The Lean leader's qualification. Design and run a full Lean transformation — Hoshin Kanri strategy deployment, daily management systems, coaching kata, leader standard work and a multi-team change roadmap. Built for senior CI leaders, ops directors and Lean transformation managers.
Advanced Lean Practitioner
If you are responsible for an organisation-wide or multi-site Lean programme — or you are about to be — Advanced Lean Practitioner is built for you. You'll come out able to design a Hoshin strategy, build a daily management system, coach Practitioners through kata, and run a 12-month transformation roadmap with measurable business outcomes.
Advanced Lean Practitioner takes 8-12 weeks at about 5-6 hours per week. It is fully self-paced, with module quizzes, an applied transformation case study and a final exam. You get a personalised certificate when you pass.
It builds on Lean Practitioner (£165).
What separates a Lean organisation from a Lean toolset. Behaviours, rituals and the role of senior leaders. Coaching kata and improvement kata.
Build the True North, X-matrix, catchball cycles and breakthrough objectives. Cascade strategy from board to front line.
Tier 1-4 huddles, leader standard work, andon, escalation paths and the rhythm that holds the whole system together.
Design a 12-month Lean transformation: maturity assessment, value-stream pipeline, capability build, governance and benefits tracking.
Multi-site / multi-product VSM, capacity & demand alignment, takt across the value chain, and redesigning network flow.
Run scientific-thinking coaching cycles. Develop Associates and Practitioners through deliberate practice. Build a learning organisation.
Translate flow improvements into hard P&L impact. Capacity vs cost savings, working-capital release, build a credible CFO-ready case.
Audit cadence, governance, leader assessments, recognition and the unglamorous work that stops a Lean programme dying after year 2.
Final knowledge test plus an applied transformation case study. Pass and instantly download your personalised SimplicityHub Advanced Lean Practitioner certificate plus a LinkedIn-ready badge.
Advanced Lean Practitioner is leader-level training. It assumes you'll be designing the system that Practitioners and Associates work inside — strategy, culture, governance, capability and the daily operating rhythm.
Build the 12-month roadmap, value-stream pipeline, governance and capability plan that turns ad-hoc kaizen into a real Lean operating system.
Cascade True North through X-matrix and catchball so every team's daily work is visibly connected to the strategic objectives.
Stand up tier 1-4 huddles, leader standard work, andon and escalation across multiple sites — the operating rhythm of a Lean organisation.
Advanced Lean Practitioners are the people who decide whether a Lean programme delivers a one-off saving or builds an operating system that compounds for years. This course gives you the strategy, system design, coaching and business-case skills to do the latter.
Heads of CI, Lean transformation managers, ops directors, plant managers, programme leads — anyone designing and running Lean across multiple teams or sites.
8-12 weeks at 5-6 hours per week. Fully self-paced.
Strongly recommended. The Advanced course assumes you can already lead a kaizen event, build a VSM and write an A3.
Advanced Lean Practitioner is pure-Lean leader-level: Hoshin, daily management, coaching kata, transformation. Black Belt adds advanced statistics (DOE, MSA, advanced control charts). Many CI heads hold both.
Yes — an applied transformation case study you build through the course, plus a 1-on-1 review of your work before you sit the final exam.
Yes. Aligned with industry standards and mapped to the Advanced Lean Practitioner / Lean Leader body of knowledge. Issued by SimplicityHub Academy on completion.
| Associate | Practitioner | Advanced | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £95 | £165 | £265 |
| Depth | Foundation | Practitioner | Leader |
| Duration | 2-3 weeks | 4-6 weeks | 8-12 weeks |
| Mini-project | — | Guided kaizen / VSM | Applied transformation case |
| Best for | Team members | Project leads | CI / ops leaders |
Try the course for up to 14 days. If you believe the course content is not in line with current industry standards or fails to deliver on the learning outcomes described, contact us with details of your concern and we will review it. Refunds are assessed against the stated criteria and issued on a case-by-case basis at SimplicityHub®’s reasonable discretion.
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