CHOOSE IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Business & Industry
Professional Development
Workplacelean Pillars
now being offered at Iowa Lakes Community College for $299
Course #: 45600 Date(s): 8/14/12 Site: Spirit Lake (121) Time: 8:30am-4:30pm (Tues.)
Course #: 45598 Date(s): 10/9/12 Site: Algona (16) Time: 8:30am-4:30pm (Tues.)
Course #: 45599 Date(s): 10/10/12 Site: Estherville (74) Time: 8:30am-4:30pm (Tues.)
workplacelean® PILLARS provides teams a chance to use Lean tools to identify and eliminate waste, solve
problems, and make improvements within a simulated office setting. The benefit of PILLARS is finding
improvements within work processes and procedures. This introductory LEAN© course will provide your
office with the basic understanding of LEAN© concepts. You’ll learn about additional opportunities for your
office if you’re interested in continuing your workplacelean® office best practices.
PILLARS TRAINING AGENDA (8 HOURS)
• Introductions/expectations
• Change and history of Lean
• Definition of workplacelean®
• Defining waste
• Working with Wastes – Simulation Round 1
• Making Improvements – Simulation Round 2
• Steps for achieving predictable results
• Applying Lean tools
• Using Lean Tools– Simulation Round 3
• Wrap up and next steps
BY THE END OF THE SESSION,
PARTICIPANTS SHOULD:
1. Have a basic understanding of lean concepts and
tools
2. Be familiar with common knowledge of lean
terminology
3. Be able to identify wastes within their work
environment
4. Be able to recognize how basic lean tools could be
applied to remove waste in their work environment
5. Recognize that lean concepts can be applied in
office processes
THE TRAINING: CAN help identify potential targets for improvement projects within your organization.
THE TRAINING: IS NOT intended to evaluate specific processes or wastes within your organization.
BY THE END OF THE LAUNCH TRAINING YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN EXPECT TO HAVE:
1. Information about your current processa.
Project Scope (electronic document)
b. Current State map (electronic document)
2. An implementation plan for improving your current processa.
Future State map (electronic document)
b. Action Register (electronic document)
3. Long term goals- -Ideal State (electronic list)
4. Participants who are able to recognize ‘waste’ and can identify action steps
5. A date for your first follow-up meeting to review progress
LAUNCH TRAINING WILL NOT: Solve or address all your issues, Resolve employee performance issues or
Implement your plan for you.
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Opportunity
Workplacelean Launch Training
is also available at Iowa Lakes Community College
Iowa Lakes also offers A3 Lean Training and 5S Lean Training.
If your business is interested in Lean Training,
please contact Shauna Donovan at 1-800-252-5664 to register.
Questions?: Call Shauna Donovan at 336-6572
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