Benefits:

• Organization results are achieved at a rate greater than in the past.
• Resources are focused on what is important.
• More successful in creating leadership focus when solving problems.
• Increased understanding of the organization and customers’ improvement wants, needs, and improvement opportunities.
• The planning process, templates, and ability to lead future annual plans
• The step by step process to follow.
• Learn and apply over 30 improvement, evaluation, change, and project management templates and methods learned and practiced during the course.
• One-on-one application coaching time.
• One year CI Community of Practice membership.
• Outcomes: An annual continual improvement plan with

o  Measurable Outcomes for the organization and customers.

o  3-8 projects, Drivers, to create the needed outcomes.

o  Project teams with draft gap, goal, team members, timeline, and approach.

Agenda: 

Training: 28 hours of education and application. Participants bring organization data to class on which to focus and practice. Develop knowledge and skills to effectively and efficiently facilitate the organization’s annual improvement plan. The course includes: a. Evaluate data (Customer, Organization, Work Processes, Culture, Learnings). b. Create a plan. c. Cascade the plan to teams. d. Confirm projects will achieve the goals. e. Establish a leadership structure to lead the plan through the year. 

Application and Coaching: 2-4 days of on-site event co-lead. One-on-one coaching until results are achieved.

Certification: Participation in this course and completion of 1 project = Continuous Improvement Annual Planning Black Belt

CERTIFICATION.