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 Duration 16 hours

Course Outline

1. Foundations of Lean Thinking (2 hours)

  • Defining Lean: Its origins and evolution
  • Core Lean Principles: Value, Flow, Pull, and Perfection
  • Understanding various forms of waste (muda) in service industries

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

  • Capturing the Voice of the Customer (VOC)
  • Utilizing prioritization methods: MoSCoW, WSJF, and the Effort-Impact Matrix
  • A3 Project Thinking: Structure and practical application
  • A comparative overview of Lean, Agile, and Six Sigma

3. Lean Kanban (4 hours)

  • Core components and fundamentals of the Kanban system
  • Effective board management techniques
  • Managing Pull systems and Work In Progress (WIP) limits
  • Tracking flow through key indicators: Lead Time, Cycle Time, and Takt Time

4. Lean in Business Processes (4 hours)

  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
  • Pinpointing inefficiencies in banking processes
  • Kaiku: A holistic approach to problem-solving

5. Additional Lean Methodologies (2 hours)

  • GEMBA walks
  • KAIZEN for continuous improvement
  • Identifying root causes using Ishikawa diagrams and the 5 Whys
  • POKA-YOKE: Error-proofing techniques

Conclusion and Future Actions

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of fundamental project management principles
  • Practical experience with process workflows within a corporate or banking setting
  • Basic familiarity with Agile or Lean concepts

Target Audience

  • Process managers and analysts
  • Project managers operating within banking and financial services
  • Professionals responsible for requirements definition and continuous process improvement

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