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Lean IT Leadership

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Lean IT Leadership

Course code: Llead

Duration: 3 Days


Prerequisite:

•    A LEAN IT Foundation certificate is required for this course. 


Course Description:

Any publication on the application of Lean principles within organizations will mention the critical importance of leadership to the success of the initiative, or the lack of success if leadership is absent. That is why this certification has a prominent place in the Lean IT Association’s certification scheme. 

There are thousands of publications on Leadership, many on Leadership in IT, less on Lean leadership and very few on Lean leadership within the IT context. This course brings together published ideas on leadership, lean leadership and leadership in IT, and combines this with practical experience from Lean IT practitioners, to provide a well-rounded view of Lean leadership within IT. 

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

•    Understand the concept of Lean Leadership;
•    Know the application of Lean Leadership in the IT Context;
•    Use the Lean IT Leadership development model;
•    Develop yourself towards being a Lean IT leader;
•    Help others in developing themselves as Lean IT leaders;
•    Align the Vision and Goals of your organization;
•    Understand the concept of change in a organization;
•    Understand how to take the lead in changing your organization;

Intended Audience:

•    Professionals in (IT) organizations.    

Course Outlines:

•    LEAN IT LEADERSHIP
o    Introduction on leadership
o    The key elements of Lean Leadership
o    Leadership in the IT context

•    DEVELOPING YOURSELF
o    How to develop yourself
o    The concept of Shu-ha-Ri
o    The “kata” of leadership
o    Go to the Gemba—to develop yourself

•    LEADER STANDARD WORK
o    The concept of standard work for Lean IT Leaders
o    The Gemba—as standard work
o    Aligning meetings
o    The value of creating habits

•    DEVELOPING OTHERS
o    How to develop others
o    Go to the Gemba—to develop others
o    Performance dialogue
o    T-type leaders
o    Skills &Knowledge matrix

•    BUILDING TEAMS
o    What is teamwork?
o    Effective teams
o    The value of Trust
o    Daily kaizen

•    CREATE VISION AND ALIGN GOALS
o    Hoshin Kanri
o    The use of visual management
o    Cascading goals—catchball mechanism

•    PRACTICING LEAN IT LEADERSHIP
o    Mental models
o    Leading meetings
o    Day on a life of the Lean IT Leader

•    CHANGING YOUR ORGANIZATION
o    Organizational Change
o    Lean IT transformations
o    Change: Top-down or bottom up?
o    Change Story

•    EXAM PREPARATION
o    Sample Exam
o    How to prepare for the exam Check Out