Lean Product Development Workshop October 11-12, 2010 - San Antonio, TX
A Step-by-Step Implementation Workshop Created by Ron Mascitelli, PMP President, Technology Perspectives
The all-new Lean Product Development Implementation Workshop provides a step-by-step methodology for integrating the powerful waste-eliminating tools of lean product development into any product development process. In the current economic climate, doing more with less is a mandate for virtually any firm, particularly with respect to new product introductions. Unfortunately, much of the effort expended by product development teams is often unnecessary and potentially wasteful. In many cases, only one or two hours of a team member’s work day is actually spent creating value for their customers, and profits for their companies. Firms that have embraced the practical, waste-eliminating methods of Lean ProductDevelopment have reported up to 50 percent reduction in launch schedules, dramatic improvements in gross margin, and enhanced customer satisfaction. This workshop is based on the recently published The Lean Product Development Guidebook, by Ronald Mascitelli, and is presented by the author.
Participants will take away a practical plan for executing a realworld development project in less time, with higher margins, and with enhanced quality and customer value. Specific topics include: How to energize your current development process through an event-driven, highly collaborative design methodology.
A powerful new tool for connecting the voice-of-the-customer directly to product requirements.
Identifying and mitigating risks to cost, schedule, and quality.
Managing a lean design team in a multi-project environment.
Lean Scheduling and constraint (bottleneck) management
The LPD Visual Workflow Management System
Cost reduction through Quick-Look Value Engineering and Lean 3P methods.
Enhancing productivity through Time-Slicing and Visual Communication.
Upon completing this course, students should be able to:
1. Dramatically accelerate the development of high-value new products. 2. Reduce product cost through Toyota-based innovation and process preparation techniques. 3. Improve the quality and efficiency of customer / team / management communication. 4. Maximize the productivity of scarce human and capital resources. 5. Develop a culture of discipline, value-focus, and intolerance of waste.
Who Should Attend Product-line managers, team leaders, task managers, functional managers, six-sigma blackbelts / green belts, improvement champions, operations managers, process owners, design engineers, and all others with product development responsibilities.
Participant Benefits
Identify non-value-added tasks and wasteful work habits on any development project.
Apply 28 lean techniques that provide immediate savings of time and cost.
Use a step-by-step method for prioritizing improvement activities
Improve the quality and efficiency of customer/ team/management communication
Maximize utilization of scarce human and capital resources
Support a culture of discipline, valuefocus, and intolerance of waste.
Course Outline - I. Introduction • Introduction to Lean Product Development • Foundations for a Lean Development Process II. The “Quick-Start” LPD Process • How to select the best products for development • What are “Events” • An Event-Driven Development Process • Preparation for Project Initiation
II. A pplied Workshop on Key LPD Events and Tools i) Event #1 – The Project Kickoff Meeting • Structure of Event • Tools and Application • Lean Project Planning • Risk Prioritization and Mitigation • The Master Action List • Exercise ii) Interim – The Lean Workflow Management Process • The Visual Project Board • The Wall Gantt • Stand-up Coordination Meetings • Time-Slicing and “Project Time” ii) Event #2 – The Market Requirements Event • Structure of Event • The Market Requirements Brief • The Market Positioning Statement • Market Differentiation Tool • Lean Voice-of-the-Customer Tool • Prioritization of Features and Requirements • Exercise iv) Event #3 – The Lean 3P / Cost Reduction Event • Structure of Event • Critical-to-Quality / Critical-to-Cost Prioritization • The “Quick-Look” Value Engineering Tool • The Seven-Alternatives Tool • Exercise
IV. A Plan for Rapid Implementation
Meeting begins daily at 7:30 am and ends at 5:00 pm daily.
Location Drury Inn & Suite No 9806 IH 10 West San Antonio, TX PH: (210) 561-2510 *Ask for the M2 Global discounted room rate of $69.99 (plus tax).
You can become an AME member during the registration process for $150 per year and obtain the discounted AME member rate for this event. Your membership will also entitle you to a registration discount for all future AME conferences, seminars, workshops and webinars. Additionally, you will receive a subscription to the award winning Target magazine and much more.
AME Payment Policy – Payment or purchase order must be received by the AME office five days prior to the event start date. If no payment or PO number is received, you will be asked to pay with a credit card or check at the event before entry. Cancellation Policy – Enrollment fee less a $100 non-refundable registration charge will be refunded up to one week before the event. Substitutions may be made any time prior to the stat of the workshop. This event may be cancelled by AME for any reason. AME is not responsible for incidental costs incurred by registrants. Purchasing refundable airline tickets is recommended. By registering for this meeting, I hereby acknowledge and agree that AME or its agents may take photographs of me during events and may use those photographs for AME’s purposes, including but not limited to news and promotional purposes, without further compensation to me.
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