October 2018
Emerald Valley High Performance Enterprise Consortium – Lean Cafe
There is no charge to members nor to non-members and companies can send as many people as they want (no 5 person limit). Light snacks will be provided. The format includes a brief introduction, including information on upcoming EVHPEC events followed by presentations by member company employees of a Lean project they have completed to improve their organization. This is a great opportunity for novice and expert Lean practitioners alike to see how Lean is being used by local companies…
Find out more »November 2019
Leader Standard Work and Coaching Kata
Leader Standard Work/Toyota Kata This Toyota Kata workshop will touch upon: Rewiring our brains for continuous improvement Improvement Kata Undertand the direction Grasp the current condition Establish the next target condition PDCA toward the target condition Coaching Kata The Five Questions Prerequisite: None, although this workshop is targeted towards individuals whose responsibilities include leading change.
Find out more »January 2020
Lean Culture
Advanced: Lean Culture "What you do" In this course participants will learn: Overview of Corporate Culture Why do Lean Efforts Fail? What is a Lean Culture? Present State and Desired State Resistance to Change Creating the Lean Culture Register Here!
Find out more »March 2020
Training Within Industry & Standard Work
Training Within Industry & Standard Work Training Within Industry (TWI) is often called the “Roots of Lean”. It was created by the United States during World War II to address the need to quickly and effectively train thousands of industrial workers to support production for the war effort. The TWI program created practical methods by which any organization could create work standards and effective training practices. In the 70 years since TWI was developed companies have saved hundreds of thousands…
Find out more »May 2020
High Performing Teams & Project Management
High performing teams depend on healthy cultural norms and project management practices to achieve collective outcomes. This workshop is an opportunity to review and discuss introductory materials about high performance strategies and project management fundamentals for teams, regardless of your industry or department of concern. Please join us and share your perspectives and experience! This workshop will touch upon: Material from “Five Dysfunctions of a Team”, including improvement strategies Importance of Trust, Accountability and Collective Outcomes for teams “Waterfall” Project…
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