Process optimization with Lean, Kaizen and CIP with PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management and PRINCE2® 7 Practitioner in Project Management

In this course, you will learn to recognize process improvements and gain the necessary expertise to implement them. The course also provides in-depth PRINCE2® knowledge and prepares you specifically for the Foundation and Practitioner exams. It also introduces the basics of artificial intelligence.
  • Certificates: Certificate "PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management"
    Certificate "Process optimization with Lean, Kaizen and CIP"
    Certificate "PRINCE2® 7 Practitioner in Project Management"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management
    PRINCE2® 7 Practitioner in Project Management
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management

Introduction to project management based on PRINCE2® (approx. 1 day)

Definition and characteristics of a project

Project control cycle of project management and the six project dimensions

Challenges in project management - why do projects fail?

Advantages of the PRINCE2® project management method

Customer-supplier environments

Projects in a commercial environment

Structure of the PRINCE2® method and its five integrated building blocks


The PRINCE2® basic principles (approx. 1 day)

The seven basic principles of PRINCE2®

Statements and contents of the basic principles

Relationship between the basic principles and the PRINCE2® topics

Adaptation of PRINCE2® to the project environment


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


The importance of people for PRINCE2® projects (approx. 1 day)

Change management

Leadership and management

Communication in the project


The seven topics of PRINCE2® (approx. 3 days)

Business case (benefits management approach and sustainability management approach)

Organization (project structure, roles and responsibilities)

Creation of plans

Quality planning and quality control

Risk management

Issue management

Controlling the progress of the project


The seven PRINCE2® processes (approx. 2 days)

Interaction of the seven PRINCE2® processes in the project process

Activities in the respective PRINCE2® processes

Preparing, steering and initiating a project

Controlling a phase

Managing product delivery

Managing phase transitions

Closing a project


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam (approx. 2 days)

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used with the permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.

Continuous process optimization with Kaizen

What is CIP/Kaizen? (approx. 0.5 days)


Historical development of the CIP (approx. 1.5 days)

General conditions for CIP

Saturated and unsaturated markets

Supply/demand orientation

Japanese corporate culture

Toyota Production System

Development of quality management systems, ISO 9001

TQM quality awards, EFQM model (2020)

Six Sigma


Philosophy of CIP/Kaizen (approx. 1 day)

The five central principles

Continuous improvement in ISO 9001 (7 principles, PDCA process model) and continuous improvement

Interaction of innovation, standard and kaizen

Internal customer/supplier principle

Process wear and tear

Informal evasive action

Change management

Tasks of management and employees

Worker self-assessment

CIP impulses


Customer requirements and satisfaction (approx. 1 day)

Society and market movements

Integrated management systems

Vuca and agility

Requirements and wishes

Kano model

Stakeholder analysis

CTQ Translation Matrix

CTQ Tree


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Lean in quality management

Process optimization: Efficiency for the benefit of customers - lean management (approx. 0.5 days)

Philosophy: Focus on customer requirements

Productivity - Quality - Availability - Flexibility


Implementation and Kaizen (approx. 0.5 days)

Environment for Kaizen

Corporate culture of improvement and optimization

Visual Management

5S method/5A campaign


Eliminate waste (approx. 1 day)

Value creation/Muda

MIT study

Elimination of the three MU's, the 3-MU checklist

7 types of waste (TIMWOOD)

8V rule

Mura and Muri


Synchronize processes (approx. 0.5 days)

Production in the customer cycle

Cycle time, cycle time, throughput time

Cell logic, omega cell, chaku-chaku principle

One-piece flow

Pull principle (supermarket) and push principle

Just-in-time logistics [JIT]


Customer-oriented, highly efficient value streams (approx. 0.5 days)

Structure of a value stream

Value creation quotient [WQ]

Visualization: benefits, symbols, data box


Production leveling/Heijunka (approx. 0.5 days)

Heijunka versus series

Heijunka box

Batch size 1

Application example

Increasing the number of cycles

Kanban flow system (material and information flow)

Kanban project


Improving production facilities (approx. 0.5 days)

TPM, autonomous maintenance

Key figure OEE

Minimization of set-up times

SMED/EKUV


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Continuous improvement process (CIP)

