BMGI to Host One-Day "How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event", September 29th in Chicago

LONGMONT, CO, September 10, 2010 (Press-News.org) BMGI (http://www.bmgi.com) a market leader in building problem solving solutions will be hosting a one-day "How to Run a Successful Kaizen Event" in Chicago, IL on September 29, 2010.

During this event learn how to apply the different Lean tools, choose team members, motivate and manage team activity during the event and how to maximize the financial results; thus ensuring greater ROI for your organization. Additionally you will learn the SCORE methodology, a highly-successful approach to planning, executing and evaluating Kaizen events developed by BMGI. Practitioners discover the key steps for each phase of SCORE (Select, Clarify, Organize, Run and Evaluate).

This session will be led by Wes Waldo, the COO for BMGI and a certified Lean Master with more than a fifteen years of quality, operations management and process improvement experience in diverse environments. He has lead and mentored hundreds of Kaizen events and will share real world examples on what went well and even more importantly, what went wrong. Wes co-authored the BMGI book A Team Leader's Guide to Kaizen Events, and is a contributor to the Idiot's Guide to Lean Six Sigma.

Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

- Lead waste-reducing Kaizen events using the results-driven SCORE methodology
- Choose the right Lean tool at the right moment during the event
- Create meaningful and realistic Kaizen event deliverables
- Plan and deliver fast-paced events that are fun and engaging for all participants
- Effectively capture and report on event results

Additionally, each attendee will receive a copy of the step-by-step SCORE event guide, A Team Leader's Guide to Lean Kaizen Events, which they can use as a helpful checklist when they run their own events.

The session will be held September 29th at the:
Renaissance Chicago Oak Brook Hotel
2100 Spring Road
Oak Brook, IL. 60523

The event will begin with registration and a buffet breakfast from 7:30am - 8:15am. The session will begin promptly at 8:15am and end around 5:00pm.

To register for this event at a cost of $399.00 each, please contact: Ann Ressijac at 978-772-5610 Ann.Ressijac@bmgi.com or Charlene Samson at 315-488-3322 Charlene.Samson@bmgi.com

About BMGI:
BMGI enables companies throughout the world to identify and solve their most important business problems, with a strong emphasis on sustainable results. During its long history, BMGI has developed solutions for a broad spectrum of businesses across many industries, driving the success of process-improvement, design and innovation initiatives. Just a few of BMGI's clients are General Dynamics, TNT Express, Avis Budget Group, China Chemical, Graphic Packaging, Siemens, Hitachi and Philips Electronics. For more information, please visit the BMGI website at www.bmgi.com.

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