Please note: These courses are available only to State of Ohio employees working at a State Agency, Board, or Commission.  We are currently unable to offer these classes to those who work for a public university, a local government, or the private sector.  For programs currently offered to employees of local governments, schools, and public universities, please click here.

 LeanOhio Boot Camp: Transforming the Public Sector

This intensive four-day training gets people learning and using Lean methods and tools. The entire program is tailored to the public-sector workplace and public-sector processes. Included is an in-depth simulation involving a prototypical agency, so participants build their toolkits by way of a real-world situation. 

This is practical training aimed at generating results. Participants will be able to use their new knowledge and skills immediately -- to make government simpler, faster, better, and less costly.

Completion of a PDCA project and an A3 report are required to earn a Camo Belt.

(Note: White Belt / Yellow Belt training are not required as prerequisites for LeanOhio Boot Camp.)
 

When LeanOhio Boot Camp participants complete their week of training, they are newly equipped to:

• Scope an improvement project
• Make invisible processes visible so they can be dramatically simplified
• Be an effective improvement team member
• Identify the leading causes of waste
• Eliminate batching and other enemies of speed
• Decrease the complexity of processes and eliminate unneeded steps
• Develop requirements for an efficient process before implementing IT solutions
• Create a dashboard of visual data to easily measure progress
• Complete a simple PDCA project and complete an A3 Report

Training topics include:

• PDCA and A3 method for improvement
• Project selection and scoping
• SIPOC and Process mapping
• Waste
• Data collection and display
• Standard work
• Batching
• 5S
• Poka-yoke
• Team dynamics
• Visual management
• Change management
• Understanding your customers
• Additional tools

Click here for Boot Camp  Training Materials

Participants also receive: Lean Tool Kit Certificate of Participation Access to the LeanOhio Network

LeanOhio Boot Camp was designed by a public-sector team of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts with years of experience in government. Team members have planned, led, and facilitated hundreds of Lean events, including major Kaizen events that have saved millions of dollars.

Click here for instructions on how to enroll for training