Lean Product and Process Development Overview
Get a quick, powerful introduction to the principles that drive faster, more effective product development—no matter your industry.
Location
Online – On-Demand, Self-Paced
Why you should attend
Learn how to reduce delays, avoid costly rework, and deliver products that better meet customer needs. With relatable examples and real-world cases, you'll walk away with clear next steps to improve how your team works—no prior experience needed.
Cost
$99 Introductory Offer for a Limited Time
(Regularly $249)
Are you looking to:
- Develop products and services that truly meet customer needs?
- Reduce waste and delays in your development cycle?
- Foster collaboration and empower your teams?
- Build a resilient system for continuous learning and innovation?
This 60-minute introductory course will provide you with the foundational knowledge and tools to improve your organization’s product development. This course weaves relatable examples throughout, using real cases to illustrate key concepts.
What is Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD)?
Lean Product and Process Development is a powerful system for developing new products and services, as well as the processes needed to produce and deliver them. Proven effective in companies large and small across diverse industries, it is more than merely a strategy for product development. It enables you to leverage your entire enterprise to build a sustainable system for consistently creating profitable value streams that, from the start, eliminate upstream issues.
In this course, you will explore:
- The Core Principles of Lean Product & Process Development: Understand the guiding principles, including Putting People First, Understanding Before Executing, Synchronizing Workflows, Building in Learning & Knowledge Reuse, and Designing the Value Stream.
- The Study Phase: Learn how to deeply understand customer needs through observation and experimentation, explore multiple design options early, and mitigate risks before they become costly.
- The Execution Phase: Discover strategies for balanced execution, emphasizing speed and precision. Learn to utilize tools like obeya for enhanced team collaboration and progress tracking.
- People Systems: Understand the critical role of people in connecting the Study and Execution phases and how to build systems that foster cooperation and leverage team expertise.
- Practical Application: Address common challenges and see how Lean Product and Process Development principles apply across various industries—not just manufacturing—including IT, healthcare, finance, and more. Even as an individual contributor, learn how Lean Product and Process Development principles can enhance your problem-solving skills and impact.
Who This Course is For:
This course is ideal for individuals and teams seeking to improve their product and process development capabilities, regardless of industry. It is particularly beneficial for:
- Product Managers and Project Managers
- Engineers and Designers
- R&D Professionals
- Continuous Improvement Leaders
- Anyone involved in bringing new products or services to market or improving existing processes.
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Agenda
– Concept Paper
– Obeya
– Decision Flow
– Rapid Learning Cycles
– Set-Based Concurrent Engineering
– Obeya
– Critical Events and Milestones
– Design Reviews
– Readiness Levels
– A3 Problem-Solving
– Continuous Improvement
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