Kaizen Event Training

By: Jayant Trewn, PhD, Todd Sperl, Rob Ptacek, and Deborah Salimi, PhD

The Kaizen Event Training package is your comprehensive set of materials to facilitate the training of those within your organization responsible for implementing continuous improvement projects (i.e., Kaizen Events). Five types of Kaizen Events will be detailed allowing teams to conduct full 5-day type events to conveying approaches on how individuals can contribute via kaizen in improving daily processes. The five types of Kaizen Events are: Standard 5 Day Kaizen Event, Rolling Kaizen Event, Web Based Kaizen Event, Today’s Kaizen Event, and Wiki (or Quick) Kaizen Event. The materials are based on the best selling book, Kaizen Demystified which was written by authors/consultants with having conducted over 1,000 Kaizen Events! The training is for Black or Green Belts, Continuous Improvement Specialists, Lean Senseis, departmental supervisors and managers, work group or team leaders, etc. – basically, anyone that has someone reporting to them and is responsible for improving processes. Or, it can be used for Green Belt training or for those individuals who have little or no experience with Lean Six Sigma. The Kaizen Event Training package will allow:

• Improvement leaders (i.e., Black Belts, Green Belts, Continuous Improvement Specialists, managers, etc.) to understand the various types of Kaizen and how to select the most effective type to immediately improve processes
• Employees to learn the Lean and Six Sigma tool set
• A standard approach be applied to implement all types of team and individually based Kaizen activities
• A consensus to be obtained on the customization of forms, worksheets, checklists, etc. required for a successful Kaizen Event
• Improvement leaders to immediately conduct an effective type of Kaizen Event
• An understanding of the people or soft issues that may negatively impact the Kaizen Event efforts as well as specific solutions to address those issues

The Kaizen Event Training package includes:

1 – CD with all files available electronically for customization (includes all case study files)
1 – Facilitator s Guide as a PowerPoint presentation (linked)
1 –  Kaizen Jeopardy Game
1 – Value Stream Mapping Exercise (a 1-2 hour optional activity) (other shorter activities for 5S, Standard Work, and Teaming)
4 – Interactive mini-case studies on Kaizen Event Leadership
1 – Lean Simulation detailed instructions
1 – Lean Six Sigma Assessment and Gap Analysis (Excel)
40+ – Excel worksheets

Learn from the  authors who have conducted over 1,000 Kaizen Events (and still counting)!

A Dropbox file link will be provided upon purchase!