Course Description

Lean Six Sigma Change Management Success combines the essential elements of project management and team leadership, giving you the knowledge you need to develop and sustain high-performing teams.

Over the course of four weeks, Lean Six Sigma Project Success Fundamentals will enhance your personal understanding of team leadership by presenting various theories, concepts, and class exercises. You will learn how to effectively assess team members' skills, competencies and strengths to prioritize and delegate team roles.

Course lessons, instructor insight, and peer discussions will further your understanding of leadership responsibilities and give you the knowledge and confidence to apply these strategies in complex project environments.

Building upon team leadership philosophies, Lean Six Sigma Change Management Success also covers effective project management methods for assuring projects are successfully completed on schedule and within budget. Finish the course with a solid foundation for initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, and closing a project.

Required Textbook: 

The Six Sigma Handbook (4th ed.), by Thomas Pyzdek & Paul Keller, McGraw-Hill (ISBN-13: 978-0071840538)

Objectives

• Differentiate between management and leadership and how the two contribute to the success of a Lean Six Sigma project
• Perform a stakeholder analysis
• Describe the essential elements for launching a Lean Six Sigma project in an organization
• Apply methods for clear project communication
• Create a Lean Six Sigma project force field analysis
• Set up a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Develop roles and responsibility matrix
• Establish a project schedule and analyze potential risks for a Lean Six Sigma project