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Lean Thinking — Eliminate Waste, Deliver Value

The foundational philosophy behind lean: identify value, map the stream, and eliminate waste. Flow, pull, and kaizen — the operating system behind world-class operations.

4 hours 7 modules

The framework

TIMWOODS (8 Wastes) + Value Stream Mapping

TIMWOODS names the 8 wastes: Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Overproduction, Over-processing, Defects, and Skills (unused). Value Stream Mapping visualises the current state of a process and designs a leaner future state by eliminating these wastes.

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How you'll learn

Text-first. Practice-heavy. No video lectures.

15-minute text lessons

Short, dense reading you can finish between meetings — not hour-long video lectures.

Hands-on exercises

Apply the framework to a realistic scenario, right in the module where you learned it.

Quizzes & assessments

Check your judgment, not just your memory — most questions are situational.

Certificate on completion

Finish a course and get a shareable certificate, automatically.

About this course

Lean is not about cutting costs — it is about removing everything that does not add value to the customer. This course teaches you to see the 8 wastes, map value streams, and design leaner processes in manufacturing, software, or services.

The project: Value Stream Map a Software Process

Map the current state of a provided software bug triage process, identify the three largest waste sources using TIMWOODS, and design a future state that reduces lead time by at least 40%.

  1. 1

    What is Value? Customer-First Thinking

    Learn to define value from the customer's perspective — the only perspective that matters in Lean.

    20 min· Knowledge check
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  2. 2

    The 8 Wastes — TIMWOODS in Real Life

    Identify all 8 forms of waste in manufacturing, service, and software processes using the TIMWOODS framework.

    30 min· Knowledge check
  3. 3

    Value Stream Mapping — Drawing the Current State

    Learn to map the complete flow of value from customer request to delivery, making waste visible.

    30 min· Knowledge check
  4. 4

    Designing the Future State

    Apply Lean principles to design a future state VSM that eliminates the largest waste sources.

    25 min· Knowledge check
  5. 5

    5S — Organising for Flow

    Apply the 5S methodology to create a workplace where the standard is obvious and deviation is immediately visible.

    20 min· Knowledge check
  6. 6

    Kaizen — Continuous Small Improvements

    Build a culture of continuous improvement where every team member is both a worker and an improver.

    15 min· Knowledge check
  7. 7

    Capstone: Map and Improve a Process

    Apply the complete Lean toolkit to map, analyse, and redesign a provided process end-to-end.

    20 min· Knowledge check