An intensive, two-day workshop on practical, economically
justifiable approaches for applying lean techniques to product
development
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Course Instructor |
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Don Reinertsen
[BIO]
President
Reinertsen & Associates
Author of Managing the Design Factory |
Customer
Testimonials:
Read what workshop participants
have to say about the instructor and course curriculum:
"Don is a dynamic and influential resource who
effortlessly transfers knowledge, leverages experience and
provides clarity to typical product development pitfalls. He has
a knack of challenging existing paradigms and offering more
insightful approaches to enable excellence. Your eye-opening
experience is a seminar away."...more
Related
Article:
"Applying Batch Size to Product
Development: Unconventional Wisdom about Speed and Flexibility"
- An interview with Don Reinertsen...read
article
Why Lean Product
Development?
The techniques that are now called
“lean methods” have been used for over 50 years in production
processes, producing huge economic benefits. These same methods also
can be used in product development. In fact, they are the only
approach available to simultaneously achieve large
improvements in the speed, quality, and cost of product development.
However, using lean methods in
product development requires some insight. To succeed we must have a
clear idea of what management practices obstruct flow, and how to
remove these obstructions. Without this insight we will dilute our
energy in lengthy process mapping exercises, and ultimately lose
momentum.
This workshop focuses on known
leverage points. It concentrates on specific practical methods that
have helped participants achieve as much as a 90 percent reduction
in cycle time. It uses a unique economic approach to identify which
methods will provide the fastest payback and teaches you the science
behind the methods.
This seminar is
fundamentally different from other workshops in its intense focus on
economic justification
and practical methods rather than general philosophical principles.
Upon return to your
organization,
you will have:
- Your own roadmap and action plan
for implementing lean techniques in your development process
- A comprehensive course book
providing all charts and exercises used in the course
- Answers to your individual
application questions – plus phone
and email access to the instructor to ensure
that you don’t have any unanswered questions from the workshop
Who Should Attend:
This program is designed for managers who
play a role in product development. It will be particularly
useful to companies that are reaching the point of diminishing
returns using conventional approaches to product development
and those who wish to quickly get benefits using lean methods..
It is preferred that
participants have a basic understanding of lean techniques and at
least 5 years of experience in product development. Attendees should
bring a calculator, since the course will involve some light
calculations.
The techniques covered are
general methods of analysis rather than industry specific rules.
Just
as physics applies to both large objects
and small ones, the methods used in this course can be applied in a
wide variety of industries.
Click here to see a list of
companies who have participated in this workshop.
This course is also available as an onsite workshop
To request a proposal for an in-house
workshop, please contact Tracey Kimball via email at
[email protected] or by phone at 781-891-8080 ext. 214 |
