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2. Lean SixSigma Greenbelt - MEASURE PHASE

The Measure phase is the second of five phases in a root cause analysis process improvement project. This phase is about two things: Establishing the baseline measure for your project and gathering the measures needed to understand the root causes.

3. Lean SixSigma Greenbelt - ANALYZE PHASE

The Analyze phase is the third of five phases in a root cause analysis process improvement project. The great news about the Analyze phase, is that if you did a thorough job in Define and Measure, this can be a really interesting and fun phase!

4. Lean SixSigma Greenbelt - IMPROVE PHASE

The Improve phase is the fourth of five phases in a root cause analysis process improvement project. This is the phase where we get to solve the problem. When we think about creating new solutions, we have to look at proven methods too!

5. Lean SixSigma Greenbelt - CONTROL PHASE

The Control phase is the last of five phases in a root cause analysis process improvement project. Usually this phase is taught as a bit of an afterthought.. However, at Cannsult, we place a big emphasis on realizing truly sustainable results!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Fishbone Diagram

A guide to use the Fishbone or Ishikawa Diagram when analyzing your problems

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Derive Sigma Level

Deriving your process Sigma Level - not as difficult as it sounds!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Tree Diagram

Tree Diagram - Use in Define to understand requirements, in Measure to drill down to measurable levels, in Analyze to understand the root cause, in Improve to drill down to detailed design and in Control to identify the detailed level of monitoring

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Finalizing Process Documentation

A Guide to assist in cementing in your new process and sustain results achieved.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Common Baseline Measures

A "How to" Guide to creating and using common baseline measures throughout improvement projects.

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"How to" Guide/One point Lesson - RASCI Assignment Matrix

A guide on clarifying roles and responsibilities by using the RASCI Assignment Matrix - Avoid confusion and focus on accountability!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Voice Of Customer Translation Matrix

When we have gathered customer feedback and we are ready for the next step of using that feedback, the VOC Translation Matrix helps to translate customer feedback into specific, measurable requirements.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Chi-Square

Running & Interpreting a Chi-Square Analysis - Helping you determine whether the differences you're seeing between groups of data is REAL...

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"How to" Guide One Point Lesson - The Filter Matrix

Here's a guide to help select one from multiple options using 2 main criteria, such as Cost and benefit

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Basic Brainstorming

A guide to utilizing Basic Brainstorming techniques

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Visual Workplace

A guide to help you turn your workplace into a visual, stable environment. Take the thinking and confusion out of the day-to-day!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Multi-Voting

Multi-Voting - Because group decisions are just better for Engagement!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Informal Hypothesis Table

How to use the Informal Hypothesis Table.

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"How To" Guide/One Point Lesson - Just in Time (JIT)

Learn the concept of minimizing inventory, Just in Time production and how to implement a system like this.

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"How to" Guide One Point Lesson - Value Stream Mapping

A cool, easy guide to explain Value Stream Mapping and how to do it!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Formal Hypotheses Table

How to use the Formal Hypotheses Table to your advantage. Structured Analysis at its best.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Swim lane Process Map

Guidance on how to create and execute the Swim lane mapping process. Stay in your lane!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Detailed Process Mapping

A guide to learn how to observe the process to understand the current reality.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Work Cell Design

A Guide to help you redesign your work area to be as efficient as possible

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson: Leader Standard Work

The Easy Must-Have Way for Leaders to Support Improvements

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"How to Guide/One Point Lesson - Service Level Agreements

Establishing the rules to the games we play in real life through Service Level Agreements, signed off by all your internal and external customers - clarify expectations and remove ambiguity!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Kanban

Kanban - Display and represent Work items visually on a physical or electronic board, allowing team members to see the state of every piece of work at any time. It literally cannot be easier!

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"How to" Guide/One Pont Lesson - The Pareto Chart

Creating & Interpreting The Pareto Chart - Gain real insight into comparisons between groups so that you can take the most meaningful action!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Control Chart

Here's a guide on The Control Chart - used to study how a process changes over time. Use this guide along with our Template, and you'll be able to visualize your results.

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Template - Project A3 management tool

The A3 process is a problem solving tool Toyota developed to foster learning, collaboration, and personal growth in employees. The term “A3” is derived from the particular size of paper used to outline ideas, plans, and goals throughout the project.

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Template - Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) has been applied to almost every industry, and is simply a method to assess and plan for problems which could impact safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, profits, etc. It is also a tool for process own

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Template: Leader Standard Work

Template: Leader Standard Work - Sustaining your Improvements and tasks through teamwork and checks - this template gives you a GREAT start!

