Designing the Future:
An Introduction to Lean Product and Process Development

Hosted in partnership with Oakland University, this event is part of the
LEI Lean Transformation Community-Building and Workshop Series.

This two-day workshop provides an immersive experience in applying LPPD principles and practices to develop a new product or service, which will help you launch better products and services faster — and with less frustration.

Most product development teams struggle with rework, missed deadlines, cost overruns, low morale, and many other issues. Also, although the decisions made in product development determine 70% of the ongoing costs of making products, many organizations aren’t structured to engage the cross-functional organization throughout product development to get the right people involved at the right time to make the right decisions to design an efficient value stream up-front. Learning to utilize LPPD principles and practices will help you address and overcome these problems. 

The decisions made in product development determine 70% of the ongoing costs of making products. LPPD principles and practices help you engage the cross–functional organization throughout the development process to ensure you involve the right people at the right time to make the right decisions when designing a product and its value stream.

Ultimately, this workshop will help you discover how to use the LPPD framework to integrate people, processes, and tools with a set of unique principles and practices that enable your development team to reliably and repeatedly deliver top-quality products and services to capture and maintain a competitive advantage.  

Who Will Benefit? 

• Product development leaders, managers, and engineers who want to escape the frustrations and overcome the problems of traditional development practices 
• Leaders and managers across the enterprise, such as operations, supply chain, purchasing, logistics, delivery, service, marketing, and sales professionals, who are tired of having new products and services “thrown over the wall” and of dealing with the costly waste of rework late in projects 
• Executives and continuous improvement professionals seeking to extend lean thinking and practices into product development

What Will I Learn? 

Upon completion, you will be able to: 

• Understand how to begin applying the guiding principles of lean product and process development. 
• Implement practices that enable effective and timely collaboration across cross-functional work teams. 
• Utilize the practices that help align all stakeholders toward a common objective. 
• Manage development work visually in an obeya room to ensure the project team quickly addresses issues, keeping the project moving forward and avoiding rework. 
• Understand how LPPD practices enable people to achieve their full potential. 

Group Discount

Register three or more attendees for the same workshop and save 12.5% off every registration. To receive a group discount, register as a group through the registration link and the discount will automatically apply.

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel your registration for in-person workshops four weeks before the course start date for a full refund. A cancellation occurring within four weeks of the workshop dates will be subject to a $350 fee. To cancel, please call LEI at (617) 871-2900 or email registrar@lean.org.