proactive improvement and a change in perspective are two of the most important abilities acquired through the Lean Project Management technique.

With the help of this Training Bee training course, you will have a solid understanding of Lean principles and gain the skills, tools, and strategies needed to effectively deliver value-driven projects for customers. By completing this course, you will obtain comprehensive understanding of Lean and be able to interpret it contextually to ensure that your organization has a culture that is lean, flexible, and adaptive. You’ll gain experience managing projects that generate long-term corporate value by consistently providing clients with value earlier than anticipated.

The ultimate goal of this certification program in lean project management is to enable participants to match their skill sets to the accomplishment of strategic goals for their individual organizations.

Introduction

Welcome to the training on lean project management! Through the use of lean project management principles, this program aims to provide you with the information and abilities necessary to improve the efficacy, efficiency, and general success of your projects.

The Lean Project Management technique, which originated in manufacturing settings, is based on lean concepts and is currently widely used in a variety of industries, including project management. You will have a thorough understanding of Lean principles and how to strategically incorporate them into project management techniques by completing this training program.

We are The Training Bee, a global training and education firm providing services in many countries. We are specialized in capacity building and talent development solutions for individuals and organizations, with our highly customized programs and training sessions.

After completing this course, you will have a solid theoretical understanding of lean project management in addition to useful tools and insights to apply lean concepts to your own projects. Enhancing your ability to lead positive change, increase project efficiency, and provide more value to your clients is the aim.

Prepare yourself to take a revolutionary trip into the realm of Lean Project Management! Our facilitators are there to assist you if you have any questions or issues during the session. Come with me as we go on this fascinating educational journey!

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Lean Project Management Certification, participants will be able to:

• Utilize lean thinking principles while designing and implementing initiatives to provide long-lasting, sustainable corporate value.
• To complete projects successfully in their particular organizational environments, apply the Lean Project Management Framework.
• Recognize the duties, responsibilities, and tasks of the different project positions in the company.
• Understand how to identify and steer clear of typical mistakes while examining current project management techniques.
• The necessary competencies and proficiencies for project managers to leverage organizational procedures, tools, technology, and resources efficiently
• The assurance and capacity to gauge, monitor, and improve organizational performance and expansion via the application of Lean

Our Unique Training Methodology

This interactive course comprises the following training methods:

• Journaling – This consists of setting a timer and letting your thoughts flow, unedited and unscripted recording events, ideas, and thoughts over a while, related to the topic.
• Social learning – Information and expertise exchanged amongst peers via computer-based technologies and interactive conversations including Blogging, instant messaging, and forums for debate in groups.
• Project-based learning
• Mind mapping and brainstorming – A session will be carried out between participants to uncover unique ideas, thoughts, and opinions having a quality discussion.
• Interactive sessions – The course will use informative lectures to introduce key concepts and theories related to the topic.
• Presentations – Participants will be presented with multimedia tools such as videos and graphics to enhance learning. These will be delivered engagingly and interactively.

Training Medium

This Lean Project Management Certification training is designed in a way that it can be delivered face-to-face and virtually.

Course Duration

This training is versatile in its delivery. The training can be delivered as a full-fledged 40-hour training program or a 15- hours crash course covering 5 hours of content each day over 3 days

Pre-course Assessment

Before you enroll in this course all we wanted to know is your exact mindset and your way of thinking.
For that, we have designed this questionnaire attached below.

• In your own words, define lean project management.
• Which are the main Lean Thinking concepts that apply to project management?
• Enumerate the eight waste categories identified by Lean thinking and give a brief explanation of each.
• In what ways might waste be found and removed to improve project efficiency?
• Describe value stream mapping and the role it plays in lean project management.
• How does Lean Project Management use continuous improvement?

Course Modules

This Lean Project Management Certification covers the following topics for understanding the essentials of the Agile Workplace:

Module 1 – Overview – Definition of Lean

• Overview of Lean
• Lean applications and advantages
• The Lean Thinking Foundations
• The necessity of ongoing development

Module 2 – Lean Methodology

• The path of lean
• The culture of lean organizations
• Lean workers
• Lean thinking in practical domains
• Alignment for ongoing development

Module 3 – Lean Principles and Methods

• DMAIC – Six Sigma
• DMADV: Design for Six Sigma
• Lean Project Management Roles
• Selecting the appropriate approach
• Kaizen, the lean event

Module 4 – Getting Lean Projects Started

• How to recognize a project
• An overview of the methodology used in project management
• Essential Instruments for Project Management
• Practical project management advice and techniques

Module 5 – Outlining the Project

• Project’s aims and objectives
• Describe the problem statement.
• Specify the project’s parameters.
• Describe the business case.
• Identify Important Benchmarks

Module 6 – Project Management with Lean Tools

• SIPOC and process stakeholders
• Customer Voice
• Essential to Quality Measurements
• The Kano model and Its Significance
• Procedure diagramming
• Analyzing value streams

Module 7 – Organizing the Task

• Determine the tasks and main work streams.
• Calculate the time and expense.
• Organize the project’s tasks according to priority.
• The importance of Project Critical Path
• Develop your group

Module 8 – Overview of Creating High-Performing Teams

• Project team Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• The DiSC assessment of personality
• Strengths Finder evaluation
• Project teams’ use of emotional intelligence
• Model of Tuckman Team Development
• Situational project management

Module 9 – Monitoring Development

• Configure Indicators of Performance
• How to track the development of a project
• Obtain status reports.
• Assess development
• Return to your course.

Post-course Assessment

Participants need to complete an assessment post-course completion so our mentors will get to know their understanding of the course. A mentor will also have interrogative conversations with participants and provide valuable feedback.

• How, since the start of the course, has your understanding of lean project management changed?
• In what ways will you apply lean project management to your upcoming or ongoing projects?
• Talk about specific cases in which waste was found and removed within a project.
• How may waste reduction improve the results of a project?
• Think back on the course’s value stream mapping exercise. In what ways did it improve your comprehension of project processes?
• Determine one project improvement opportunity that you could use value stream mapping to solve.
• What measures will you take to ensure that your workplace maintains a culture of continuous improvement?
• Describe the advantages of using a Kanban method in project management that you have seen or expect.

Lessons Learned

Value Delivered: Lean Project Management places a strong emphasis on providing value to the client. Participants discover that all project activities should directly contribute to providing value and that pointless procedures or activities should be dropped.

Culture of Continuous Improvement: A culture of continuous improvement is imparted through the training. The significance of consistently evaluating procedures, pinpointing inadequacies, and implementing gradual enhancements to augment the comprehensive project efficacy is comprehended by the involved parties.

Identification and Elimination of Waste: Participants get knowledge on how to recognize and classify various waste kinds in project processes. They are aware of how important it is to cut waste in order to maximize resources, lower expenses, and boost project effectiveness.

Flexibility and Adaptability: Project managers are encouraged to be flexible and adaptable by lean concepts. Participants are aware of the importance of reacting rapidly to changes and remaining flexible in order to modify plans in response to input and changing project requirements.

Cross-functional Teams Working Together: Lean Project Management places a strong emphasis on the value of cross-functional teamwork. It is taught to participants that including team members with different backgrounds and viewpoints improves creativity, problem-solving, and project success in general.

Visual Management and Transparency: The training places a strong emphasis on visual management technologies like Kanban boards. The significance of visualizing work, encouraging transparency, and the ways in which these technologies improve workflow and communication are all understood by the participants.