Problem Solving Workshop - Tools for Teams
May 31 and June 7, 2024 | Online
Registration Fee: $500
Workshop Description:
Ask the 5 Whys. Join your facilitators, Andy, Kyle and Dan, as they add new problem-solving tools to your toolbox. Students will work together in small groups to improve actual student-submitted project issues, risks, and opportunities.
To help us with things like:
1. Make sure we are solving the right problem.
2. To get buy-in to our counter measures.
3. Clearly define who is taking responsibility for which pieces.
4. Solve the Root Cause, not the symptom.
Schedule and Tools explored:
Day 1:
1. 5 Why Method (Simple, do it in five minutes on one hand).
2. Fast-Track Problem Solving (3 Powerful Questions leading to team analysis and specific actions).
3. Root Cause Analysis (For Complex Problems with multiple causes - a deeper dive using Fishbone Diagram).
a. This will begin toward the end of Day 1 and be carried over to the beginning of Day 2 as a bridge from Fast-Track to A3, thus forming a solid foundation for learning A3 Problem Solving (a diagram of the Fishbone analysis is often pasted into the A3 analysis section).
Day 2:
4. A3 process & A3 Thinking (Summarize any/all of the above in a one page with graphics).
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By the end of this Workshop, the student will be able to…
⦁ Draft a clear problem statement.
⦁ Determine which Problem-Solving method is best in each potential problem.
⦁ Differentiate between a symptom of a problem and the root cause of that, to assure the problem does not occur again.
⦁ Utilize each of the 4 methods presented.
⦁ Participate in, and possibly lead a team in these 4 methods, as learned through hands-on coached problem solving during the Workshop.
⦁ Name the four principal, problem-solving methods and describe how to implement them.
Schedule of Class (Eastern Time)
Friday, May 31, 2024 - 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM ET | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Friday, June 7, 2024 - 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM ET | 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Technology Requirements
Courses are delivered via the Zoom Platform; a webcam and mic are required for participation. Headsets or earbuds are strongly recommended.
Questions? Email us at education[@]agc.org
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