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"How to " Guide/One Point Lesson - Load-Leveling (Heijunka)

A guide to assist you in smoothing out your production or work load and avoid the erratic behaviors that causes chaos.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Visual Performance Management (Project)

Guide to assist in the implementation of Visual Performance Management for your Project

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Template: Visual Performance Management - Managing your projects at a glance

Templates include a visual way to monitor and improve your projects and processes

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Template: Time & Value Analysis for 8 Wastes and Formal Hypothesis Table

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Identifying the 8 Wastes

Identifying the 8 Wastes - Tim Woods reward - Wanted Dead or Alive!

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Template: Service Level Agreements - Establish the rules by which we will operate.

A Template to establish Service Level Agreements between internal and external departments - settle things down and panic slowly!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - 8 Wastes Spaghetti Map

Track your movements - Minimize distance and save the steps for a nice romantic walk on the beach.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Value and Time Analysis

If your project is focused on Time or Efficiency, you’ll likely be very focused on identifying Non-Value-Added Steps and Time - This guide will help you prioritize these steps

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Stakeholder Management

"How to" Guide to creating and Growing Buy-In and Support the Right Way

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Box Plot

Creating & Interpreting The Box Plot - The box plot takes the set of continuous data and breaks it down into the five-number summary so that we can compare the center, shape and spread between different groups of data.

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Template: Stakeholder Management: Creating and Growing Buy-In and Support

Template: Stakeholder Management: Creating and Growing Buy-In and Support the Right Way Identify Stakeholders & create Communications plan template

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Run Chart

Creating & Interpreting a Run Chart - The Y axis is our measure, and the X axis is some increment of time. To properly analyze a run chart, it should have between 24 and 30 data points. Bet you didn't know that!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Histogram

Creating & Interpreting the Histogram - A histogram is a graphical representation of a frequency distribution of continuous data. Distribution and Spread is everything!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Gemba Walk

Gemba Walks - A guide to assist you in the one thing that drives improvement at all levels - Get out of your office, off your bum, and go see!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Scatter Plot

The Scatter Plot is where we compare two variables; a Y and an X and they both must be numerical or continuous. This chart is so handy!

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Template: Data Display: 6 Powerhouse Charts that You Think You Know

Templates for: Run Chart, Control chart, Pareto, Histogram, Box plot & Column chart

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"How to" Guide /One point Lesson - Selecting the Solution - Criteria Matrix

A Guide to help you Select Solutions, also called the Criteria Matrix

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Executing and Sustaining 5S

Learn how to implement 5S AND Sustain it. 5S is not cleaning, it's a culture change. Move from Chaos to Greatness!

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Template: The Gemba Walk: Let's go see!

Template: The Gemba Walk: Let's go see! Start by implementing these walks, and see the improvement and engagement go up!

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Template: 5S: A full Kit of Templates to Create a Culture of Workplace Efficiency & Discipline

Template: 5S: A full suite of Templates to Create a Culture of Workplace Efficiency & Discipline, Includes the 5S Assessment, Planner, Job aid for each phase & Standardize template. The best around, and at a great price!

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"How to "Guide/One Point Lesson - Kano Analysis

The Kano Analysis - a theory for product development and customer satisfaction guaranteed!

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"How to" Guide/ One Point Lesson - Understand the process - SIPOC

SIPOC - Define your process Inputs, Outputs and requirements

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Template: Selecting the Solution: Criteria Matrix to Select the Best Solution from Multiple Options

Template for using the Criteria Matrix like a champ!

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Template: The Results Validator - Comparing the Before and After

This template allows you to compare your Before state with your After state, and validate the results.

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Template: New Process Documentation Log

Keeping track of your documents in your new process and projects

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Validating Project Results

Cause and Effect diagram Template included in this narrated training module that will tell you if your improvement project has been a success.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - How to Validate Results

After the solution has been implemented, the team must validate the impact of the solution on the Project’s Key Performance Metric (or Goal). Here's a simple but effective guide to ensure sustainable results!

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - Affinity Diagram OPL

The Affinity Diagram - a business tool used to organize ideas and data.

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"How to" Guide/One Point Lesson - The Project Charter

Create a Powerhouse One-Page Blueprint for the Team & Leadership

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Template: Understand the Process: SIPOC + Requirements

Template to assist with the defining of your process and giving meaning to the inputs and Outputs required

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"How to" Guide/ One Point Lesson - Project Team Selection & Kick-off

Select the right team, and kick your project off in style!

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"How to" Guide/ One Point Lesson - Project Selection Criteria Matrix

"How to" Guide/ One Point Lesson Project Selection Criteria Matrix

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Template: Project Selection

Template to assist with meaningful Project Selection in any business.

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Leader Standard Work - Support Improvements and Teams

It's not magic! Templates, "How to" Guide, instructions and workbook - to effectively engage people in change; getting them to do something new, unique, or different, we MUST define the behavior we expect. Always wondered how it really works?

