Lean for Micro

Next dates for the two half day workshops: 7th & 14th April 

What is Lean and the Lean for Micro Programme?

Lean is the belief that waste exists in all processes and the aim of any lean project is to support a business to eliminate that waste and only have steps that add value to your clients. Put simply, Lean is about taking what you do for you business and finding ways to to is Quicker, Cheaper, Better, and Together as a team.

Lean for Micro is about more than cash savings to small business owners though. For many it is about building a stable, secure, and sustainable business that is agile enough to face economic challenges. For many it is about liberating themselves from Non-Value adding activities through questioning and re-designing their processes, allowing them to focus on business growth and Value-Adding activities.

For many, Lean has given them the ability to get home on time, work less at the weekends, while still getting the work done. All of these businesses achieved these outcomes by focusing on the elimination of waste from their processes, creating standards, implementing visual management, applying 6S-Workplace organisation to their workplace, and by accepting that what has taken us this far in the business, may not take us where we want to go.

Through the Lean for Micro Program, Jigsaw helps great businesses like yours BE BETTER!

Who is it for?

Business Owners, Managers and employees looking for ways to do things Better, Smarter, Cheaper & Together, improving profits, customer service and employee engagement

What can I expect?

This isn’t a lecture, this is a hands on facilitated workshop from the award winning Lean team in Jigsaw Better Business. You will gain an understanding of what Lean Thinking is, how this approach can be applied to your business, Lean Wastes, and most importantly Eyes for Waste.

You will be introduced to some core Lean tools like 6S, Standard Work, and Flow, take part in practical Lean exercises, and have the opportunity to discuss your business challenges with Jigsaw Better Business Lean Experts.

You will also hear how the Local Enterprise Office, Enterprise Ireland and the IDA are supporting businesses to Grow Lean.

How do I get started / What is a Lean Project?

This is a great question and the biggest challenge most businesses (big and small) face, how do I get started and what is a lean project?

What is the stone is your shoe?  What is stopping you from being the best version of yourself?  What are the thankless, mundane tasks that you complete, and frequently say to yourself “there has to be a better way”.  This is where we start, how can we use Lean to eliminate or minimise the effort to complete these tasks.

Core Deliverables

• Learn the Tools & Thinking on which Lean & Efficient Businesses are built: Standardization, Visual Management, & 6S
• How Lean Thinking links in with Strategic management frameworks.
• Use Lean Workplace Organisation to improve productivity, increase flow, shorten processes and even implement Social Distancing
• Use Lean Problem Solving to navigate & solve operations challenges in you business
• Get the support of an Expert that will be focused on supporting you, your business, and the challenges within it.

The Programme

• 2 x Half Days of workshop training (3-hours)
• 5 x 3.5 hours 1:1 mentoring

Small group setting: max. 14 places per programme.

What's the Cost?

Get €3,500 worth of training and on-site mentoring for €250 - a special rate due to the ongoing Covid Crisis.

This Lean for Micro Programme will be delivered by Jigsaw Better Business.

Jigsaw Better Business is an award winning Enterprise Ireland, IDA, and Local Enterprise Office Lean Service Provider and through creative problem solving, people development & process innovation, they help great businesses BE BETTER.