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Workshops

Lean Six Sigma workshops built around your business needs

Every organization has different challenges. Lean Initiative offers flexible workshops ranging from focused daily sessions to extended engagements based on the level of support your team needs.

Workshop Topics

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Topic 01

Process Mapping Workshops

Visualize how work actually flows so your team can see waste, handoffs, and bottlenecks clearly.

You don't have a process problem. You have a visibility problem.

40%

of process steps are typically non-value-added

1 day

to map and expose your biggest bottleneck

Most organizations think they know how their processes work — until they map them. Process mapping reveals hidden steps, redundant approvals, rework loops, and unclear ownership that quietly drain time and money every day.

  • A clear, validated current-state map of your process
  • Identification of non-value-added steps and rework
  • Quantified handoff and wait-time issues
1–2 daysOn-site, virtual, or hybrid
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Topic 02

Waste Identification Workshops

Train your team to spot the 8 wastes in everyday work and turn observations into improvement projects.

Your team walks past money on the floor every single day. Teach them to see it.

8

categories of waste your team will learn to spot

30+

waste observations captured in a single workshop

Waste hides in plain sight — overproduction, waiting, unnecessary motion, defects, excess inventory, over-processing, transportation, and underutilized talent. A waste walk gives your team the language and lens to see it.

  • Team trained on the 8 wastes with real examples from your business
  • Documented waste observations across target areas
  • Quick-win improvement ideas ready for execution
1 dayOn-site walkthroughs included
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Topic 03

Kaizen Events

Focused, time-boxed improvement events that produce measurable results in days, not months.

Stop scheduling another committee. Schedule a result.

5 days

from problem identified to gains in production

25–50%

typical cycle-time reduction on the target process

Kaizen events bring the right people into one room with one process and one goal. In a few focused days, teams cut cycle time, eliminate defects, and walk away with a control plan to make the gains stick.

  • Measurable improvement in the targeted process metric
  • New standard work documented and trained
  • Visual controls and a 30/60/90 sustainment plan
3–5 daysImmersive, on-site
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Topic 04

Root Cause Analysis Sessions

Stop firefighting symptoms. Get to the real cause so problems stop coming back.

If the same problem keeps showing up, you haven't solved it yet.

5 Whys

to move from symptom to true root cause

70%

of recurring issues trace to fewer than 3 causes

When the same problem keeps returning, the team is solving symptoms — not causes. Structured root cause analysis using 5 Whys, Fishbone, and Pareto helps teams find and fix what's actually broken.

  • Verified root causes — not assumptions
  • Counter-measures linked directly to causes
  • A documented A3 or problem-solving record
1–2 days per problemWorkshop + live coaching
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Topic 05

DMAIC Project Coaching

Hands-on coaching for project leaders running Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control projects.

Most improvement projects die between Measure and Analyze. Yours won't.

5

tollgates that keep projects on track

2x

completion rate vs. uncoached projects

Projects stall when leaders get stuck between phases. DMAIC coaching keeps your Green Belts and project leaders moving — with expert guidance on tollgates, statistical tools, and stakeholder management.

  • Projects that finish — with documented financial impact
  • Stronger problem-solving skills across your project portfolio
  • Confident application of DMAIC tools and tollgates
Ongoing engagementBi-weekly virtual + on-site checkpoints
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Topic 06

Leadership Alignment Sessions

Get your leadership team aligned on what improvement looks like and how to lead it.

Your improvement program will rise or fall on the alignment of the people in this room.

70%

of change initiatives fail due to misalignment

1 day

to align your leadership team end-to-end

Improvement programs fail when leaders aren't aligned on priorities, language, and expectations. These sessions bring leaders together to set direction, agree on metrics, and commit to how they'll lead change.

  • Aligned improvement priorities and success metrics
  • Clear leader behaviors that reinforce the program
  • A communication plan for the broader organization
1 dayExecutive offsite
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Topic 07

Operational Excellence Workshops

Build the systems, behaviors, and metrics that make excellence repeatable — not accidental.

Excellence isn't a heroic effort. It's a system that makes the right behavior the easy behavior.

15 min

daily huddle that catches problems before they grow

3 tiers

of accountability from frontline to executive

Operational excellence isn't a project. It's a system. These workshops help leaders design daily management, tiered huddles, performance metrics, and improvement cadences that produce excellence on purpose.

  • A daily management system tailored to your operation
  • Tiered huddle structure with leading and lagging metrics
  • Visual management standards
2–3 days + rollout coachingHybrid
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Topic 08

Standard Work Development

Capture the best known way to do the work — and create the foundation for every future improvement.

Without standard work, every improvement is temporary. Period.

50%

faster onboarding with documented standard work

30%

reduction in process variation, on average

Without standard work, every improvement is temporary. Standard work locks in the gain, makes problems visible immediately, and gives every employee a fair, repeatable way to succeed.

  • Documented standard work for target processes
  • Visual job aids and training materials
  • A clear training and audit cadence
1–2 days per processOn-site at the work
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Topic 09

Process Improvement Bootcamps

Multi-day immersive bootcamps that build a wave of trained problem-solvers across your business.

Build a bench of problem-solvers in a week — not a year.

20+

practitioners trained in a single cohort

5 days

of immersive, hands-on learning

When you need to scale improvement capability fast, a bootcamp builds dozens of practitioners at once — with hands-on practice, real projects, and direct coaching from a Master Black Belt.

  • A trained cohort of practitioners ready to lead projects
  • Real improvement projects launched during the bootcamp
  • Built-in mentorship and follow-through
3–5 daysCohort-based, on-site
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Topic 10

Custom Team Training

Training designed around your industry, your processes, your people, and your goals.

Generic training gets generic results. Yours won't be generic.

100%

of content built around your real business

2x

knowledge retention vs. off-the-shelf training

Off-the-shelf training rarely sticks. Custom training uses your real processes, your real challenges, and your real data — so what your team learns on day one applies on day two.

  • Curriculum built around your business challenges
  • Hands-on practice with your processes and data
  • Higher engagement and retention than generic training
Custom — 1 day to multi-weekBuilt around your schedule
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Tell us what you'd like to improve. We'll design a workshop that fits your team and produces measurable results.