Strategic Leadership
Lean Champion
Strategic leadership certification for driving organizational transformation and sponsoring Lean Six Sigma initiatives
Course Overview
Duration
20-24 hours
Format
Online & Classroom
Level
Strategic Leadership
Certification
Globally Recognized
What is a Lean Champion?
A Lean Champion is a strategic leader who drives the vision of operational excellence within an organization. They do not work on day-to-day tools like Belts but provide leadership, sponsorship, and direction for Lean and Six Sigma initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Sponsor and guide Lean Six Sigma projects
- Provide resources and remove barriers for project teams
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement
- Align improvement goals with business strategy
- Support Yellow, Green, and Black Belt professionals
- Drive organizational culture change
- Mentor leaders and future change agents
Who Should Become a Lean Champion?
Senior Managers & Department Heads
Plant Heads / Business Unit Leaders
Quality & Operational Excellence Leaders
HR / Strategy Executives enabling CI culture
Body of Knowledge
Definition of Lean & Lean Principles
- •Lean Pioneers and history
- •Toyota Production System fundamentals
- •Core Lean principles and philosophy
- •Value creation and waste elimination
Lean Tools & Methodologies
- •Poka-Yoke (Mistake Proofing)
- •Value Stream Mapping
- •5S methodology
- •8 Wastes identification
- •Jidoka and Continuous Process Flow
Advanced Lean Concepts
- •TAKT time and Pull Systems
- •Kanban systems
- •Heijunka (Production Leveling)
- •Visual Control systems
- •5 Whys and Root Cause Analysis
Leadership & Culture
- •Kaizen culture and continuous improvement
- •Genchi Genbutsu (Go and See)
- •PDCA cycle
- •Strategic leadership in Lean transformation
- •Change management and culture building
Project Governance & Strategy
- •Project selection and prioritization
- •KPI reviews and financial impact
- •Resource allocation and barrier removal
- •Alignment with business strategy
- •Mentoring and developing future leaders
Benefits of Lean Champion Certification
Become a sponsor of Lean transformation
Develop strategic leadership in process excellence
Gain ability to evaluate and support high-impact projects
Drive culture change with proven Lean frameworks
Strengthen decision-making for organizational growth
Ready to Lead Lean Transformation?
Join our Lean Champion program and become a strategic leader in operational excellence