Value Stream Mapping Masterclass: Become a VSM Specialist

Whether you are working in manufacturing or a service organization, your company constantly goes through change. You must have a robust plan to recognize these areas of change and structure to see how significant those changes are. This is why you need Value Stream Mapping (VSM). Having adequate knowledge of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and understanding it step by step will help you recognize areas of waste in your production processes. As you identify the problems using Value Stream Mapping (VSM), you will be fully equipped to solve them and understand the solutions before implementing them.

This Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Masterclass is filled with practical knowledge and easy to follow steps to guide you in creating your first Value Stream Map (VSM). After completing this Value Stream Mapping (VSM) program, you will be able to master the ability to look at your business process from an end-to-end perspective, build efficiency, improve productivity, reduce idle time, reduce cost, and systematically improve customer satisfaction.

What is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)?

Value Stream Map is a method in which you create a current state map of your business process, analyze it, and design the future state map. It is a visualization tool that has an ultra focus on identifying waste and eliminating it. Hence, it is also termed as the heart of Lean Management.

Who is a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Practitioner?

• A Value Stream Mapping Practitioner is an expert who has hands-on expertise in creating Value Stream Maps
• Drives creation of Value Stream Maps within the organization
• Is an expert at identifying waste (using the Lean tools and techniques) and eliminating them
• Is highly visible at all levels in his organization - from grass root to the top management
• Is known for asking the right questions and being an excellent facilitator
• By executing VSM Projects, a Value Stream Mapping Specialist saves cost and improves processes
• Also has the ability to coach and train other organization members to create current and future state Value Stream Maps

What will you learn in this course?

• Explain what Value Stream Mapping is.
• List the Terminologies and Symbols used in Value Stream Mapping (VSM).
• Create a Current State Value Stream Map (VSM).
• Examine and Evaluate the Current State Value Stream Map (VSM).
• Design a strong foundation to build the Future State Value Stream Map (VSM).
• Create a Future State Value Stream Map (VSM).
• Demonstrate the use of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Guidelines.

Course Overview:

You will begin this course by being introduced to the terminologies and symbols used in Value Stream Mapping. You will then be introduced to a real-life case study. This case study will help translate the concepts discussed in each lesson to real-world practical scenarios. You will learn in a step-by-step manner, how to build the current state value stream map, identify waste, perform calculations, analyze gaps, how to build a future state value stream map, and implement solutions. Throughout the course, the case study will keep you completely engaged in understanding the topics you are learning. In addition to the case study, I have provided several activities to help you understand the topics better. Each activity is supplemented with an activity solution lecture. The course also provides you a ton of pdf resources (almost for every lecture). These resources can be downloaded and will help you review the course content offline.

Instructor Support:

If you have any questions that need to be addressed immediately, please feel free to drop a note to [email protected]. My customer friendly team will be happy to respond as soon as possible.

Expectations from Students:

Candidates going through this course are expected to:

• Go through each lecture as outlined in the course material.
• Complete the activities provided along with the real-life case study. These are self-reflection activities. An activity solution lecture succeeds each activity lecture. Please use these activity solution lectures to validate your activity answers.
• You can use the Q&A Discussion forum to upload your activity solutions. Please be advised that the instructor will not review every activity solution. The discussion forum is for students of this course to connect and discuss the topic with each other. Questions posted on the Q&A Discussion board may or may not be reviewed by the instructor. Thus, if you have any query that needs instructor intervention, it is advisable to send an email to [email protected].

Assessment Details:

• Once you complete all the course lectures, you will receive a Certificate of Completion of this course.
• You may also apply for AIGPE’s official Value Stream Mapping Specialist Certification Exam to earn AIGPE’s VSM Specialist Certification. The Guidelines to apply for this certification exam and the exam link is provided in the last lecture of this course. Kindly be advised that applying and earning the VSM Credential is OPTIONAL and is NOT a mandatory part of course completion.

Do You Want to become a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Practitioner?

You've just stumbled upon the most complete, in-depth online Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Masterclass. This Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Specialization Training provides you a practical perspective to solve business problems. It provides you the right level of proficiency that enables you to be a hands-on expert who is capable to drive Value Stream Mapping activities and/or projects within your organization.

What would you get after taking this course?

1. Become a Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Specialist
2. Become a Problem Solver for your Business
3. Learn to Identify Waste in Your Business Process
4. Drive Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Projects within Your Organization
5. Coach Peers, Subordinates and Superiors on Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Tools and Techniques
6. Learn to Ask Right Questions and Enable Lean Thinking
7. Deliver Cost Savings by Executing Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Projects
8. Become a pro at answering tough interview questions related to Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
9. Add the Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Specialist credential to your resume
10. Get access to 60+ downloadable resources and 3 hours of on-demand video training

What is covered in this Value Stream Mapping Masterclass?

1. What is Value Stream Mapping (VSM)?
2. What are the Terminologies used in Value Stream Mapping (VSM)?
3. What are the different symbols used in Value Stream Mapping (VSM)?
4. What are the steps to Create a Current State Value Stream Map (VSM)?
5. How to Perform Calculations and Analyze the Current State Value Stream Map (VSM)?
6. How to Examine the Current State Value Stream Map (VSM)?
7. How to lay a strong foundation to build your Future State Value Stream Map (VSM)?
8. How to build a Future State Value Stream Map (VSM)?
9. What are the Value Stream Mapping Guidelines?

Inclusion of a Real-Life Case Study:

Within the course, you will be introduced to a real-life case study. This case study will help translate the concepts discussed in each lesson to real-world practical scenarios. This case study is designed to keep you completely engaged in understanding the topics you are learning and practically applying it on the Value Stream Map that we build together in this course.

The Course is very well structured:

• You become an expert in practicing Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• The entire course is divided in 7 sections
• Each section is dedicated to a specific Value Stream Mapping (VSM) concept
• These concepts are taught in more than 65 lectures
• Each lecture covers bite-sized information; easy to grasp and apply
• Each lecture consists of a video screencast
• Each section is well-rounded with:
  • A section objective discussed at the beginning
  • Then the concept is discussed at length
  • Then examples are discussed to review concepts from practical perspective
  • This is followed by a real-life case study and an activity and activity solution
  • Each section ends with an apt summary

• There are ample number of activities for each tool taught in this training
• Each activity or home-work has a subsequent video lecture discussing the activity solution for self-evaluation
• There are over 60 downloadable resources which are comprehensive and pertinently cover everything you'll need to become a Value Stream Mapping Specialist

***No Prior Experience Needed***

This Value Stream Mapping Masterclass assumes that you have no prior process improvement background. With over 3 hours of on-demand video, over 65 lectures, over 60 supplemental resources and with real-life case study, these comprehensive tutorial covers everything you’ll ever need to become a successful Value Stream Mapping (VSM) practitioner.

Whether you want to:

• Become an in-demand Certified Value Stream Mapping (VSM) Practitioner for service/manufacturing organizations
• Get freelancing assignments and work from home, setting your own schedule and rates
• Sharpen your process improvement skills to reach the advanced level
• Simply bring your own ideas to life with your first Value Stream Mapping (VSM) project

…this complete Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is exactly what you need, and more. (You’ll even get a certificate of completion to add to your arsenal).

What are you waiting for? Enroll Today, Become a Value Stream Mapping Practitioner and Start Executing Value Stream Maps!!!