Lean Product Development Basics
This web learning experience provides an introduction to lean principles, practices and tools for product developers who are committed to delivering great products.
It is best for:
- Implementation teams who have just launched a lean product development program and who want to deepen their learnings as they complete the early phases of their projects.
- Groups who are beginning to explore lean product development but want more information before they put together a full scale initiative.
- Individuals who want to learn more about how lean product development can make them more productive personally, whether or not they are part of a lean product development team.
Sessions
Sessions take place on alternate Thursdays for one hour in two sections. Choose the section that works best for you when you register.
Section A: 6 am PDT / 9 am EDT / 1500 CEST
Section B: 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT / 1900 CEST
Dates and topics are as follows:
- May 13, 2010: Lean PD Principles and Value Creation
- May 27, 2010: LAMDA and Other Rapid Learning Cycles
- June 10, 2010: Visual Knowledge, Obeyas and Knowledge Supermarkets
- June 24, 2010: Management by Proposal and nemawashi
- July 8, 2010: Value Engineering and the Voice of the Customer
- July 22, 2010: Set-Based Concurrent Engineering and Convergent Decision-Making
- August 5, 2010: Visible Rhythmic Processes
- August 19, 2010: The Chief Engineer
For more information on these sessions, view our print brochure.
Format
Katherine will conduct each live session personally.
Participants will have access to Katherine via email during the course and for 90 days following the class to discuss how to implement course material.
Participants may ask questions and participate in class discussions by phone or through the web interface.
Each session will be recorded. The recorded presentation with slides will be distributed to the participants. Each participant will have the ability to download the recording approximately 24 hours after the session.
Live sessions begin and end promptly on the hour.
There will be homework assignments between each session, and Katherine is available by email to answer questions about the homework.
Join the series at any time. You will be sent the recordings you missed, and Katherine will work out a plan to catch you up on your homework.
Registration Options
- Individual Registration: $795 per person.
- Team Registration:
- $100 off per person per class for three or more.
- $150 off per person per class for five or more.
- Site Licenses give you the ability to make recordings and materials available to everyone on your team, including people who join your group after these sessions are over. Site licenses include one private introductory web conference with Katherine prior to the start of the class.
We price Site Licenses based on the number of engineers - managers, supervisors and technicians are included at no additional cost.
- Less than 15 engineers: Your team registration includes a site license.
- 15 - 30 engineers: $595 per engineer per class.
- 31 - 50 engineers: $495 per engineer per class.
- 51 - 100 engineers: $395 per engineer per class
- More than 100 engineers: call for pricing.
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