February Class Offerings and The COE Celebration

Upcoming Lean Learning Pathway Classes

Scroll on..for February Lean classes and deadlines, and the celebration of Certified Lean Practitioners at last week's Center of Excellence 8.0 event!

Intro to Lean 

‌Our entry-level course covering basic Lean concepts, tools, and vocabulary.

  • One 3.5-hour online session
  • ‌Cost: $500
  • No prerequisite for this course 

‌To read more about this course, please visit our website: https://pmo.ucsf.edu/intro-lean

We still have available seats! Register by 2/9!

‌Course Details: Friday 2/16/2024 from 9:10am-12:30pm

 

Register for Intro to Lean


Celebrating Certified Lean Practitioners at the Center of Excellence Conference 8.0!

Eric Lo receiving his Lean Practitioner Certificate from Stephanie Metz for his project "Service Level Agreements"
Eric Lo receiving his Lean Practitioner Certificate from Stephanie Metz for his project "Service Level Agreements"

 

Last week we celebrated some of our Certified Lean Practitioners at the Center of Excellence Conference

Center of Excellence is an annual conference that features presentations from continuous improvement champions in Facilities and beyond

‌Lean Practitioner Certification celebrates and recognizes participants who have demonstrated understanding of Lean and the thought process behind the A3 framework. To read more about Lean Practitioner Certification, visit our website: https://pmo.ucsf.edu/fas-lean-practitioner-certification-program

 

Here are all of the Lean Practitioners we certified in 2023 including department and A3 title:

  • ‌Tryshy Almazan, Finance-Controller's Office, "Funding Entry Inquiries"
  • Leon Bailey, Finance-Controller's Office, "Enhancing the Accessibility, Reliability, and Overall Quality of Controller's Office Website
  • Doug Bibby, Real Estate, "Life Safety--Fire Sprinkler Water Pressure/Flow Deficiencies"
  • Daniel Chau, Facilities Services, "Mission Bay Lab Plastics Recycling"
  • Marliz Copado, Finance, "Supply Chain Management--Certifying Suppliers for Supplier Diversity Strategy"
  • Nick Freyaldenhoven, Finance- Controller's Office, "Improving Timeliness of Quarterly Financial Statements"
  • Sami Gonzalez, Microbiology and Immunology, "Junior Specialist Onboarding"
  • Marquette Gooch-Nelson, CTSI, "Award Letter Distribution"
  • Jane Huynh, CLS Tech, "CLS Website Overhaul"
  • Laura Johnson, CTSI, "Obtaining Payment Information for CTSI Consultation Services"
  • Eric Lo, Facilities Services, "Service Level Agreements"
  • Ianthe Pretorius, CDHI, "Infrastructure for People Experience Journey"
  • Shezar Saifee, SOP Educational Support Services, "Interactive Teaching Activities and Assessments (ITAA)"
Sami Gonzalez receiving her Lean Practitioner Certificate for her project "Junior Specialist Onboarding"
Sami Gonzalez receiving her Lean Practitioner Certificate for her project "Junior Specialist Onboarding"

 

Doug Bibby receiving his Lean Practitioner Certificate for his project "Life Safety--Fire Sprinkler Water Pressure/Flow Deficiencies"
Doug Bibby receiving his Lean Practitioner Certificate for his project "Life Safety--Fire Sprinkler Water Pressure/Flow Deficiencies"
Marliz Copado receiving her Lean Practitioner Certificate for her project "Certifying Suppliers for Supplier Diversity Strategy"
Marliz Copado receiving her Lean Practitioner Certificate for her project "Certifying Suppliers for Supplier Diversity Strategy"

 

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Lean Learning Program

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