Lean Six Sigma: Change Management Success
Learn the essential skills and strategies to foster high-performing teams and ensure successful project execution.
Next available course: Fall 2025
Classes Start 10/06/2025
Registration Open Until 10/10/2025
Course Overview
Lean Six Sigma Change Management Success is a comprehensive course that combines project management and team leadership elements to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to develop and sustain high-performing teams.
Over four weeks, you will enhance your understanding of team leadership through theories, concepts, and class exercises, enabling you to assess team members' skills and delegate roles effectively. With lessons, instructor insights, and peer discussions, you will gain the confidence to apply leadership strategies in complex project environments.
Additionally, the course covers effective project management methods to ensure timely and budget-friendly project completion, providing a strong foundation for project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
Course Format
Instructor-led week-to-week cadence, with assignments, discussion boards, and learning assessments (quizzes) opening on Monday and to be completed by the end of the week. This gives students flexibility to review materials at their leisure. Additionally, recorded lectures and video recordings are available to enhance learning objectives.
Price
$625Course Details
Units 1.5 CEUs / 15 PDUs
Location Online Courses
Course Type Group-Paced
Next Available Course
Term Fall 2025
Classes Start 10/06/2025
Registration Open Until 10/10/2025
Register NowWhat You’ll Learn
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Differentiate between management and leadership roles and elucidate how each contributes to the success of a Lean Six Sigma project, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between these functions.
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Perform a stakeholder analysis for a Lean Six Sigma project, identifying key stakeholders and assessing their influence and interests in the project's outcome.
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Describe the essential elements required for launching a Lean Six Sigma project within an organization, outlining the critical steps and components involved in project initiation.
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Apply effective methods for clear project communication, demonstrating the ability to create and maintain a communication plan that fosters project transparency and stakeholder engagement.
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Create a Lean Six Sigma project force field analysis, demonstrating the skill to identify and assess forces driving and restraining project success, contributing to sound project planning and management.
Your Instructor
M.S.
Tony has more than 25 years of management experience in the healthcare and consumer electronic markets. His areas of expertise include new technology development, Lean Six Sigma implementation, international project management, risk management, quality management, and high volume manufacturing.
In addition to teaching for Oregon State, Tony teaches certification courses for the University of California - Irvine and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He has worked with world-class clients such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Sprint, Southern California Edison, Ricoh, and Parker Hannifin. His professional certifications include Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Quality Manager (CQM), and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).