Lean for Local Government White Belt

The Lean for Local Government White Belt Program is designed to help you identify and eliminate waste in your local government organization.

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This program is aimed at professionals starting their Lean journey. It has been developed for all employees from organizations across the municipal sector including fleet services, permit applications, payroll, human resources, IT, etc

 

All our Lean belt programs are developed and delivered by accomplished Lean experts. Experts who have worked at the coalface and have tangible experience putting theory to practical use in real-world environments.

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Dwight Bryan

Dwight is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years’ experience. His Lean expertise is complemented by experience drawn from working across finance; sales; learning & development and supply chain management. Dwight has held lead roles in the deployment of Lean transformations at Cardinal Health and Novo Nordisk. He now leverages his expertise as a Lean consultant delivering efficiencies to a variety of organizations. Dwight has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of the West Indies, as well as an MBA in Finance from the Schulich School of Business. Dwight has utilized…

This program can be delivered through self-paced e-Learning or instructor-led (for groups of participants).

  • Program/Contact Hours: Approximately 8 hours
  • Completion Timeframe: Up to one (1) month
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Reading List/Textbook: No textbook required. All materials will be provided online, including recommended readings.
  • Assessment and Certification: This is a non-exam-based program. Participants are assessed based on completion and full participation.

Upon successful completion participant will receive Lean White Belt certification from Leading Edge Group

Program Content & Structure

The Lean for Local Government White Belt program is made up of four courses. Upon completion, participants will receive a Lean for Municipalities White Belt certificate. The following provides a sample of content areas covered. The Lean White Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean in local government

Lean Principles, Value and Waste

  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection
  • Municipalities and waste
  • Value and activities

Applying Lean in Local Government

  • Key issues in local government
  • Cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes

Introduction to Lean Tools and Practices

  • Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) overview
  • Defining the problem
  • Lean improvement events
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Waste identification in Lean

Program Content & Structure

The Lean for Local Government White Belt program is made up of four courses. Upon completion, participants will receive a Lean for Municipalities White Belt certificate. The following provides a sample of content areas covered. The Lean White Belt program is made up of the following key topics:

An Introduction to Lean

  • What is Lean and why apply it?
  • Goals and origins of Lean
  • Application of Lean in local government

Lean Principles, Value and Waste

  • Lean principles
  • Value stream, flow, pull, and perfection
  • Municipalities and waste
  • Value and activities

Applying Lean in Local Government

  • Key issues in local government
  • Cost, quality, and value
  • Creating value by managing processes

Introduction to Lean Tools and Practices

  • Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) overview
  • Defining the problem
  • Lean improvement events
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Waste identification in Lean