Process Improvement and Lean Design

Course code OPMT 1005

Credit 3.0

Length 45.0 hours

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This course provides students with the concepts, tools, and techniques to continuously improve project management processes and procedures, apply Business Process Management techniques, and learn quality and Lean principles to deliver value for customers.

Students will become familiar with concepts like Six Sigma, Lean, Kaizen, ISP, TQM, and DMAIC, and how these could improve the quality of their project deliverables.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Elements of process improvement in project management
  • Project Process mapping, and improvement
  • Techniques in continuous process improvement and measurement
  • Lean Process Improvement
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Design of Experiments

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
41212 January 5, 2026
to April 18, 2026
Lecture
Lab
VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.