Change Management Training in Chicago

Audience: This course is designed for all staff requiring a wider view of the Change Process to get the best results for their part of the business Format of the course A combination of:

• Facilitated Discussions
• Slide Presentations
• Exercises and Case Studies

At the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

• Explain the basic Change Strategies that underpin the planning for change in an organisation
• Understand the use and application of the 9 Change Principles
• Construct a Change Plan suitable to their part of the business

This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed at stressed individuals who wish to deal with their stress effectively and achieve a calmer, clearer and more energetic state in daily life. By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the two types of stress: distress and eustress.
• Articulate your personal indicators and relievers of stress.
• Create a plan with specific routines to enhance calm, clarity and energy, while minimzing stress accumulated in the day.
• Shift negative emotions and boost positive ones using proven techniques.
• Deal with stress-causing. disempowering beliefs around work, life, and relationships.

Kanban Management Professional 1 (KMP1) is a highly interactive two-day course accredited by the Lean Kanban University (LKU). It combines teaching, group discussions and a fully immersive simulation to illustrate how the Kanban Method helps individuals, teams, and organisations to manage and improve the delivery of products and services to their customers.
 
The Kanban Method provides pragmatic, actionable, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It starts with what you do now and pursues evolutionary change while respecting current roles, responsibilities and job titles, and encouraging leadership at all levels. This allows organisations to evolve business processes gradually, define and use relevant metrics to measure progress, and significantly reduce the risks associated with complex change programmes.
 
You will leave this course with knowledge of the Kanban principles and general practices, and skills that will enable you to apply Kanban with confidence in your organisation. What Will You Learn?
- Identify internal and external sources of dissatisfaction
- Analyse demand vs capability
- Model the knowledge discovery process
- Design kanban systems and their visualisations
- Identify and prioritise improvements
- Choose cadences for activities
- Identify classes of service Who Is This Course For?
Anyone who is involved in product development or knowledge work. This includes but is not limited to the following:
Programme and delivery managers
Product and project managers
Product developers, software developers and testers
People working in operations or support
Business analysts
High-level management
Anyone interested in implementing Agile in their organisation

John Kotter wrote "Leading Change" which looked at what people did to transform their organisations. Kotter introduced an 8-step change model for helping managers deal with transformational change.  This instructor-led, live training in Chicago (online or onsite) is aimed for managers, business owners and strategists planning to implement Kotter's 8 model in their respective organization.

 Who should attend: Managers interested in improving productivity by implementing 5S and who want to make sure they are starting this vital concept the right way. This training course has been created for professionals from all sectors. It can be tailored to dental clinics, laboratories, offices etc. It is not designed for academic purposes, but offers practical advice how to implement 5S The course is aimed at leaders and agents for change who want to make sure that they are introducing 5S the right way. Each course member will have the opportunity to get hands on experience through a number of exercises to demonstrate that 5S works Upon completing the training you will:

• Understand how  5S works and improve efficiency by 10 to 30%
• Be able to indentify sources of waste and improve profitability
• Understand the reasons for the five step process and know how to implement it
• Have the tools and procedures in order to improve processes
• Develop a concrete plan to introduce 5S to your workplace

If you are thinking about improving workplace efficiency, winning more orders and satisfying your customers while improving safety, you cannot afford not to take this course

Who should attend: Lean and change agents, operational leaders and professionals who want to make sure they are starting this foundational concept the right way This training course has been created for professionals from all sectors in manufacturing etc. It is not designed for academic purposes, but offers practical advice how to implement 5S in your production facility The course is aimed at leaders and agents for change who want to make sure that they are introducing 5S the right way. Each course member will have the opportunity to get hands on experience through a number of exercises to demonstrate that 5S works. Upon completing the training you will:

• Understand how  5S works and improve efficiency by 10 to 30%
• Be able to indentify sources of waste and improve profitability
• Understand the reasons for the five step process and know how to implement it
• Have the tools and procedures in order to improve production processes
• Develop a concrete plan to introduce 5S to your workplace

If you are thinking about improving workplace efficiency, winning more orders and satisfying your customers while improving safety, you cannot afford not to take this course

Instead of supporting deep analysis and large shifts, the McKinsey 7-S model is great for analyzing how coherent your company is. If you know that you need to change your act, but you’re not sure what to do, this is the change management model for you. This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at managers, business owners and strategists planning to implement McKinsey 7s model in their respective organization.\ Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Are you struggling with implementing Agile in your organization? Is the change too prescriptive? Are your teams overburdened and less productive but still too resistant for a revolutionary change? Choose the “Alternative Path to Agility” and implement an evolutionary and humane Change Management Method which doesn’t change your process but improves it. The Kanban Method provides pragmatic, actionable, evidence-based guidance for successful evolutionary change. It starts with what you do now and respects current roles, responsibilities and job titles. This allows organizations to evolve business processes gradually, define and use relevant metrics to measure progress, and significantly reduce the risk associated with complex change programs. If your team is overwhelmed, Kanban can help you to get your work under control. Kanban is a new technique for dynamically managing your process and revealing bottlenecks. This training provides the skills and knowledge you need to apply Kanban in your work and learn how to determine what to work on now, what to leave until later and what to take off the to-do list forever. Learning Outcomes This 1-day course teaches the basics of the Kanban Method® and serves as the entry level and starting point to an alternative path to agility. Attendees should become familiar with the Kanban Method. They should be able to design and implement a basic Kanban board. They should be able to understand work item types and the risks associated with specific work items. They should be familiar with a variety of different Team Kanban board designs and styles and know how to choose a design that is best suited for their context. They should be aware of the training roadmap and the value and benefits to be derived at each step on the “alternative path to agility.” Who Should Attend This course is designed for any professional who is part of a product development or knowledge work environment and who is interested in discovering how Kanban can help improve working environments. Kanban works across multiple functions of an organization, from senior members of staff looking to adopt Lean Management to members of delivery teams willing to improve their working practices. Previous attendees to our classes have been in roles such as:

• Senior Management Positions (CxO)
• Program and Project Managers
• Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Analysts
• Scrum Team Members
• Scrum Masters, Team Leads and Change Agents
• Product & Software Developers & Testers
• Agile Coaches & Practitioners (Scrum, XP, DSDM, AgilePM, etc.)
• Other roles such as HR and Finance professionals