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 Duration 16 hours

Course Outline

1. Introduction to Lean Thinking (2 hours)

  • Defining Lean: Origins and development
  • Core Lean Principles: Value, Flow, Pull, and Perfection
  • Categories of waste (muda) in service industries

2. Applying Lean to Requirements and Project Management (4 hours)

  • VOC (Voice of the Customer)
  • Prioritization methods: MoSCoW, WSJF, and Effort-Impact Matrix
  • A3 Project Thinking (structure and usage)
  • Comparative overview of Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma

3. Lean Kanban (4 hours)

  • Core components and basics of the Kanban system
  • Board administration
  • Pull mechanisms and Work In Progress (WIP) limits
  • Flow metrics: Lead Time, Cycle Time, and Takt Time

4. Lean in Process Optimization (4 hours)

  • VSM (Value Stream Mapping)
  • Detecting waste in banking processes
  • KAIKAKU

5. Additional Lean Tools (2 hours)

  • GEMBA
  • KAIZEN
  • Root cause analysis: Ishikawa diagrams and 5 Whys
  • POKA-YOKE

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Familiarity with fundamental project management concepts
  • Hands-on experience with process workflows in business or banking settings
  • Knowledge of Agile or Lean principles

Target Audience

  • Process managers and analysts
  • Project managers within banking and financial services
  • Professionals focused on requirements capture and process enhancement

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