IBM Lean Master
Issued by
IBM
Co-create Lean Six Sigma work products by being able to coach others to become Lean Coaches and to coach Change Teams in the Lean methodology; they are also able to contribute to a deployment using well established practices, methods and behaviors. Lean is an industry-proven methodology, that when executed, results in the ability to deliver more value to clients through operational excellence. Lean thinking follows 5 principles: specify value, Map the value stream, establish flow, implement pul
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Earning Criteria
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Earner is an employee of IBM
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Earned the following badge: IBM Lean Coach
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Demonstrated knowledge of Lean Six-Sigma assets, methods and engagement practices.
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Demonstrated Lean Six-Sigma assets, methods and engagement practices by: - Attend trainings in Project / Program Management from IBM PM CoE which helps Lean Masters manage large programs; - Give back to the Lean community by offering trainings, new tools and techniques, advanced blog posts, and research topics on Lean.- Coaching a Value Stream Manager to certification (Mentoring Badge)
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Completed a further twelve month tour of duty, following certification as a Lean Coach. You must have coached at least five Value Stream Projects or at least ten Kaizen events plus the above activities
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Worked in Lean Six-Sigma for a minimum of two years for at least 50% of their time demonstrating the core skills as defined in the GBS Progression &Promotion model
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Contributed to the evolution of Lean Six-Sigma by creating at least two assets e.g. Solutioning guidance, case studies, blogs, best practice, white papers, POV
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Coached at least two people through the process of adopting Lean Six Sigma processes and Methods on separate client engagements