Managing Lean and Continuous Improvement Projects: A structured Lean Six Sigma Approach to finding root causes of everyday opportunities.

Opportunities to deliver quality service and products are innumerable in all organizations. These opportunities become projects - big and small that are planned and executed.

Continuous Improvement project execution involves a significant overlap of Lean Six Sigma and Project Management tools and methodologies. The challenge that most Green belts and Black belts encounter is in the use of the right project management tools to successfully maneuver through the implementation, followed by appropriate control measures to sustain the improvements. Most often some of these critical aspects in managing Lean Six Sigma projects are overlooked resulting in unsatisfactory execution and implementation that ultimately can lead to customer dissatisfaction.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand the why's of managing a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) project

2. DMAIC approach vs. Project Management phases.

3. Define simple Project Management tools and methodologies and their applications in LSS.

Who Should Attend?

Having a background in Lean Six Sigma terminology is helpful. Experience on a Lean Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement team is highly recommended.

Additional Information

This 3.0-hour, live-online course (.30 CEU’s) can be combined with two additional microlearning modules to become the equivalent of one leadership elective for certificate courses in the Professional Development Programs. 

Your Instructor

Bhagya Chandrashekar

Questions? email usmpdp@maine.edu or call 207-780-5900