Leading Lean Projects: How Senior Leaders Prioritize Multiple Improvement Initiatives
Overview
Lean initiatives often struggle not because the methods are flawed, but because improvement work lacks the structure needed to move from intent to results. This webinar shows how project management provides the operational backbone for Lean, helping leaders select, prioritize, and execute improvement efforts more effectively. Senior leaders will learn how project management tools—such as project charters, prioritization frameworks, and governance models—fit naturally within a Lean operating system. The session focuses on how these tools bring clarity to purpose, scope, and decision-making, enabling Lean teams to focus on value creation rather than rework or misalignment. Using practical leadership scenarios, the webinar demonstrates how Lean practices like Voice of the Customer, A3 problem framing, and value stream thinking strengthen traditional PM techniques. Together, they help leaders prioritize the right projects, align stakeholders early, and manage flow from idea to implementation. The result is a disciplined, repeatable approach to Lean operations—where project management enables consistency and accountability, and Lean ensures speed, focus, and measurable impact.
Host Company
SimplexityPM, We help organizations simplify and transform how work gets done by combining Lean thinking with practical project management. Our approach focuses on flow, clarity, leadership alignment, and sustainable changes so improvement efforts translate into real, lasting results.
Presenter
Jahzeel Ormeno, A transformation leader, consultant, and speaker who helps improve the health of businesses by aligning vision to refined systems that drive execution and boost revenue. As the founder and principal of SimplexityPM, she partners with leaders to cut through complexity, strengthen operating models, and turn strategic intent into measurable results. With more than 15 years of experience across insurance, education, consulting, and product leadership, Jahzeel brings a pragmatic, human-centered approach to organizational change. Her work spans strategy execution, operational excellence, Lean and Agile transformation, product and program leadership, and executive coaching — all grounded in the belief that sustainable growth comes from clear priorities, disciplined systems, and empowered teams. Jahzeel has led large-scale transformations for global organizations, including engagements across Spain and Chile, where she partnered directly with senior leaders to improve performance, streamline operations, and navigate complex change. She is known for meeting leaders where they are — blending structure with flexibility and theory with real-world application. She holds certifications including Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), and earned her MBA. Jahzeel also serves as Vice President of Professional Development for PMI Portland, supporting the growth and development of the project management and leadership community. A dynamic and relatable speaker, Jahzeel is recognized for making complex topics practical, engaging, and actionable. Her speaking topics include leadership alignment, change management, strategy execution, productivity, and building systems that scale with the business — without losing the people in the process.
Agenda
Thursday, April 2, 2026
9:55 a.m. Check in
10 a.m. Introduction
10:05 a.m. Presenter presentation
10:50 a.m. Q&A
11 a.m. Webinar concludes
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PARTICIPANT BENEFITS
- How to engage senior leaders as active sponsors
- How Lean tools clarify value, priorities, and decision rights
- How project management discipline strengthens Lean initiatives
- How leadership behavior and culture support flow
- How to reduce waste caused by misalignment and unclear ownership
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Senior leaders and executives sponsoring Lean initiatives
- Directors and managers responsible for cross-functional delivery
- Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence leaders
- Project, Program, and Portfolio leaders supporting Lean efforts
- Change leaders seeking sustainable adoption
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