Standardize processes (approx. 1 day)

Quality policy standardization

Advantages of standards

Standards in the company

Questions about the standard

Defining processes, from the process landscape to the process description

Visualization

Process planning

3 process states


Controlling processes (approx. 2 days)

ISO 9001 requirements (4.4, 8.1, 8.5.1): capable and controlled processes

Customer key figures (Cpk/Sigma level)

Selection of methods: Stacey matrix, Cynefin

Process management

Process analysis

Standard tools

Q7 and M7

Six Sigma tools

Process efficiency analysis

Data analysis, Statistical Process Control [SPC]

Statistical basics

SPC in series production: interpreting the quality control chart [QRK], automation (Jidoka)


Evaluation models (approx. 1 day)

PDCA: Improvement of improvement

Self-assessment maturity level ISO 9004 and EFQM

Management assessment according to ISO 9001

6-W questioning technique

4-M/7-M checklist

Benchmarking and best practice

BSC

Hoshin Kanri, X-Matrix

Measuring customer and employee satisfaction


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results


Continuously improve processes (approx. 0.5 days)

Customer satisfaction

Avoid mistakes

Error culture and Hansei


Avoiding mistakes (approx. 0.5 days)

Development according to customer requirements: QFD and design thinking

Risk management

Risk landscape

Risk matrix

Failure mode and effects analysis [FMEA]

Poka Yoke

Internal audits


Dealing with defects (approx. 1 day)

Error classification (DIN 55350)

Customer communication: complaint management, 8D report

Corrective actions, the search for root causes: 10 steps to problem solving with tools (Q7, M7)

Problem-solving funnel with 6 W and 5 times Why (Root Causes)

Fault tree, cause map

A3 problem-solving sheet


Empowering employees (approx. 1 day)

Why and how?

Ownership and entrepreneurship

Task of the manager

Employee satisfaction

ISO 9001: Competence and awareness, knowledge management

Idea management (BVW)

Lean: Teamwork

Quality Circle [QC]

Order fulfillment and problem solving in a team: project management and Scrum

Community of Practice [PoC]


Visual Management (approx. 0.5 days)

Purposes, advantages, methods

Visual process control, Andon (traffic light)

Store floor management


Quality controlling - finances (approx. 0.5 days)

The 10 rule of failure costs

Costs for conformity and error costs

Liability cost trap


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

PRINCE2® 7 Practitioner in Project Management

Introduction (approx. 1 day)

Overview of the PRINCE2® methodology and the Practitioner exam

Differences to the Foundation exam


Applying personnel management in projects (approx. 1 day)

Leadership approaches

Communication management approach

Change management approach


PRINCE2® principles (approx. 1 day)

Business justification

Learning from experience

Roles, responsibilities and relationships

Step-by-step management

Management by exception

Product focus

Customized solution


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


PRINCE2® practices (approx. 2.5 days)

Business scenario

organization

Plans

quality

risks

Problems

Progress


PRINCE2® Processes (approx. 1.5 days)

Starting a project

Steering a project

Initiating a project

Controlling a phase

Managing product delivery

Managing a phase transition

Closing a project


Application of PRINCE2® in practice (approx. 1.5 days)

Adapting PRINCE2® to different projects

Dealing with deviations and risk management

Practical application of topics, principles and processes


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam (approx. 1.5 days)

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used with the permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After the course, you will be able to identify potential for improvement and carry out step-by-step optimization in an efficient and targeted manner. Furthermore, you will have the right understanding of a functioning lean philosophy in the company.

You will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the PRINCE2 methodology and learn all the important principles, topics and processes that you need to apply PRINCE2 in real projects. Through practical examples and a structured approach, you will learn how to apply PRINCE2 flexibly to different project situations.

The course is aimed at specialists and managers from the areas of quality and process management as well as those responsible for change processes.

Process optimization specialists are in high demand across all industries and are among the most important specialists in modern companies.

You will also receive the original "PRINCE2® Foundation Level" certificate as proof of your newly acquired knowledge.

Your PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate also proves that you can apply the methodology practically and responsibly in complex projects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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