15Mar 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Best Practices: LMS in the Real World – April 7th @noon

Best Practices: LMS in the Real World – April 7th @noon

Webinar
Lean Management Systems in the Real World A Best Practice sharing session featuring three NWHPEC organizationsLast fall, NWHPEC offered a 12-hour lean management system (LMS) workshop to help organizations understand the basic building blocks of an LMS and to provide the foundation and confidence to get started/make updates to an existing system.  Three of the participants have graciously offered to share their experiences and journey with you.  Join us as we pull back the curtain and learn why an LMS is important, how to get people involved in creating an LMS in your organization, and how to spot opportunities for improvement in an existing LMS.An LMS provides the framework and structure to support and sustain improvements by making processes and problems visible and by creating a culture where people are…
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23Sep 2021 by Jennifer Ayers
Building a Lean Management System workshop – Oct 12, 26, & Nov 9th

Building a Lean Management System workshop – Oct 12, 26, & Nov 9th

Classes
Join us for this 12-hour workshop, spread out over four weeks to provide a fully immersive experience where you design your pilot program, tweak, or revamp your existing LMS. Summary Most initial attempts at lean and continuous improvement focus on tools and improvement events (aka kaizen events). Unfortunately, after a while, people notice that the “lean journey” has lost most of its momentum, energy, engagement, focus, and breakthrough results. The lean management system (LMS) is a framework for building a culture of continuous improvement and shared learning. Its focus is on developing people to solve problems to improve performance. In this environment, improvement is not driven by a few lean champions but by everyone. Now everyone has a dual focus: doing the work (results) and improving the work (process). In…
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