This 3-day course is designed to develop your skills as a lean operations consultant. It provides a practical toolkit as well as opportunities to practice in an inspiring yet safe environment. It leads to the following professional qualifications: The Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials (CMCE) and Diploma in Management Consultancy (DMC). We are fully approved to deliver these qualifications by the Chartered Management Institute, Institute of Business Consulting and Institute of Value Management.

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Dear Participant,
This programme is designed to develop your skills as a lean
operations consultant. It provides a practical toolkit as well as
1 x 3 Day Courses at the:
opportunities to practice in an inspiring yet safe environment. Institute of Directors
116 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ED
This course can be either taken alone or as part of a suite of 3 (Near Charing X Station)
courses called ‘The Managing Consultant’ – see www.amskills.com.
Together these courses allow you to work towards the Diploma in
Course Timings (all days):
Management Consultancy. 09.30 Start
17.00 Close
Please call me on 020-8883 1423 if you wish to discuss your specific Lunch & Refreshments Included.
requirements. Laura Robertson, Course Director
3-DAY PROGRAMME KEY BENEFITS LEAD TUTOR
Day 1. The Lean Operations Tool Box: Comprehensive Delegate Pack: Mark Law
• Lean operations consultancy & client value • Complete set of course notes MSc CEng FIMechE
FCMC MCIM TVM
• Lean operations consulting model • Electronic consultancy process templates
• Systems thinking and customer value • Copies of interactive workshop records Mark is a seasoned strategy & general
• The lean toolbox – core tools & techniques • Access to our evolving knowledge base management consultant:
- Planning the lean operations study • London Business School
Key Skills for Delivering Client Value: • Big 6 consultancy clients
- Identifying and eliminating waste • Research and analysis skills • Private & public sector clients
- Value stream / process mapping • Innovation and problem solving skills
• £550m+ in client value added
• £220m+ venture capital raised
- Optimising workplace ergonomics
• Implementation & change mgt skills • CEO / Board level experience
- Fool proofing business processes • Expert team facilitator
- Single minute exchange of die Professional Qualifications (Optional): • Consults in numerous industries
• Pioneered new OD techniques
- Statistical process control • Certificate in Mgt Consulting Essentials • Complex projects & programmes
• Applying lean methods in practice • Diploma in Management Consultancy • Consults, trains and facilitates
• Certified Management Consultant Mark started his career in oil field
Day 2. Facilitation Skills: • Professional in Value Management exploration with Schlumberger in the
North Sea, Adriatic and Mediterranean.
• Building high performance teams He is a Chartered Engineer, Chartered
Fully Approved Training Centre:
• Team selection and development Marketer & Certified Value Practitioner.
• Chartered Management Institute Visit www.amskills.com for details or
- Theory of team building • Institute of Business Consulting call for references.
- Analytical tools for team building • Institute of Value Management
- Team troubleshooting SOME CLIENTS
• Facilitation skills: Real Consultancy Case Studies & Examples:
- Practical team building exercises - Corporate strategy - Mobile working
- Competitive strategy - Major ICT projects
- Resolving conflict
- Outsourcing - Feasibility studies
- Team based decision making
- Strategic marketing - Lean services
• Managing stress in consulting - Process re-engineering - Start-ups
Day 3. Lean Operations in Practice: - Asset investigations - Option appraisals
• Lean procurement - Service reviews - Venture capital
• The lean toolbox – advanced techniques - Financial analysis - Joint ventures “I would have no hesitation in
• Developing a lean value culture - Accommodation reviews - Social enterprises recommending AMS for consultants
wishing to enhance their skill sets.
• Taking learning back into the workplace - Restructuring - Project rescue Bev Webb, Head of Business
- DIP / workflow - Turnarounds Consulting, Ecclesiastical
Booking Form (please copy for each delegate): THE LEAN OPERATIONS CONSULTANT
Name ___________________________________________________ Organisation __________________________________
Date: [ ] 11-13 NOV 2009 [ ] 10-12 MAR 2010 [ ] 16-18 JUN 2010 Address_______________________________________
[Tick] __________________________________________
Title _______________________ Phone _____________________ __________________________________________
Email ___________________________________________________ _______________________ Postcode ____________
Visit www.amskills.com to
download a booking form or Course fee per delegate: £1,295 + 15% VAT
email laura@amskills.com
Advanced Management Skills, 4 Onslow Gardens, London N10 3JU Tel 020-8883 1423
Visit our web site at www.amskills.com
Terms and Conditions: Courses are payable in advance. In the event of course places being cancelled or deferred, 50% of the fee is payable if less than
6 weeks notice given prior to start of course and full fee if within 4 weeks. Delegate substitutes accepted. Course content subject to improvement.