Continuous Improvement

Changes in our business environment seem to be happening more quickly as technology develops. The problem is that processes don’t always adapt as quickly.

This intensive one-day online workshop will look at what is meant by continuous improvement and how some simple techniques will help us review processes and look for better ways of working.

Course Overview

This workshop is only available for private inhouse bookings, either for groups or as a one-to-one, held online via Zoom as Face-to-Face Learning or in the classroom. Please get in touch with our friendly team for availability, pricing and customisation options.

What you will learn

This course is designed for team leaders and line managers who wish to develop effective methods for improving processes.

By the end of the course, learners will have developed an effective toolkit through practical exercises.

The course is supported with materials and shared resources.

Session 1: What is “continuous improvement”?

  • A brief history of time management
  • Toyota: the customer, kaizen and waste
  • Lean

Session 2: Building a process map

  • What goes into an effective process map
  • How to create one
  • Practical exercise on a process

Session 3: Value

  • Recognising waste in a process
  • Defining and looking for value
  • Practical exercise on a process

Session 4: Making it happen

  • Getting buy-in from a team
  • Changing the process mindset
  • Making improvement continuous

Our approach to programme delivery

Every programme is designed to ensure complete individual involvement and participation, it will stimulate your thinking and challenge you. The key focus is on practical skills and real outcomes throughout. The content will involve an innovative and engaging blend of activities so that you can directly apply it to your current performance and your future success.

Which Project Management workshop is right for you?

Making sure you’ve booked the right course isn’t always easy.

Luckily we have a handy survey to help you decide.

And if you’re still unsure, call our friendly team on 020 7375 7300 and we’ll help you work out what you need.

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Group Learning Events

Looking for a private group event for your team, or even your whole organisation?

We can organise a date that works for you, and we can tailor the content to your team. Our private workshops can be held online, inhouse at your workplace or here at Happy's HQ in London.

Find out more and enquire now

Get in touch

This course is only available as a one-to-one or private group booking.

For pricing and availability, send us a message using the form below, leave us a message on 020 7375 7300, or speak to an Account Manager straight away using our Live Chat service in the bottom right of your screen!

The Small Print

For Face-to-Face Live Online Learning

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven't received this email then please contact our team.

Your day will consist of several Zoom sessions, held live with your facilitator and other learners. You should reserve out the whole day (10am to 4.30pm) in your diary for the learning. This will allow you to join the interactive online workshops and have time to reflect in between. We believe immersing yourself in the content for a whole day will create deep learning and lasting impact. 

Learners should log into the training session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals.

Your active participation is expected: everyone will be heard and seen throughout, just as they would be if we were in a room together. To be heard, hear and seen you will need a microphone, speakers and camera — if you have a modern laptop that’s all you will need. Remember, you’ll need a quiet place to call from and a decent internet connection is a must.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

The course runs 10am to 4.30pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 20 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

The happy Guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course. We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

If you have any questions or concerns, our friendly team are available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. You can leave a message on 020 7375 7300 or email us at hello@happy.co.uk.

Did you know...

...Kaizen is the Sino-Japanese word for improvement?

Kaizen is also used to refer to the process of continuous improvement employed by Japanese businesses since the end of World War II.

Happy has a range of other project management programmes:

MS Project Fast Track Essentials to enable you to use the basic features in MS Project to create a project plan, manage resources and perform basic tracking. Find out more

Introduction to Project Management includes a range of practical project planning and management tools and provides a handy guide to the jargon. Find out more