This focused 1-day programme is designed to empower managers and leaders with the critical skills and strategic insight needed to serve as effective Lean Six Sigma Project Champions. Champions act as the bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring projects are aligned to business priorities and properly supported from start to finish.

You’ll learn how to identify impactful opportunities, launch successful projects, and champion Lean Six Sigma teams to deliver measurable, sustainable results.

Your Role as a Champion

Champions play a vital role in Lean Six Sigma success. They are the voice of the business, driving alignment, allocating resources, and supporting Yellow, Green, and Black Belt project teams.

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Project Selection: Approve initiatives with clear business impact
  • Team Assembly: Appoint the right people to the project team
  • Strategic Direction: Offer guidance, oversight, and remove roadblocks
  • Project Charter: Define and agree on project objectives and scope
  • Active Engagement: Participate in reviews and support change adoption
  • Resource Support: Ensure teams have the tools and access they need

Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

  • Managers and leaders sponsoring Lean Six Sigma initiatives
  • Individuals new to Lean Six Sigma seeking a leadership-level understanding
  • Professionals from service, manufacturing, and public sectors
  • Change agents and decision-makers championing process improvement
  • Aspiring British Quality Foundation Certified Champions

Learning Outcomes

For Your Business:

  • Accelerated project success and delivery
  • More impactful, aligned, and sustainable improvement outcomes

For You:

  • Confidently engage with Lean Six Sigma teams
  • Understand performance metrics and improvement strategies
  • Gain recognition as a certified Lean Six Sigma Champion

Prerequisites

No prior Lean Six Sigma knowledge is required.

Course Content

DMAIC Framework for Champions

Introduction

  • Lean Six Sigma principles and terminology
  • Benefits of process excellence and performance focus
  • Champion’s role in building a culture of continuous improvement
  • Overview of project governance and stakeholder alignment

Define Phase

  • Launching projects: team formation, charters, and business cases
  • Defining problems, goals, customers, and stakeholders
  • Change management principles and steering review meetings

Measure Phase

  • Understanding and visualizing processes
  • Process mapping tools: Stapling, Swimlanes, VSM
  • Data collection, analysis, and interpreting variability
  • Ensuring clear definitions and stakeholder buy-in

Analyse Phase

  • Root cause analysis using Fishbone, 5 Whys, and waste identification
  • Supporting data-driven investigations without micromanaging
  • Avoiding analysis paralysis and driving focused discussions

Improve Phase

  • Encouraging innovative thinking and pilot testing
  • Ensuring resource availability and team alignment
  • Reviewing progress and maintaining stakeholder engagement

Control Phase

  • Supporting solution handover and operational embedding
  • Ensuring controls are in place to sustain results
  • Reviewing final project outcomes and recognizing team efforts

Level: Introduction | Duration: 1 Day | Cost: $600

Lead with Confidence. Deliver with Impact.

Whether you’re new to Lean Six Sigma or looking to deepen your involvement, this course will equip you to drive improvement projects from the top, ensuring your teams are focused, resourced, and positioned for success.

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