Is your team aiming for better clarity, stronger collaboration, and smoother processes? Value Stream Mapping is a practical tool that helps you align around what matters most. Whether you're in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, or a service environment, this workshop will show you how work really flows, and where it gets held up.
What You'll Walk Away With
- A clear understanding of how to map your current processes
- Insight into where waste and delays are hiding
- A future state map aligned to what actually adds value
- A practical plan to drive measurable improvements
- Confidence to lead or contribute to improvement efforts
Who Should Attend
This workshop is a great fit for:
- Anyone who wants to learn how to visualize and improve a process
- Continuous improvement professionals
- Team leaders, supervisors, and frontline managers
- Individuals looking to get involved in making improvements at work
No prior experience with Value Stream Mapping is required — just bring your curiosity and a willingness to participate.
What the Day Looks Like
You’ll work alongside others in a collaborative setting, guided by a Gemba Academy practitioner. Expect real examples, practical exercises, and useful tools you can take back to your team.
Morning
- Lean Basics: Value, Wastes, Flow
- VSM Fundamentals
- Current State VSM
Lunch Break
Midday
- Finding the Problems and the Wastes
- Problem Solving Basics
Afternoon
- Future State VSM
- Improvement Planning
- Sustaining the Gains
- Wrap up with key takeaways
Workshop Topics Include
- How to choose the right product or service family to map
- Building your current state map: materials, info, and flow
- Identifying bottlenecks and sources of waste
- Designing an improved future state
- Turning ideas into a focused improvement plan
- Tips for leading VSM efforts inside your organization