WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

Lean IT skills are increasingly valuable for professionals working in IT, particularly those moving into managerial, process improvement, operational, or leadership roles.

Lean IT is derived from Lean Management but adapted specifically to the realities of the IT sector. It is not simply a simplified version of Lean Management. Lean IT incorporates principles, methods, and practices designed to address the unique challenges of IT processes, service delivery, software development, and technology-driven organizations.

For professionals seeking to advance their careers in IT, Lean IT provides a structured approach to improving processes, reducing waste, increasing flow efficiency, and delivering value to customers faster.

The Certified Lean IT Expert course is designed to develop your ability to analyze and optimize IT processes, reduce unnecessary waiting and bottlenecks, improve the use of resources, and create a more natural flow of value from request to delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

By completing this course, you will develop an understanding of key Lean IT principles, methods, and tools, including:

Lean IT Fundamentals

• Similarities and differences between Lean Management and Lean IT

• How Lean IT differs from Agile

• Lean IT waste compared with traditional Lean Management waste

• How to identify and remove bottlenecks in IT processes

Flow, Value & Performance

• How to improve flow efficiency

• How the Time to Value metric can guide decision-making

• How feedback latency affects process performance

• Relevant KPIs for the IT sector

Lean IT Tools & Techniques

• The role of the Obeya (Big Room) in communication and collaboration

• Jidoka as a process-guardian concept

• Different types of feedback and the actions they require

• Hoshin Kanri as a strategy implementation and alignment tool

• The House of Quality as an aid to software and service design

• How the A3 Report supports structured problem-solving and projects

• Kaizen as an approach to continuous, incremental improvement

CERTIFICATION

The course includes the opportunity to take an online certification examination and earn the Certified Lean IT Expert credential.

The certificate is issued by Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam and includes digital badge functionality, allowing successful candidates to share their achievement across professional platforms and profiles.

The examination and certification are included in the course purchase price at no additional charge.

For further information about the examination and certification process, please review the free preview video available on this course page.

TRAINING INSTITUTE

Training and certification are provided by Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam, an established professional training and credential provider based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam was established by university lecturers from the Netherlands with a clear objective: to make academically grounded, high-quality professional education more affordable and accessible to learners around the world.

The Academy combines an academic approach to learning with a strong emphasis on practical, workplace-relevant skills. Our goal is to provide professional education that is structured, understandable, accessible, and directly applicable in the workplace.

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