CAS Lean Management («LEANMA»)

• You will become familiar with the lean / agile methods and tools of Lean Management and be able to apply them competently.
• You will be able to introduce and implement continuous improvement in your organization.
• You will be familiar with the key approaches to optimizing processes and structures and will be trained in established and effective methods and tools.

Module 1: Lean-Agile Basics (3 days)

• Lean Management – Who, how, what?!
• Agile Management – Who, how, what?!
• KAIZEN and Innovation
• Goals, characteristics and methods of lean processes
• Just-in-Time Simulation: From Push to Pull
• Structure of improvement management
• Improvement management procedures

Module 2: Value stream optimized processes and design thinking (2 days)

• Prerequisite for lean production
• TPS (Toyota Production System) / TPM
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Value Stream Analysis, focus on production and patient flow (analogous)
• Poka Yoke
• Structured problem solving – Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) and A3 report
• Visualization techniques
• Design Thinking

Module 3: Lean@Administration (2 days online)

• From business model to business process
• Introduction process management
• 3M Model (Muda, Mura, Muri)
• Start improvement initiative
• Analysis of actual situation
• Lean and Agile methods and tools for the office
• Value Stream Mapping, focus on administrative processes
• The 4 lean process characteristics
• Develop, evaluate and implement value stream design
• Conclusion of improvement initiative and handover to CIP

Module 4: Lean Leadership (2 days)

• Lean and Lean Leadership
  • Corporate culture – what is it?
  • Transformation
  • Strategies of change
• KATA
  • Improvement process KATA
  • Coaching KATA

Module 5: Design of a value stream organization and AI (1 day online)

• Critical success factors of a lean-agile organization
• Suitable management models
• When agile, when lean?
• Choosing the right agile-lean way of working
• Using AI in the workshop design environment

Module 6: Lean Change Management (2 days)

• Lean-Agile culture development
• Examples of lean-agile process architectures
• Lean-Agile organization
• Establishing high-performance teams with the definition of tasks and goals
• Presentation of final papers

This course is aimed at company organizers, organizational developers, employees working in process optimization, employees working in the organizational area, managers with process responsibility, managers and employees working in corporate and personnel development, interested employees from organizational and specialist departments as well as project and team leaders.

There are no formal admission requirements. Initial practical experience in the area of Lean Management or Agile Management is an advantage.

The certificate of achievement consists of complete participation (at least 80%), a transfer paper (practical individual work), and a group presentation in the last module (100% attendance required). You will receive the certificate «CAS Lean Management» (Certificate of Advanced Studies with 10 ECTS points).

This seminar is conducted in cooperation with our partner SGO Business School.