The dual objectives of this course are first to deliver the fundamentals of lean and second to contextualise the implications of a lean transformation for the participant. Strategic executives will gain a basic understanding of lean principles, philosophy and benefits to facilitate the common language of lean enabling the participant to articulate and discuss key lean ideas. Secondarily, participants will learn how to successfully design deploy and sustain Lean transformation within an overall context of change.
Who Should Attend:
The Introduction to Lean for Strategic Executives training course is designed for executives and line managers with who are tasked to achieve targets of improvement within the framework of a change initiative.
Course Outline:
Background to Lean
• The history of Lean
• The potential benefits of Lean realised in other industries
• Discussion around the relevance of Lean to the health service
Lean Fundamentals – the 5 key principles
• Defining Value and Waste for health service
• Identifying our Value Streams
• Creating Flow of Value through our Value Streams
• Understanding the concept of Pulling the value rather than pushing it
• Is Perfection possible?
Implications of Lean on the Strategic Executive
• How is Lean transformation organised?
• The 3 P’s of successful Lean change
• Lean Leadership
• Plans of action
