Project Management and Process Improvement
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- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt— Health Care
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certificate
- Managing Your Time and Productivity
- Effective Communications for Project Managers
- Effective Scope Management for Project Managers
- Foundations in Cost Management for Project Managers
- Introduction to Project Management
- Risk Management Concepts for Project Managers
- Scheduling Concepts for Project Managers Environment
Certificates
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate
High-performing and skilled employees who earn a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt are often hand-picked to lead complex, cross-discipline, and cross-departmental improvement projects. This can result in significant financial benefit to both the company as well as your salary potential.
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt— Health Care
What would your health care organization look like if medical errors were reduced by 90%, turnaround times for laboratory results increased by 75%, or if patient wait times for surgical procedures were shortened from months to days? How would your work culture change if the average length of patient stay decreased by 60%, or if hospital readmission rates declined by 40%?
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) is a business improvement methodology developed to improve work processes by eliminating waste and defects in business processes. Six Sigma is a customer-focused, highly disciplined problem-solving methodology that strives to develop and deliver near-perfect products and services consistently. The objective of Lean Six Sigma is to deliver high performance, reliability, and value to the end customer (external or internal) by identifying, analyzing, and improving work processes and eliminating waste.
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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Supporting change is the key to successfully achieving “Operational Excellence” in any organization. Yellow belts are a fundamental part of that framework. They are team members who need familiarity with the overall process and basic process improvement tools like Lean and Six Sigma. These are business improvement methodologies originally developed by Motorola and Toyota to improve work processes by eliminating defects and waste.
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Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certificate
An introduction to Lean concepts and Six Sigma principles is vital for building a basic foundation for process improvement. Our course includes an overview of the DMAIC process Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control, which is integral to a Lean Six Sigma roll-out but can also be used as a stand-alone component of process improvement. Students will be taught the roadmap for a successful improvement deployment as well as the key roles and responsibilities of a Lean Six Sigma framework. Learn to identify waste and variation in a process and increase stakeholder satisfaction through practical tools and techniques.
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Managing Your Time and Productivity
Too much to do, working too many hours, multi-tasking to get things done but it is still not enough? High levels of stress and poor productivity are eventual results. This course will help you identify strategies you can use to manage your time and optimize productivity. The key to managing your time and productivity is gaining control over the habits and activities that cause you to waste time and managing all the tasks you have to get done.
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Effective Communications for Project Managers
Utilizing effective communication skills with stakeholders helps manage expectations while providing a cohesive project environment and a better chance for success. Join us to improve your project communications via role-play, lecture, and exercises.
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Effective Scope Management for Project Managers
Scope management techniques must be well-defined and effectively implemented. Course topics include identifying requirements, drafting initial statements, building Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), and development/management of the Statement of Work (SOW).
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Foundations in Cost Management for Project Managers
Key cost management tools and techniques can help ensure your projects don’t fail due to financial negligence. Come learn about estimating, budgeting, and controlling expenses, as well as how to develop and implement cost management plans.
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Introduction to Project Management
Employees with essential Project Management skills are currently in high demand—research has shown that having these project management standards in place will significantly improve the probability of a project being successfully completed; however, when these protocols are absent, the probability of failure increases. As a result, companies now realize that project management plays a critical role in both the delivery of projects as well as the success of the overall organization. In this introductory overview of project management, students will explore a sample PM methodology as well as the industry standard concepts and body of knowledge to approach future projects with more knowledge and confidence.
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Risk Management Concepts for Project Managers
Unidentified risks can lead to cost overruns, schedule delays, scope changes, and quality issues. Learn how to identify, analyze, respond to, and monitor/control risks, as well as how to successfully create and apply effective risk management plans.
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Scheduling Concepts for Project Managers Environment
Scheduling is a critical competency in project management. Learn how to develop and apply schedules to project activities—including work breakdown structures and network diagrams—as well as how to determine critical paths for your own projects.
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