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LeanToday Workshop

February 27, 2025

LeanToday Workshop

Discover how Lean, the #1 improvement program, can help your organization overcome today’s challenges, become more effective, and achieve your mission. This 1-day LeanToday Workshop will explore how Lean is the right choice for today’s challenges and how to craft your own Lean Transformation program. Designed by Manufacturer’s Edge and Transformance Advisors, this event is ideal for those organizational leaders who are:

  1. Thinking about Lean
  2. Struggling with Lean
  3. Wondering what to do
  4. Seeking to be the best

LeanToday is designed for your leadership team by demonstrating the benefits of Lean and how to establish an effective Lean Transformation program.

LeanToday Workshop

“Lean has proven to be an effective improvement program for the organizations I have led in a wide variety of industries.”

– Thom Mandl, General Manager, American Appliance


Agenda for LeanToday Workshop

  • 9:00 AM: Lean is #1
  • 10:00 AM: Lean in 2025
  • 12:00 PM: Lunch
  • 1:00 PM: Lean Transformation
  • 3:30 PM: Your Lean Program
  • 4:30 PM: Closing Remarks

The day will be packed with knowledge and exercises. Come with a team and leave with a solid understanding on what it takes and what you need to do.

LeanToday Agenda

“LeanToday brings together the what, why, and how for running an effective Lean Transformation program.”

– Mike Loughrin, CEO for Transformance Advisors


Locations and Dates

  1. Loveland – April 3, 2025
  2. Colorado Springs – TBD, 2025
  3. Westminster – April 16, 2025
  4. Grand Junction – April 23, 2025

Pricing

  • $395 per person
  • Bring a team of 4 for the price of 3

Register for LeanToday Workshop

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LeanToday Locations and Dates

Lean is “the world’s #1 organizational improvement program”.


Action Packed LeanToday Workshop

During this action packed day, you will:

  • Learn why Lean is the #1 organizational improvement program
  • Discover how the principles of Lean apply to organizations in 2025
  • Identify how the concepts of Value and Waste can apply to your organization right now
  • Examine how successful organizations are running their Lean Transformation programs
  • Recognize the power of Lean projects and continuous improvement activities
  • Determine your next steps on the road to crafting a sustainable organization

Group exercises will help you see how Lean can transform your organization. Come with a team and capture the inspiration to begin or reenergize your Lean Transformation. Register at: LeanToday.

LeanToday Benefits

A sustainable organization “achieves its mission while meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future”.


Top 5 Benefits of a Lean Transformation Program

Return on Investment (ROI)

The investment in a Lean Transformation program is relatively modest. It takes time and money for Lean projects, continuous improvement, and program management. The results, or return, can be astonishing.

Thus, astonishing return divided by modest investment = outstanding ROI.

A few of your results could be:

  • Reduce the cycle time for new product development creating faster time to market and increased revenue.
  • Reduce defects and wasted effort creating more efficient processes with reduced cost.
  • Improve service and quality leading to impressed customers and increased revenue.
  • Cut down on mistakes and miscommunication creating a better quality of life with fewer hassles and firefighting.
  • Create stable processes which don’t rely on tribal knowledge and can scale up for growing revenue.
  • Develop empowered employees with a common language able to drive continuous improvement.
  • Reduce the waste of energy and materials lowering your carbon footprint and delivering on your sustainability goals.

A Lean Transformation program delivers results. There is a reason Lean is the #1 improvement program in the world.

What is Lean Transformation?

Quality of Life

Low morale, low productivity, and high turnover plague many organizations. Processes rely on tribal knowledge and firefighting. Processes breakdown when there is the smallest disruption. There are too many hassles, the ship is sinking, and quality of life is low.

It does not have to be that way. A Lean Transformation program will create processes which are stable, flexible, and able to meet stakeholder needs. Empowered employees will focus on data-driven decisions and leverage systematic methodologies which will mean problems get solved and don’t keep coming back. No more whack-a-mole.

Empowered Employees

Scalability

Processes which rely on tribal knowledge and firefighting will hold an organization back. Many find they cannot grow as everything seems to break at the slightest increase in customer demand.

It’s very common for an organization to grow to a point where the old processes no longer work and it’s time for a significant upgrade. This is the ideal time for a Lean Transformation. It’s time to understand what works and doesn’t work with the current state. The next step is to create a better future state which leverages best practices and is scalable.

Lean more about reaching the points where it’s time to upgrade your processes at: 7 Stages of Growth.