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Template: Project Team Selection & kick-off

A guide to selecting the right team for your project, and kicking things off successfully!

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Template: The Project Charter: A Powerhouse One-Page Blueprint for running a project

The Project Charter is a Powerhouse One-Page Blueprint for running a project successfully and gaining control over tasks.

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Visual Performance Management

Manage your business visually. A "How to" guide in displaying your information visually. Includes Templates, a Workbook for notes, a narrated video, and "How to" guide! VPM for everyone!

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RASCI - Designing Your Future State

Key concepts to help you design the new way of working. Utilizing RASCI - Assigning roles made easy through a "How to" guide, narrated video walks you through this process step-by-step, and you will be able to control improvements in any environment.

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SIPOC & Requirements - The Must-Have Tool for Every Improvement

The team will understand which process/es their improvement project will focus on. Beginning, end and everything in-between. Includes templates and One point Lessons: Kano Analysis, Affinity Diagram, SIPOC, Tree Analysis and VOC translation matrix

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Load-Leveling (Heijunka) - Smoothing Out Your Production Cycle

Learn about this Lean method for reducing the unevenness in a process & avoiding too much work or not enough work. This high-level overview includes a narrated video, workbook, & One-Point Lesson on Load-Leveling (Heijunka).

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Criteria Matrix - Selecting Your Solution

Providing you with templates, a workbook, "how to" guide and narrated video in this module, we will review different methods and tools used to weigh the solution ideas and to select the best ones.

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Work Cell Design - Creating an Efficient Workspace

When it comes to fast-paced business, the layout has never been more important. Learn options for office space layout and Work Cell Layouts. Included in this high-level overview is a narrated video, workbook & a One-Point Lesson on Work Cell Design.

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Just in Time Inventory - Manage Inventory Like a Pro

Gain insight into companies that are successful in minimizing inventory and costs and increasing profitability. This module includes a narrated video showing a high-level overview, a workbook and a One-Point Lesson on the JIT Inventory System.

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Understanding the Pareto Chart

Why focus on the trivial many when we can grab the Vital Few? Learn how to use the Pareto Chart to narrow the focus of your problem-solving efforts. This module includes the narrated video, workbook, and a One-Point Lesson on the Pareto Chart.

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Run Charts & Control Charts

Learn more about Run Charts and Control Charts, how they are used, and how to use them throughout your business. This module includes a workbook for notes, a narrated video, and 2 One Point Lessons on utilizing these charts to their full potential.

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Kanban - Making Work Visible and Manageable

This module on Kanban provides instruction for how to visualize and maximize the flow of tasks for you and your team. This module includes a narrated video, a workbook and a One-Point Lesson on Kanban as a reference to add to your toolkit!

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Scatter Plots & Chi Square

Learn when and how to create and interpret these two tools to understand the relationship between a suspected cause & the end result. This module includes a narrated video, workbook & 2 One-Point Lessons on Scatter Plot & Chi-Square Analysis.

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Understanding The Histogram

Learn how to use histograms in everyday challenges, incorporating a narrated video, workbook and One Point Lesson for reference.

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The Box Plot - Displaying Groups of Data Professionally

A standardized way of displaying the distribution of data, comparing groups or processes with the 5-Number summary. This module contains a narrated video, workbook and One Point lesson at a level that even I understand!

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Detailed Process Mapping

A detailed process map – or a flowchart - is a graphical diagram that represents a workflow or process. This module contains a narrated video, workbook, OPL on how to execute Detailed process mapping, and a one-point less on the Swimlane process map.

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p-Value - Validating Your Hypotheses With Evidence

The p-value is used in hypothesis testing to quantify the idea of statistical significance of evidence. A quick module on understanding this concept, and be able to use it in your next project.

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Statistics & Common Measures for Improvement Projects

STATISTICS! not only for experts, but all of us can benefit from understanding the stories in the numbers. A basic guide in understanding through video and One Point Lessons the importance of data.

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Mastering The Gemba Walk

The term Gemba is often used to stress that real improvement requires the team focus on direct observation by thoroughly understanding the current conditions where work is done. Learn how it's done through video, and a OPL for reference!

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Value Stream Mapping - Picturing the High Level Value & Flow of the Process

High-level Process mapping identifies the areas of focus required for improvement. This module covers an introduction to this process, narration by Master Black belts, a Workbook to capture your learning, and a One Point Lesson for reference.

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Hypotheses - Defining Your Potential Root Causes

Learn how to build on the work that you did by formalizing your hypotheses so that you can test and verify the vital root causes of your problem. Workbook, Narrated video and One Point Lesson included in this module!

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The Art of Sampling - Why & How to Sample Project Data

Sample size is a frequently-used term in market research and statistics and one that inevitably comes up whenever you’re studying a complex process with huge numbers of units or transactions. Video and Workbook included in this module.

