Lean Financial Services Green Belt Certification

This program introduces Lean concepts, tools, and practices and how they can be effectively applied to service-oriented processes typically found in the financial services sector including facility insurance, mortgage lending, banking, as well as the transactional and administrative functions common to corporate operations. Designed for financial services professionals with little or no experience in Lean, this on-line accredited 3-month program helps develop the knowledge, skills, and strategies for a successful Lean implementation.

Financial professionals at all levels will benefit by learning how to use the core concepts, tools, and practices of Lean to optimize critical business processes through the identification and subsequent reduction of non-value-adding activities. The program finds immediate practical application as participants develop, initiate, and complete a project within their own organization as part of their training. Participants who master Lean practices can become recognized leaders guiding projects that result in breakthrough improvements and improved bottom-line results.

The program consists of 9 lessons that incorporate real world case study examples of Lean applications in the financial services sector along with useful in-line questions and assessments to enable participants to track their progress. Supplementary resources in the form of case studies, white papers, articles, URLs, and relevant publication references are also provided for students to help further their understanding and learning. Finally, participants will have access to expert mentoring support throughout the program.

Price for the Lean Financial services Green Belt is $2375 USD, and includes hard copy workbook.
Discounts are available for corporate groups.

To purchase this program at our secure Online Store on an individual basis please click here. To purchase the company in-house program, please contact our customer service representative at 613-599-9975 or e-mail info@leanscmcertification.com.

Your Journey to Certification

The program can be undertaken by individuals through on-line distance learning study. You receive 6- month access to a Learning Management System portal from where you can log in at any time and launch each lesson, take prep exams, view and download on-line resources, and interact with fellow students and experts via a Lean discussion forum.

Program Structure:

9 On-line Lessons

The Lean Financial Services Green Belt Certification program is made up of the following on-line lessons:

1. Lean Thinking
2. Lean Thinking in Financial Services
3. Lean Tools and Practices I
4. Lean Tools and Practices II
5. Value Stream Mapping
6. Kaizen
7. 5S
8. Lean and Six Sigma
9. The Roadmap to Lean Implementation

Each lesson provides on-line content incorporating real world case study examples of Lean applications in the financial services sector, along with useful in-line questions and assessments to enable students track their progress.

Participant Workbook

Participants receive a hard copy participant workbook that contains the content of the program as well as resource references, further reading, and suggested exercises to help enhance understanding and learning.

Supplementary Resources

Supplementary on-line resources in the form of case studies, presentations, white papers, articles, interviews, and recommended URLs and publications are provided for students to download.

Expert Mentoring

Expert mentoring access is available to provide e-mail support for participants in relation to any queries or issues that they may have while progressing through the program. Students can send an e-mail an expert mentor at any time and will receive a response within 2 working days.

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