Process Coach: Principles of Lean Part 1 - April 23rd & 24th

April 23, 2025 to April 24, 2025

Overview

Fees

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Houston Methodist (HM) employeeFree 

Learning Objectives

  • Identify key concepts and principles of Performance Excellence improvement tools.
  • Recognize how continuous improvement supports evidence-based practices.
  • Describe the application of Performance Excellence continuous improvement tools including when and why they are used in problem-solving, while optimizing resources and stakeholders.
  • Practice applying Performance Excellence principles and methodologies to improve respective area processes.
  • Examine personal strengths and areas of opportunities in communication and facilitation skills.
  • Define change management factors to address the sustainment of improvements.
  • Practice effective coaching skills to develop problem-solvers.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 6.50 Attendance
  • 13.50 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 13.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

Course opens: 
04/20/2025
Course expires: 
04/27/2025
Event starts: 
04/23/2025 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
04/24/2025 - 5:00pm CDT

Program

Process Coach: The Principles of Lean Part 1 (Day 1 of 2)– SPACER  

Safety: Be careful in parking areas mindful of unfamiliar patterns. 

Purpose: This workshop has the primary focus of learning more about the basic lean philosophy and improvement tools.  These are vital to creating and sustaining flow of operations and preserving quality. 

Agenda: Topic Timing Leader 

DAY 1 

General:  8:00 – 9:00 Team 

A Word from our CEO 

Quick Check-in  

Preview the Agenda 

Coat of Arms 

Daily Management Review 

The Lean Roadmap: 9:00 – 10:30 Instructor The 5 Principles of Lean  

The Lean Roadmap 

Break 10 mins 

1st Round of Cheetah Corp Sim 10:30 – 11:30  

Stop for Lunch 11:30 – 12:30 Team 

Lunch on Your Own  

The 8 Wastes 12:30 – 1:30 Instructor 

DOWNTIME 

Overburden 

Unevenness  

Exercise on Waste Identification  

What is Value 1:30 – 3:00 Instructor 

What Is Value?  

SIPOC Mapping 

Exercise on Building a SIPOC 

Break 10 mins 

Current State Value Stream Mapping 3:00 – 5:00 Instructor 

Process Flow Mapping 

Break 10 mins 

How to Create a VSM 

Data Collection Sheet  

Little’s Law

Process Coach: The Principles of Lean Part 1 (Day 2 of 2) – SPACER

Safety: Be mindful of several points of construction.

Purpose: This is the second workshop with a primary focus of learning more about the basic Lean Philosophy and improvement tools. These are vital to creating and sustaining flow of operations and preserving quality. We will execute the ED Simulation.

Agenda: Topic Timing Leader

 

Day 2

Establishing the Lean Fundamentals 8:00 – 11:00 Instructor

Current vs Future State

5S

Break 10 mins

Visual Controls

Cellular Flow

Exercises for Each

2nd Round of the Cheetah Corp Sim 11:00 – 11:30

Stop for Lunch 11:30 – 12:30 Team

2nd Round of the Cheetah Corp Sim 12:30 – 1:30 Team

Creating Flow 1:30– 3:00 Instructor

Take Time vs Cycle Time

Cycle Time Bar Chart

Standard Work

3rd Round of the Cheetah Corp Sim 3:00 – 4:30 Team

Open Discussion and Next Steps 4:30 – 5:00 Team

General Comments

Concerns, Issues, Etc

Using what you have learned

4 Blocker Report

Venue

Houston Methodist Sugarland

 

 

Faculty

Wes Waldo, Regional Director for Performance Excellence

Rashna Barge, Program Director

Stephen Marzano, Sr. Project Manager

Karla Bouzas, System Process Engineer

Cliff Sloan, Project Director

Traci Graham, Director Human Resources

Phillip Burley, NASA Engineer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accreditation

Available Credit

  • 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

    Houston Methodist is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    Houston Methodist designates this for a maximum of 6.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    • 1.00 Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility
  • 6.50 Attendance
  • 13.50 Nursing Contact Hours

    Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

    Houston Methodist will award up to 13.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.

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Fees

REGISTRATION TYPEFEE
Houston Methodist (HM) employeeFree