
About Course
Course Objectives:
- By the end of this course, you will discover why traditional documentation systems are ineffective and inefficient.
- You will learn what waste categories in procedures make documents deficient.
- The course will show how Lean techniques can improve the quality of documents.
- We will have an exercise on how to make a procedure Lean.
- The course presents a case study of a company that saved nearly half a million dollars annually by transitioning to a Lean management system.
- You will learn to use the Lean documents project tracker – Lean-O-Meter.
- At the end of the course, we will show links to Complimentary downloads of Lean templates that will help you make your management system more effective and efficient.
- We will have a quiz after the course.
- Upon completion of the quiz, you can fill out and print your training certificate.
Who will benefit from this course:
Engineers, Managers, Directors, and VPs of Quality, Environmental, Safety, and other ISO management systems.
Let’s make sure that this course is for you.
- Is your management system over-documented?
- Are there too many procedures?
- Are your documents too long?
- Do they contain irrelevant and duplicate data?
- Is the content not always clear and concise?
- Is your system frequently a headache?
If any answers to these questions were “Yes,” this course will help you improve your system’s effectiveness and efficiency and save money. Interested? Click the Buy button, and let’s get started.
Course enrollment details:
Internet-based, self-paced training modules may include combinations of text, visuals, audio, interactive simulations, and quizzes. Upon completing the quiz at the end of the course, the participant may print a Certificate of Completion. This course requires computer and Internet access.
Delivery: Self-paced
Language: English.
This course is also available in the instructor-led format. The benefits of this method are that you may ask person-to-person questions and confidentially discuss your company’s documents. Instructor-led video-conference courses are limited to five participants.
Delivery: Instructor-led
Language: English.
Access expires: 360 days after enrollment.
Price: TBD
Purchase: Contact us to schedule your instructor-led course
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The course includes.
Both self-paced and instructor-led courses include
– Lean procedure exercise materials.
– Document templates that are discussed and used in the course.
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Course Content
Introduction
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Welcome!
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Curriculum and learning objectives
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Why Bother?
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What is wrong with our procedures?
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How did it happen?
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The solution is Lean
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Waste in procedures : The header section
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Waste in procedures
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The header section
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Title blocks and other graphics
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Company name and logo
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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
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Document numbers
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Document numbers test results
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Superseded revision
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The “owner”
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The “approver”
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The effective date
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Header summary
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Waste in procedures : Document sections
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Document Sections
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Revision history
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The Purpose section
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Responsibilities
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Reference documents
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Definitions
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Training requirements
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Record retention
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Approved suppliers
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Instructions for suppliers
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Designees
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Distribution lists
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Contributors to waste: Poor technical writing skills
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Contributors to waste
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Poor technical writing skills
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Documents are excessively wordy
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Use of passive voice
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Instructions are hard to follow
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Use of undefined terms
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Lack of validation
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Contributors to waste: Remedies
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Remedies
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Procedure Template
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Document Change Record
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Technical writing training
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Lean Procedures Explained Training
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How to Create Clear Procedures Training
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Validation, validation, validation!
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What is next?
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Tools and References
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Lean project plan
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Molding Shop Case Study
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Lean Procedure Exercise
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Exercise Discussion
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Lean Procedure statistics
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Downloads
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The Lean Revolution Book
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Questions?
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Have any Questions ?
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Course Evaluation
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Quiz