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). The full Lean Suite (£285) gives you all three Lean levels — Associate + Practitioner + Advanced — and saves you £240 versus buying separately.
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. The Lean Suite (£285) covers Associate + Practitioner + Advanced together with a £240 saving.
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 | Lean Suite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £95 | £165 | £265 | £285 (all three) |
| Depth | Foundation | Practitioner | Leader | Full stack |
| Duration | 2-3 weeks | 4-6 weeks | 8-12 weeks | 14-20 weeks |
| Mini-project | — | Guided kaizen / VSM | Applied transformation case | All three |
| Best for | Team members | Project leads | CI / ops leaders | Career change |