Value Stream Mapping: From Chaos to Clarity
Join us in person for a one-day, hands-on Value Stream Mapping (VSM) workshop at Gemba Academy’s training facility in Keller, TX.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
$995 per person
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
What event types are available?
In-Person
At our Dallas-Fort Worth training center
Our modern, well-equipped training center gets your team all in one place, ready to tackle your improvement challenges.Virtual
From anywhere you have internet access
Unlike other webinars, our virtual training is designed to be engaging and impactful, regardless of where you are joining from in the world.On-Site
We come to your location
For your ultimate convenience, we can send a trainer directly to your facility to deliver training in your familiar surroundings.
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