Description

Lean Six Sigma Concepts & Tools for Auditors & Accountants includes a self-study e-book delivered immediately upon purchase.  Answer questions online to receive a certificate of completion for for 7.5 hours of CPE credit.

Even for those familiar with it, Lean Six Sigma can mean different things to different people depending on the situation. Sometimes, it indicates a manufacturing technique designed to reduce waste and improve yield. Sometimes it refers to a quality department tool set. Sometimes, it seems like just part of the latest "fix-it" hype, consulting mumbo-jumbo or management flavor of the month type stuff. Fear of the unknown and not wanting to look stupid is enough to keep most people backing away from Lean Six Sigma. However, Lean Six Sigma is a very useful body of knowledge and we want to make it less daunting and intimidating for others. And Lean Six Sigma holds a wealth of techniques and approaches for squeezing the most out of any effort in the government environment. This course is intended to provide insight, as well as a foundation for using Lean Six Sigma immediately within the accounting function of an organization – specifically, a government accounting organization. If you are a government auditor, you will find this book is full of fancy, impressive names (sometimes exotic-sounding Japanese names!) for things you already do, and you will find a few new techniques to add to your bag of tricks.

Course objectives include:

• Define Lean Six Sigma
• Determine how Lean Six Sigma fits into the accounting culture
• Differentiate between Lean and Six Sigma
• Distinguish between philosophy, attributes, toolsets, and methodologies of Lean Six Sigma
• Differentiate between value-added and non-value-added activities
• Define core concepts of Lean—including waste and value stream flow
• Define the core concepts of Six Sigma including variation, standardization, special and common causes
• Identify a family of performance and improvement measures for a function or organization
• Discriminate between Lean Six Sigma tools
• Select an appropriate Lean Six Sigma tool for a task
• Define the phases of the DMAIC model
• Choose appropriate tools for each phase of the DMAIC model
• Classify activities of process improvement into the phases of the DMAIC process
• Define key kaizen terms
• Define qualities and common goals of Kaizen events
• Distinguish between a Lean Six Sigma project and a Lean Six Sigma program
• Define the four key factors for success—the four “rights”
• Classify reasons for resistance to change
• Define solutions for resistance to change

Recommended CPE credit: 7.5 hours NASBA Category of Study: Auditing (Governmental) Program level: Basic Prerequisites: None Advance preparation: None Who should attend: Governmental accountants working to improve processes and service delivery. Governmental auditors interested in adding new diagnostic techniques to their audit procedures. Instructional method: Self-study text with online qualified assessment. QAS SS Author: Betsy Neidel, CSSBB & Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA Questions? You can find our FAQ here and our policies here.