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Introduction
Course overview
Kaizen events bring cross-functional teams together for a focused period to make rapid, significant improvements. When well prepared and facilitated, they build momentum and engagement; when poorly run, they disappoint.
This Aractech course teaches how to select, prepare, facilitate and follow up kaizen events: scoping, team selection, data preparation, facilitating the event days, rapid experimentation, implementing changes, reporting results and sustaining gains. Participants plan and facilitate a simulated kaizen event.
The course builds practical facilitation skills for continuous improvement practitioners.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Select and scope effective kaizen events
- Prepare teams, data and logistics
- Facilitate kaizen activities and team dynamics
- Implement and test rapid improvements
- Report results and secure management support
- Sustain gains after the event
Who should attend
Target audience
- Continuous improvement practitioners
- Lean coordinators
- Supervisors and team leaders
- Operations managers
- Quality professionals
- Change agents
Methodology
Learning approach
- Facilitation practice
- Simulated kaizen event
- Case studies
- Tools workshops
- Peer feedback
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Kaizen Fundamentals
- Kaizen philosophy
- Kaizen events versus daily kaizen
- Success factors
- Roles
- Coffee break
- Roles (continued)
- Event types
- Exercise: Event selection
Day 2
Preparation
- Scoping and charter
- Team selection
- Data collection
- Logistics
- Coffee break
- Logistics (continued)
- Management engagement
- Workshop: Event charter
Day 3
Facilitating the Event
- Opening and training
- Current state analysis
- Idea generation
- Team dynamics
- Coffee break
- Team dynamics (continued)
- Managing resistance
- Practice: Facilitation session
Day 4
Implementation
- Rapid experiments
- Standard work
- Visual controls
- Results measurement
- Coffee break
- Results measurement (continued)
- Report-out
- Simulation: Kaizen event
Day 5
Sustaining
- 30-day follow-up
- Action tracking
- Audits
- Building a kaizen culture
- Coffee break
- Building a kaizen culture (continued)
- Lessons learned
- Capstone: Kaizen programme plan
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Kaizen Event Facilitation (QP-016) cover?
This course covers Quality and Productivity through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The next scheduled session starts on 16 - 20 November 2026. See the course schedules section for the available dates and delivery formats.
Who should attend this course?
Continuous improvement practitioners, Lean coordinators, Supervisors and team leaders
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
Check the course schedules section for currently published classroom and Online / Live sessions.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Current classroom venues include Istanbul, Vienna, London, Munich, Amsterdam, Rome.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days from 09:00 to 14:00, which gives 25 contact hours, including a daily 30-minute break (22.5 hours of instruction).
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