Continuous Improvement Techniques
Change is a constant in business life. Maintaining business efficiency and quality of output is challenging when there is requirement to continuously evolve processes and operating methods. Continuous Improvement Techniques have been devised with this in mind.
- Are you aware of the key features of Continuous Improvement Techniques and their applicability to your organisation?
- Do you need to identify a Continuous Improvement Technique that can be applied in your organisation?
- Are you aware of what is required in order to allow a Continuous Improvement Technique to work?
If you want to explore the art of negotiation, the theory and its practical application specific to your organisation, then this workshop is for you.
(The content of this programme will be specific to the particular tool (if appropriate) being used or required by the organisation – for example: Kaizen, TQM, Six Sigma) – but in outline:
Aim:
To introduce you to the key Continuous Improvement Techniques in use within UK PLC today, why they are useful and how they might be used.
Objectives:
By the end of this workshop delegates will be able to:
- Describe how to manage change and what the role of Continuous Improvement is in a change programme?
- Identify what the real causes of waste are
- State the problems of sustaining continuous improvement, Total Quality Management, Six Sigma or Kaizen initiatives
- Describe four types of change, when they should be used and what makes them work
- Explain how to overcome behavioural and cultural barriers to change, identifying what is important what requires focus
- Plan to make the improvement happen and sustain change
- Keep improvement initiatives alive as an ongoing programme
Methods:
The one day workshop will be highly participative and will involve practical application as well as exploration of theory, specific to delegates’ organisations.
