"I've Completed My Value Stream Map...Now What?"

An IndustryWeek online training course, in partnership with Breakthrough Management Group International

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Duration: 5 hours total (4 hrs training, 1 hr lunch break).  See schedule below
Cost: $299 for a single attendee, $499 for a group.  See details below
Instructor: Wes Waldo
Continuing education credits (CPE credits): Yes

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Value stream mapping is an important tool used to examine processes for improvement opportunities.  But have you ever finished creating a value stream map and then thought, “Now what?”  In reality, the practical execution of a value stream strategy goes well beyond the data boxes, flow lines and kaizen bursts.

As a practitioner you know a value stream map gives a good visual representation of your process. Its creation brings people together to provide a common understanding of the issue.  However, with a finite number of process improvement resources available in organizations today, your greatest challenge is selecting the right improvement projects that garner the greatest benefits.

This four hour online training session will take you beyond the textbook theory of value stream mapping.  It will demonstrate how you can dissect a process and create a workable improvement plan -- from start to finish -- that can be applied in your everyday workplace: the End-to-End Value Stream Assessment.

Assessments are often initiated when an organization either launches a new performance excellence initiative or revitalizes an existing one.  The reality is that End-to-End Value Stream Assessments should be a continual part of any organization’s transformational journey.

Assessments eliminate ambiguity by offering organizations a structured approach for opportunity identification and selection that aligns their improvement efforts with the company’s overall strategic objectives.  This focused approach maximizes a company’s return on investment, leverages existing resources and uses the expertise of knowledgeable professionals to identify opportunities in a systemized fashion.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify where processes may be broken or where defects or barriers occur and document them using different value streams

• Put together a structured approach for evaluating an entire process from start to finish

• Follow the End-to-End Value Stream Assessment process, including outcomes such as:

  • Acquiring input from all levels of associates;

  • Seeing the entire process rather than a mix of unrelated opportunities;

  • Using visual feedback to communicate the plan back to the organization;

  • Assigning a relative level of priority to each opportunity; and

  • Creating the foundations of multiple charters, lending to speed of improvement

You'll learn a 9 step methodology, developed by Breakthrough Management Group International, that goes beyond simple value stream mapping.  This cohesive process combines 14 different tools that will become the core of your organization’s improvement execution strategy.

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This session is an excellent opportunity for deployment managers, six sigma belts, lean masters or any individual that is serious about identifying the best opportunities for improving their organizations. Additionally, it is a unique chance for more senior managers to finally see a process that connects their business strategy to the everyday execution. Even if you are not that familiar with value stream mapping, this session will enable you to see how it is used in conjunction with many other improvement tools.

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This IndustryWeek online course will provide 4 hours of instruction.  The first part of the instruction will last 2 hours, followed by a 1 hour break, followed by another 2 hour block of training.  The course will begin at 11am EST/10am CST/9am MST/8am PST.

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Included with all registrations:

• Live training course

• Downloadable slides for note-taking

• 1 year access to an on-demand version of the course

• Continuing education credits for one attendee

• 8 value stream mapping templates in Microsoft Excel format. These templates facilitate the entire end to end assessment process. They enable process selection, data collection, the analysis of waste and problem areas and the visual prioritization of all identified opportunities for improvement. They are designed to fit on one page each and be used right in the Genba.

Cost:

• $299 for a single attendee

• $499 for a group

  • If you want to train multiple people within your facility, choose the group option.

  • A "group" consists of multiple people within a single room at a single location, viewing the training session on a single screen.

  • If you want to train people in multiple locations, or if each person requires their own screen to view, they must register separately.

Extras:

A CD-ROM of the training session can be added to any registration for an additional $199

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Each registration entitles you to receive continuing education credits for one person through our partnership with the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET).

Note that if you are attending as a group, only one member of the group will be eligible for credits.

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Wes Waldo
COO and Managing Director for U.S. Operations
Breakthrough Management Group International

Wes Waldo is a certified Lean Master with more than a fifteen years of quality, operations management and process improvement experience in diverse manufacturing environments. Waldo graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in chemistry.  He became a Certified Lean Master at The Ohio State Fisher College of Business.  He is also an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer.  Waldo co-authored the BMG book A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen Events, and is a contributor to the Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma and forthcoming innovation tools book.

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This training session will be conducted using a slides-and-audio format.  You will also have the ability to ask the instructor questions, and you can participate in polls the instructor pushes to the audience during the session.

After you complete your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with details for joining the training course, as well as your unique password.  On the day of the training, use the instructions in this email to log in.  (You'll also receive reminder emails a few days before the training starts, with instructions and your password.)

A few days after the live training session is over, you'll receive an email informing you that the on-demand version is available.

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