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Business Process Mapping forms a key foundation of process improvement and design, and if carried out successfully will deliver effective improvements and redesigns which increase efficiency and save your organisation money.
We provide a range of hands on training courses to help organisations to map, redesign and improve business processes, including Business Process Management training, Lean Training and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt training.
Below are out top 10 tips for effective Business Process Mapping.
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma, New Free Resources on November 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
So, you’re thinking of implementing a Six Sigma management system and providing Six Sigma training for your staff to help them to implement it? However, implementing Six Sigma successfully is about more than just training, so here are our top 10 tips to implementing Six Sigma successfully within your organisation.
In addition to our range of Six Sigma training courses, we can also provide private or bespoke training tailored to the needs of your business, and provide all the consultancy and assistance you need to implement Six Simga along the way. If you’re interested in learning more, call to speak to one of our Training Managers on 01273 622272, or e-mail info@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
Our top 10 tips for getting the best from Six Sigma are:
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma on October 13th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
OK, so there’s a recession on and we’re all trying to find ways to increase our revenues and profit. One way we can do that is make more sales, or find other ways to increase the money coming in.
However – another equally effective way to increase profit is to reduce outgoings, and a great place to start is to look at reducing waste in business processes.
This is where Lean Training can really help your business. Lean Principles will help you to identify where your processes are inefficient and where this is having the biggest impact on your customers.
Below we’ve provided a list of the 7 deadly wastes - if you recognise any of these in any of your business processes they’re most likely not as lean as they could be, and one of our practical Lean Training Courses could help you.
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma on October 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
APMG have released a useful new Vodcast and White Paper about combining PRINCE2 with Six Sigma.
PRINCE2 is the industry standard methodology for Project Management, whilst Six Sigma is a statistical analysis tool and management system designed to streamline business processes by eliminating defects. The two methodologies are complementary, and these useful resources provide advice on how they can be best employed together…
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma, New Free Resources, News, PRINCE2 & Project Management on September 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Our Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training course is now available on a public basis.
Six Sigma Yellow Belt training is suitable for delegates who will be working as part of a Six Sigma project team and need an understanding of Six Sigma tools.
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma, News on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
To completment our existing range of Six Sigma Training and Process Management training courses, we are pleased to annouce the introduction of our new Process Simulation with Simul8 training course.
The course can be arranged on a private basis on dates to suit, with course content tailored to meet your requirements by our experienced trainers, who are all Six Sigma Black Belt certified have a wealth of real world Process Simulation experience.
Simul8 is the industry standard Process Simulation software package.
If you would like to discuss your requirements please call Silicon Beach Training on 01273 622272 or e-mail colin@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma, News on May 29th, 2009 | No Comments »
Lean Awareness Training – 1 day: £350 + vat
Lean Processes & Tools Training – 3 days: £995 + vat
Value Stream Mapping Training – 2 days: 695 + vat
During times of prosperity, organisations often get away with wasteful business processes. However in today’s challenging financial climate, these organisations will be the first to fall as profit margins tighten.
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Posted by Colin Welch in Lean & Six Sigma, News on March 5th, 2009 | No Comments »