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How to Display Data - 6 Powerhouse Charts that You Need to Know

Selecting the right charts and graphs so you can tell the story to your audience is essential when you expect to improve your situation. This module include video and templates that anyone can understand and execute.

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PDCA - The Beginning of Problem solving

Learn about PDCA - Plan, Do Check & Act PDCA problem solving template attached for you to download and use in your organization! Learn how to use 5 Why's and the Fishbone diagram to solve problems.

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The Project Charter - Create a Powerhouse Blueprint for Your Team

The Project Charter is a collaborative effort by the team, maintained by the Project Leader and is an ongoing key communication tool for the team. Includes a template and One Point Lesson on how to do this effectively!

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Project Selection - How to select meaningful projects that will succeed

Selecting improvement projects means that we identify areas to improve, strategically plan resources, timing, and ensure that we have strong leadership support throughout the project life cycle. Includes Criteria Matrix Template and One Point Lesson

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Phases of DMAIC

This course provides the participant with the necessary information to support a Green belt DMAIC project as a valuable team member. The participant will have an understanding of the major milestones and tools of the DMAIC phases.

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5S - Getting, and Staying Organized

Don't waste your time doing just 1, 2 or 3 of the S's! Learn how to create an efficient & disciplined workplace with this full kit. This module includes a narrated video, workbook, 8 templates and a One-Point Lesson on 5S.

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Lean Six Sigma across Diverse Industries

Learn about the usefulness of Lean and Six Sigma in ALL industries and businesses. This is not just for Manufacturing, in fact, it has become so relevant, you can't afford not to watch this!

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Stakeholder Management - Creating and Growing Buy-in and Support the Right Way

When starting a project, you need to be highly in tuned with those people who you will rely on to help make the improvement REAL. This module includes a One Point Lesson and Template, along with an instructional video on how to make that a reality

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The 8 Wastes - Identification and Elimination

Waste is EVERYWHERE! learn about the different types, and how to recognize them through this narrated video, workbook included, and One Point Lessons on: The 8 Wastes, The Spaghetti diagram, and the Value & Time Analysis.

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Beyond Brainstorming - Advanced Techniques to Assist in Creative Thinking

Running out of ideas? Learn some techniques to go above and beyond the usual brainstorming techniques to simulate ideas from within. Narrated video to guide you through this process included in this module.

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Lean and Six Sigma core concepts explained for everyday people

Learn some of the basic core concepts in Lean and Six Sigma through a narrated video, workbook and guides throughout this platform.

Sales Team welcome video

Welcome to the Cannsult Sales Team!!

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Kaizen Rapid Improvement Event Facilitator Guide - RIE

Welcome to the Lean6sigma.academy Facilitator’s Guide to Rapid Improvement Events or otherwise known as Kaizen Events! After completion of this course, you will have the knowledge and tools necessary to select and lead a successful RIE project!

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Lean Six Sigma Blue Belt - Project Sponsor Curriculum

So you've been delegated the job of Sponsoring Projects! Congratulations! Now come and learn HOW to do it... This curriculum covers every topic that we teach in our Blue Belt (Sponsor) Certification.

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Exam (TEST OUT)

If you feel you have enough experience, give this one a try! For those who want to "Test out". You get 30 days access for completion. This is the Final Exam for Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt completion. Study the syllabus to see the subject matter.

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Electronic 5 Why Problem solving tool in Excel

Streamlining Problem-Solving with this Automated 5 Whys Tool in Excel

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Service Level Agreements - Developing Solid Hand-Off's and Expectations Between Teams

We don't play any sport without getting to know the rules right? Establish expectations and rules to your team's efforts in satisfying their internal as well as external customers. Templates, Workbook, narrated video and "How to" guide included!

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New Process Documentation - Managing Your New Process at a Glance

In this module, we will cover the essential elements necessary to create process documentation that works and that stands the test of time. Templates, Workbook, Narrated video and "How to" Guides included!

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A Visual workplace - Creating an Environment That Speaks

Learn how to turn your workplace into a visual, self-sustaining environment where creativity flows and calm rules. Workbook, narrated video and One Point Lesson included in this module.

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Identifying & Collecting Measures for Improvement Projects

Collecting meaningful data correctly, the first time. Includes video instruction, One Point Lessons: Basic Brainstorming, The Filter Matrix, The Fishbone diagram (Ishikawa), Informal Hypothesis Table & Multi-voting, along with templates to guide you!

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Project Team Selection and Project Kick-Off

If the project kickoff is sloppy, if it causes confusion and anxiety or doubt, the project is going to be an ongoing struggle. Includes templates and One Point Lessons for Team Selection and Kicking projects off successfully.