Services
Executive Overview
This is a 2-4 hour session between one of the LPDI principals and the
management team of the prospective client company. It will provide an
overview of what lean product development is, what are the benefits of
implementation in the client company, and what are the methodologies
for how to accomplish implementation. This event can be customized for
each individual client to fit the time constraints of the customer.
Workshops
Workshops are either 1 or 2 day standard workshops designed to convey
the learnings and principles of lean product development to all of
the client company employees who will be involved in the change to
lean product development. They are more in-depth than the Executive
Overview and provide all of the learning and training needed for the
change. Workshops are provided both for the knowledge of LPD and also
for implementation.
Change Implementation Consulting
Subject matter experts will be available to assist the
implementation of these principles in your company. Experts in both
the Toyota system and in whole scale change are available. This
service will be made on a customized basis depending on your needs and
a quotation can be given.
Forums
Forums are groups of companies who have a common interest in learning
more about lean product development and its implementation. It also
provides a mechanism for companies to share and learn from each other
about successes and hurdles concerning implementation. Both training
and facilitation are provided by one of the LPDI principals and can be
an excellent way for client companies to leverage there financial
resources to learn and adopt the principles and paradigms of LPD.
These can also be customized according to the needs and wishes of the
group and typically span a 6 month to an 18 month time frame. Target
audience is the client internal champion for LPD.
Collaborations
Collaborative projects on the LPD topic can be formed in the
traditional NCMS manner. A group of companies who have a common
interest in doing additional research projects in the LPD topical
areas will leverage their financial and in-kind resources to do more
in-depth studies of the topic and to formulate new processes and
methodologies to push the state-of-the-art beyond what it is today.
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