Lean IT Kaizen

Certification: LITA - Lean IT Kaizen
Level: Intermediate
Year: 2015

Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement using small incremental changes. It translates as change for the better. Kai means change, Zen means for the better. Kaizen is an approach for solving problems and forms the basis of incremental continual improvement in organizations. A problem is a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. When applied to the workplace, Kaizen means continuous improvement involving everyone, managers and workers alike, every day and everywhere, providing structure to process improvement.

Business Value Optimization

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Business Analysis

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Architecture & Design

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Programming

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Continuous Delivery

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Test Specification

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Infrastructure Engineering

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Security, Risk & Compliance

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Courage

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Team Building

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DevOps Leadership

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Continuous Improvement

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Target Audience Learning Objectives Relevance Prerequisites

Target Audience

Anyone working in an IT organization

Learning Objectives

The course learning objectives are focused on building on the learning objectives from the Lean IT Foundations to provide specific skills based training to IT professionals responsible for facilitating Kaizen improvement events. The certification uses the Six Sigma DMAIC improvement model leveraging the Lean A3 tool as the basis for progressively completing a full improvement proposal. Practical skills and application of learning outcomes will be demonstrated by each student developing through the completion of an A3. Participants can choose to either use a common case study or use one from their own experience.

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