Course Description
The Kaizen Project Management Foundation Training is designed to assist companies & individuals in improving their project management processes and skills respectively. The goal is to minimize project risks, ensuring these are completed on time, within the specified budget, and fully meeting the defined quality requirements. This course covers the basics of Project Management & Kaizen methods to drive efficiency in business processes & operations.
Syllabus
Module 1.0 Overview of Project management & Kaizen:
• Project Management Overview
• Project Initiation and Developing a Project Charter
• Concepts and Principles of Kaizen
• Selecting and Handling Projects
• Project Cost Management: Estimating Costs and Earned Value
Module 2.0 Understanding Kaizen Problem Solving Frameworks:
• Introduction to DMAIC
• PDCA
Module 3.0 Kaizen Quality Improvement Tools:
• Control Charts
• Check Sheet
• Pareto Chart
• Histogram
• Scatter Diagram
• Process Map
• Cause and Effect Diagram
Module 4.0 Types of Waste:
• Overview
Module 5.0 Introduction to Value Stream Mapping and Swim Lane:
• Example with case study
Module 6.0 Kaizen Event:
• Kaizen Week Preparation
• General Kaizen Week Framework
• Formal Kaizen Roles
Module 7.0 Project Closure:
• Project Risk Management
• Project or Phase Closing
