Description
Value Stream Mapping Online Training Course
Visualize Waste and Maximize Value in 60 Minutes
Struggling to identify where waste hides in your processes? Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is the most powerful tool in the Lean toolbox for visualizing entire workflows, pinpointing inefficiencies, and focusing improvement efforts where they matter most. This comprehensive 60-minute video training teaches you to create professional value stream maps that communicate complex processes through simple symbols and visuals. In less than an hour of mapping, you’ll identify exactly where continuous improvement delivers maximum impact.
What You’ll Learn
Understanding Value-Adding Activities
Master the three criteria that define true value: activities customers want done, transformations of material or information into final products, and work completed right the first time. Everything outside these criteria is waste. This fundamental distinction drives all Lean thinking and VSM development.
The Eight Types of Waste
Identify the eight deadly wastes lurking in every process: Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, Overprocessing, Defects, and Skills underutilization. Learn to spot these value destroyers and quantify their impact on cycle time, quality, and costs.
VSM Symbols and Icons
Discover the friendly visual language that makes value stream maps universally understood. Learn standard symbols for process steps, inventory, information flow, transportation, timeline analysis, and more. These simple icons transform complex operations into clear, actionable diagrams.
Current State Mapping
Create accurate “as-is” maps documenting existing process flow, cycle times, changeover times, inventory levels, information flow, and lead times. Walk the process physically, collect real data, and build maps reflecting reality rather than assumptions.
Future State Design
Envision improved workflows by eliminating waste, reducing batch sizes, implementing pull systems, leveling workload, and streamlining information flow. Your future state map becomes the blueprint for transformation, showing what’s possible when waste disappears.
Timeline Analysis
Calculate value-added time versus total lead time, revealing the shocking truth about process efficiency. Most organizations discover value-added time represents less than 5% of total lead time. This metric alone justifies improvement initiatives.
Practical Application
Apply VSM principles to manufacturing operations, service transactions, administrative processes, healthcare patient flows, software development cycles, and supply chain logistics. The course uses real-world examples like printing and binding operations to illustrate concepts clearly.
Course Format and Certification
- Duration: 60 minutes of expert-led video training
- Delivery: Self-paced online access from any device
- Interactive Learning: Complete VSM assignment on your critical part, service, or transaction
- Assessment: Final quiz validating comprehension
- Certification: Immediate Certificate of Completion upon passing
- Best Practices: Learn why manual VSM development with Post-It notes and flip charts (used by hundreds of teams) often works best
Why Value Stream Mapping Matters
Value Stream Mapping delivers unmatched benefits for Lean transformation:
✅ Visualizes entire workflows – See the big picture from raw material to customer delivery
✅ Identifies hidden waste – Quantify non-value-added time and activities
✅ Focuses improvement efforts – Target changes delivering maximum ROI
✅ Communicates clearly – Simple symbols make complex processes accessible to all
✅ Builds consensus – Cross-functional teams align around shared understanding
✅ Drives measurable results – Documented improvements in lead time, quality, and costs
✅ Supports continuous improvement – Provides baseline and targets for ongoing optimization
Organizations using VSM typically reduce lead times by 50-90% while improving quality and lowering costs. This single tool often delivers more value than any other Lean technique.
Who Should Take This Course?
- Lean Practitioners: Anyone implementing Lean manufacturing or Lean office initiatives
- Six Sigma Professionals: Green Belts and Black Belts requiring process visualization skills
- Operations Managers: Leaders optimizing production, service delivery, or transaction processing
- Process Improvement Teams: Cross-functional groups tackling workflow inefficiencies
- Supply Chain Professionals: Logistics experts optimizing material and information flow
- Quality Managers: Specialists reducing lead times and eliminating defects
- Industrial Engineers: Professionals designing efficient production systems
Real-World Applications
Apply VSM across diverse industries and processes:
- Manufacturing: Production line optimization, setup reduction, inventory minimization
- Healthcare: Patient flow improvement, ER wait time reduction, surgical scheduling
- Financial Services: Loan processing acceleration, claims handling streamlining
- Software Development: Release cycle compression, bug resolution workflow
- Retail: Order fulfillment optimization, inventory turnover improvement
- Government: Permit processing acceleration, citizen service enhancement
Whether your process involves physical products, information transactions, or service delivery, VSM reveals opportunities for dramatic improvement.
The VSM Development Process
- Step 1: Select the product family, service, or transaction to map
- Step 2: Walk the actual process from start to finish, collecting data
- Step 3: Document current state with accurate cycle times, inventory levels, and lead times
- Step 4: Calculate timeline showing value-added versus non-value-added time
- Step 5: Identify waste and improvement opportunities
- Step 6: Design future state eliminating waste and optimizing flow
- Step 7: Develop implementation plan with milestones and responsibilities
- Step 8: Execute improvements and track results
This course guides you through each step with practical examples, templates, and best practices refined through hundreds of successful implementations.
About Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc.
This training is provided by Six Sigma Development Solutions, Inc., an IASSC Accredited Training Organization. Our ATO designation validates courseware correlation to IASSC Bodies of Knowledge, consistent delivery methods, and highly qualified instructors.
We’ve transformed 100+ organizations across 52 countries, achieving $100M+ in documented savings. Our 4,000+ certified practitioners and partnerships with industry leaders demonstrate proven expertise in operational excellence.
Enroll Today and Transform Your Processes
Invest 60 minutes to gain the visualization skills that revolutionize continuous improvement efforts. Stop guessing where problems hide. Learn the systematic VSM approach that reveals waste, quantifies opportunities, and guides transformation with clarity and precision.
Course includes:
- 60-minute expert video training
- Real-world VSM examples and case studies
- Interactive assignment applying concepts to your process
- Final assessment quiz
- Immediate Certificate of Completion
- Lifetime course access
Start mapping value streams with confidence. Enroll now and master the tool that turns invisible waste into visible improvement opportunities.
Related Courses:
- LEAN Certification Training
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- SIPOC Diagram Online Training
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Learn More:
Questions? Contact us at 866-922-6566 or https://sixsigmadsi.com/contact-us/
Keywords: Value Stream Mapping, VSM Training, Lean Manufacturing, Process Visualization, Waste Elimination, Lead Time Reduction, Continuous Improvement, Value-Added Analysis, IASSC Training, Lean Tools, Online Lean Course, Process Optimization
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