MetaExperts® Skills Directory
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Quality & Six Sigma
- 7M – Activity network diagrams
- 7M – Interrelationship diagrams
- 7M – Matrix diagrams
- 7M – Pareto
- 7M – PDPC charts
- 7M – Prioritization matrix
- 7M – Tree diagrams
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- Affinity Diagramming
- Barriers to implementation
- Brainstorming, ideation, organization, prioritization
- BSC – Balanced Score Card
- Communications planning and deployment skills
- Control Plans – design, implementation and maintenance
- Cost-Benefit analysis techniques
- Critical Chain Concept
- CTQ – Critical to Quality
- Data Collection Planning and Execution
- Defect and Rework Control
- Deming’s 14 Points for Quality
- DFSS – Design for Six Sigma
- DMAIC – Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control
- DMAVD – Define, Measure, Analyze, Design, Verify
- DOE – Design of Experiments
- Facilitation Skills – Advanced – TOP Facilitator
- Facilitation Skills – Basics
- Fishbone/Ishakawa/Cause and Effect Diagramming
- FMEA – Failure Mode Effect & Analysis
- Heijunka & Level Loading – Service
- HOQ – House of Quality
- IPO Model
- IT – Error/Mistake Proofing
- Kano Modeling & Voice of Customer
- Lean Six Sigma – basic
- Learning Organization – Build Book of Knowledge
- LSS/OpEx Documentation Planning
- Micro Mapping
- Mistake and Error Proofing
- Organizational Design Techniques & Strategies
- PFMEA – Process Failure Mode Effect & Analysis
- Planning/Deployment of LSS
- Problem Solving Tools
- Process Mapping
- Project Portfolio Matrix
- Rationalization of Process, Product, Design
- SIPOC; SIPOC+R
- Six Sigma – in Service Operations
- Six Sigma Calculating Cell/Confidence Intervals
- Six Sigma control Charting
- Six Sigma Correlation Analysis
- Six Sigma Multi-Vari Analysis
- Six Sigma Shewart Rules
- Six Sigma Solution Selection Matrix
- Six Sigma Statistical Tools
- Steering Committee Formation
- TRIZ – Innovation
- Value Stream Mapping
- Voice of the Customer analysis

Lean
- 5S – Workplace Organization and Cleanliness
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- Andon
- Barriers to Implementation
- Brainstorming, Ideation, Organization, Prioritization
- BSC – Balanced Score Card
- Cellular and Work Space Design
- Communications Planning and Deployment Skills
- Control Plans – design, implementation and maintenance
- Cost-Benefit Analysis Techniques
- Critical Chain Concept
- Cycle Efficiency Concepts/Lead Time Reduction
- Data Collection Planning and Execution
- Facilitation Skills – Advanced – TOP Facilitator
- Facilitation Skills – Basics
- Heijunka & Level Loading – Mfg.
- Heijunka & Level Loading – Service
- IT – Error/Mistake Proofing
- Kaizen – Blitz, Workout or Event
- Kaizen Circle – Self Directed Work Teams
- Kanbans and Pull systems
- Lean Information Technology or Lean IT
- Lean Metrics, Lean Scorecard
- Lean Six Sigma – basic
- Learning Organization – Build Book of Knowledge
- Line Balancing/Yamazumi
- Little’s Law; Queuing Theory
- LSS/OpEx Documentation Planning
- Micro Mapping
- Mistake and Error Proofing
- Mixed-Model Scheduling/Heijunka
- OEE – Overall Equipment Effectiveness
- One-piece flow, flow production
- One-unit flow concepts
- Organizational Design Techniques & Strategies
- PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act
- Planning/Deployment of LSS
- Project Portfolio Matrix
- QFD – Quality Function Deployment
- Quick Response Manufacturing
- SOP – Standard Visual Work and Control Systems
- Spaghetti Diagramming
- Steering Committee Formation
- Takt Time Management
- TOC -Theory of Constraints
- TPM – Total Productive Maintenance
- Understanding the Waste Paradox
- Value Stream Mapping
- Versatility Matrix
- Voice of the Customer analysis
- Waste Walks; Value Add and Wastes
- Work-place Design in service environment

Accounting
- Accounting Software Selection
- Activity Based Costing
- Cost-Benefit Analysis Techniques
- Lean Accounting
- Projects – Selection

Facilitation
- Facilitation Skills – Advanced – TOP Facilitator
- Facilitation Skills – Basics
- High Performing Teams
- Team Building and Empowerment Basics
- Versatility Matrix

Info Technology
- ERP Software Selection
- ERM Software Implementation
- ERP System Optimization
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- BPM – Business Process Management
- IT – Error/Mistake Proofing
- Lean Information Technology Applications
- Lean Information Technology or Lean IT
- Micro Mapping
- Mistake and Error Proofing
- Organizational Design Techniques & Strategies
- Planning/Deployment of LSS
- Project Portfolio Matrix
- Projects – Selection
- Steering Committee Formation
- Story boarding and ‘user stories’
- Value Stream Mapping
- Voice of the Customer analysis

Change Management
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- Barriers to Implementation
- Facilitation Skills – Advanced – TOP Facilitator
- Facilitation Skills – Basics
- Force Field Analysis
- Heijunka & Level Loading – Service
- Learning Organization – Build Book of Knowledge
- Organizational Change Management
- Rationalization of Process, Product, Design
- Risk Management and Mitigation Methodology
- Stakeholder identification and needs analysis
- Steering Committee Formation
- Voice of the Customer analysis

Project Management
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- Communications Planning and Deployment Skills
- Plans – design, implementation and maintenance
- Critical Chain Concept
- Hoshin Kanri Planning & Policy Deployment
- LSS/OpEx Documentation Planning
- PMO – Program Management Office
- Project Portfolio Matrix
- Projects – Selection
- Rationalization of Process, Product, Design
- Risk Management and Mitigation Methodology
- Stakeholder identification and needs analysis
- Steering Committee Formation
- Voice of the Customer analysis
- ERP Software Implementation

Supply Chain
- A3, Project Charters, Controls
- BPM – Business Process Management
- CSCTA – Certified Supply Chain Transformation Architect
- ExecQtion Playbook
- Logistics Planning and Optimization
- Micro Mapping
- Network Optimization
- Project Portfolio Matrix
- SCOR – Supply Chain Operations Reference Model.
- SIOP – Sales, Inventory and Operations Planning.
- Steering Committee Formation
- Supplier Performance Management
- TOC -Theory of Constraints
- Value Stream Mapping
- Voice of the Customer analysis

Assessment/Appraisal
- Organization Assessment
- Change Management Appraisal
- Change Readiness Appraisal
- Communications Planning and Deployment Skills
- Cultural Readiness Appraisal
- ERP System Assessment
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