Conference Program
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Culture of Improvement

Monday, February 28, 2011

10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop

Workshop 1: Aligning Process Improvement Initiatives with Strategic Planning
Facilitated by Scott Rutherford, Lean Six Sigma College and Master Black Belt, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, NAVSEA, U.S. Navy
Focus Area: The Culture of Improvement • Audience: All • Level: All

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

B4: Growing Up ‘Lean’ in a Children’s Hospital
Presenters: Anit Makhija and Aleida Gavallas

B5: Creating a Culture of CPI/LSS in the Marine Corps
Presenter: Michael Levy

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

A3: Launching LSS in a Mid-Sized Hospital: Lessons Learned
Presenter: C.W. Russ Russo

A4: Recipe For Lean
Presenters: Holly Benson and David Sturm

A5: Arming Your Workforce to be Drivers of Change: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement through a Lean Practitioner Model
Presenters: Michael Gustafson, Dorothy Goulart, and Linda Bacelis-Bush

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

B4: Growing Up ‘Lean’ in a Children’s Hospital
Presenters: Anit Makhija and Aleida Gavallas

B5: Creating a Culture of CPI/LSS in the Marine Corps
Presenter: Michael Levy

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop

Workshop 2: Lean Certification Program: Halliburton’s Lean Success Story and Portfolio Writing Tips and Knowledge Sharing From Lean Experts
Hosted by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers
Presenters: Jeff Fuchs and Jeff Kennedy
Focus Area: The Culture of Improvement • Audience: All • Level: All

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

C4: Building Engaged Teams Upon Lean Six Sigma
Presenters: Charles (Dodd) Starbird and Roland Cavanagh

C5: Sample Size of One: Quality/Lean Tools and Autism
Presenter: Jd Marhevko

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

D4: Growing Six Sigma without Sacrificing Requirements
Presenter: LCDR Cindy Butler, U.S. Navy

D5: Increase Velocity of your Continuous Improvement Program through Value Stream Mapping
Presenters: Carla Howard and Anthony Castrillo

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

9:15 a.m. – Noon
Concurrent Workshop

Workshop 3: ASQ Six Sigma Forum Experts Networking Session
Hosted by the ASQ Six Sigma Forum
Focus Area: The Culture of Improvement • Audience: All • Level: All

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

E3: Gauging Readiness for Lean
Presenter: Deb Oliver

E4: Got Metrics? Got Financial Analysis? Here’s How!
Presenters: Scott Archibald and Kathy Perry

E5: Making It Stick: A Four-Step Process for Creating Sustainable Change
Presenter: Karen Martin

11:00 a.m. – Noon

F1: Sustaining Six Sigma Initiatives in a Turbulent Economic Environment: How to Keep It Together When Everything Is Falling Apart
Presenter: Daniel Lilley

F4: A Lean Journey — Practical Advice for Changing a Culture from the Middle
Presenters: Beth Reid and David Hicks

F5: Prediction Markets Yield Better Projects
Presenters: Don Johnston and Bonnie Hauge

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

G3: Implementing A3: Methods that Support Continuous Improvement
Presenters: Christine Dicken and Jim Godfrey

G4: Why We Do What We Do: The Science That Makes Change Stick
Presenter: Doug Thomson

G5: The Guerrilla Manager — Leading Lean from Below
Presenter: Paul Yandell