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 Duration 16 hours

Course Outline

1. Overview of Lean Thinking (2 hours)

  • Definition, origins, and development of Lean.
  • Core Lean principles: Value, Flow, Pull, and Perfection.
  • Identifying various forms of waste (muda) in service industries.

2. Applying Lean to Requirements and Project Management (4 hours)

  • Understanding VOC (Voice of the Customer).
  • Prioritization methods: MoSCoW, WSJF, and the Effort-Impact Matrix.
  • A3 Project Thinking: Structure and practical application.
  • A comparative overview of Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma.

3. Lean Kanban (4 hours)

  • Core components and fundamentals of the Kanban system.
  • Effective board management techniques.
  • Managing Pull systems and Work In Progress (WIP) limits.
  • Key flow metrics: Lead Time, Cycle Time, and Takt Time.

4. Lean in Operational Processes (4 hours)

  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM) techniques.
  • Detecting waste within banking processes.
  • Applying KAIKAKU for rapid improvement.

5. Additional Lean Tools (2 hours)

  • The GEMBA concept.
  • Implementing KAIZEN for continuous improvement.
  • Root cause analysis using Ishikawa diagrams and the 5 Whys.
  • Error-proofing through POKA-YOKE.

Course Summary and Path Forward

Requirements

  • Familiarity with fundamental project management concepts.
  • Practical experience with process workflows in business or banking environments.
  • Basic knowledge of Agile or Lean methodologies.

Target Audience

  • Process managers and analysts.
  • Project managers in the banking and financial services sectors.
  • Professionals focused on requirements engineering and process optimization.

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