Lean Program

Community

Lean is the #1 improvement program for a reason. As the most popular and best improvement program, there is a large community of organizations and individuals on the same journey as you. This brings a number on advantages:

  • The tools exist and you don’t have to recreate the wheel or waste resources developing new methodologies or new classes
  • You will develop a common language, built around the elimination of waste, creating empowered employees able to drive continuous improvement
  • You will join those organizations who proudly claim they are members of the Lean community, creating a competitive advantage
  • You will recruit better candidates with Lean experience and won’t be fooled by those who have only been chaotic cost cutters

Lean more at: What is Lean?

what is Lean Transformation?

Sustainability

The goal of a Lean Transformation is to craft a sustainable organization which “achieves its mission while meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future”.

The greatest benefit from undertaking a Lean Transformation is fulfilling the mission of your organization in a manner which protects planet earth and all stakeholders.

Sustainability


Contact us with any questions about LeanToday.


About Manufacturer’s Edge

As Colorado’s official Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center, Manufacturer’s Edge provides onsite support, strategy, planning, training, and technical assistance to manufacturers of all sizes. Colorado’s unique manufacturing landscape has given them experience across industries. Their clients drive technology development, creativity, and new products, and they work closely with them to make sure their work reaches its intended audience. Local insights, diverse experience, and true dedication to providing manufacturers support – use the support of Manufacturer’s Edge to empower your decisions as you continue to grow and improve the manufacturing landscape.

Manufacturer’s Edge

About Transformance Advisors

Transformance Advisors is dedicated to crafting sustainable organizations by providing comprehensive solutions which empower individuals and organizations to achieve success. The firm is based in Boulder, Colorado and specializes in Lean Transformation, the #1 organizational improvement program. They lead the industry by leveraging online and hybrid approaches to provide education and coaching to organizations and individuals. They support organizations seeking to empower their employees to improve processes and deliver continuous improvement, as well as individuals seeking professional credentials to document their knowledge and propel their careers.

Transformance Advisors

Register at: LeanToday.


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Don Knowles, General Manager
Lexmark International

“Quinlan Executive Education has appreciated the opportunity to partner with the Transformance Advisors team in the design and delivery of a extremely successful supply chain management program for one of our key corporate clients.”

Catherine Jones, Director of Executive Education
Loyola University Chicago

“With the help from Transformance Advisors, we far exceeded our goal of 500% ROI. We realized significant cost savings and implemented the changes in a very short 3 months.”

Lorenzo Gonzalez, HMM Manager
Fresca Foods

“The Lean Transformation program, from Transformance Advisors, will change the way you work and the way you think. It will help you transform your company.”

Trevor Zylstra, Chief Operating Officer
SparkFun Electronics

“The Lean Transformation program, from Transformance Advisors, provided an entirely new perspective on my career. I discovered ways to improve myself, those I work with, and the processes at my company.”

Annaliesa Garner, Project Manager
Cabela’s

“The Lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, provided me the knowledge to drive worldwide projects for my company. I strongly recommend this program to those who are willing to change and be winners.”

Francesco Velluto, Vice President
Vestas Nacelles Factory, Taranto Italy

“We are just beginning our Lean journey and the program, from Transformance Advisors, is exactly what our company needed to launch this strategic initiative.”

Curtis Baker, Operations Manager
Mount Sopris Instruments

“The Lean Transformation program, from Transformance Advisors, provides an incredible ROI. I was amazed at how quickly the new skills impacted efficiency and bottom line results.”

Marshall Bowen, Process Improvement Manager
Cabela's

“The team from Transformance Advisors brings great insight, perspectives, and thought leadership to our advisory board for the Supply Chain and Sustainability Center.”

John A. Caltagirone, Founding Director, Loyola Business Leadership Hub
Loyola University Chicago - Supply Chain and Sustainability Center

A Lean Transformation is "the systematic elimination of waste with the goal of crafting a sustainable organization".


LeanToday Workshop Leaders

Mike Loughrin

Mike Loughrin Lean Expert


Mike Loughrin is the CEO and Founder of Transformance Advisors. He also teaches for Louisiana State University Shreveport and is on the board of directors for the Association for Supply Chain Management Northern Colorado.

Mike brings exceptional experience in industry, consulting services, and education. He has directed several Lean Transformation programs and has helped organizations such as Levi Strauss, Warner Bros., Cabela's, Constellation Brands, Lexmark, and Sweetheart Cup.

Keeping a commitment to a balanced life, Mike loves downhill skiing, bicycle rides, and hiking in the mountains. See one of his trails of the month at: Little Switzerland.

Lale Lovell

Lale Lovell


Lale Lovell, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Transformance Advisors. She is a chemical engineer with over 20 years of engineering and management experience in a variety of technology companies in Colorado, including Lexmark and Seagate. Lale brings a wealth of expertise to her role, specializing in Lean thinking and coaching.

Her dedication to continuous improvement and community service underscores her commitment to professional excellence for her clients.

As time permits, Lale likes baking, reading historical fiction, going on walks/hikes, and traveling to new places.


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