Business Leaders’ Productivity Best Practices MasterClass (f.k.a: Productivity Leadership Programme)

High Course Fee Funding and Endorsed by Workforce Singapore

Net Fee (after 70% funding) : $300.00 per pax* Net fee (after 90% for SME funding): $100.00 per pax* * GST will be applied to the net amount after funding Full course fee : $1000.00 per pax (for non funded personnel) * Funding only applicable to Singaporeans and PRs. (All fees quoted are subjected to prevailing 7% GST)

Key Take Away Gain insights through interactive lectures and experiential exercises and stimulations from best-in-class local and international case studies. Practical hands-on application to drive top-line in adopting manpower-lean business model and receive toolkits & templates for process and/ or problem improvement.

Who Should Attend? This programme is targeted for key business leaders & owners, senior management, operational professionals, managers and executives.

Facilitator Profile: Mr Chang Keen Weng

Mr Chang has 26 years of working experience in the areas of Continuous improvement, Quality Management, Productivity Enhancement, Teambuilding, Leadership, Problem Solving Skills and Creative Thinking. Over the years, Mr. Chang has developed and led numerous Quality, Productivity and Management Improvement Programs, Lean Six Sigma, TQM, SQC, JIT, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, 8D Method, CEDAC, QCC / IQC, Systematic Problem Solving, SPC, DOE, Poka-Yoke, QFD, FMEA, MSA, Wastes Reduction etc.

No success stories are without obstacles. Business leaders have to manage and overcome the challenges and bottlenecks when creating and implementing a productivity culture. Mismanagement of these obstacles can render the entire productivity effort futile for the leader. Knowing the practices by other companies can help to identify the problems upfront and rectify them before they grow out of control.

This master class will enable organizations to gain access to best-in-class tools in decision science and solve high-impact business challenges more quickly and effectively. The one-day session will focus on building the software and hardware of improving productivity at the workplace and putting performance management in place to create measurable productivity gains.

Programme Outline • Introduction • The true meaning of Productivity • Concept Design & Strategy to reinvigorate business

growth or Productivity improvement • Job Redesign & Process Redesign for Productivity

improvement • Design & Development of a Productivity Framework • Prevalent Productivity programs & tools • Facilitate the Implementation of a Productivity

Framework • Bottlenecks, Challenges & Solutions for Implementing

Productivity programs • Productivity Case studies (Manufacturing & Services) • Programs to sustain Productivity

Please refer to SNEF Website for available dates Duration: 1 day (9am to 5pm) Venue : To be advised *2 tea break and lunch will be provided Register online at SNEF website www.snef.org.sg Click on ‘Training’ and Course Category *Productivity* Contact: 6827 6918 (Ms Irene Chiang) Training hotline: 6827 6927 Email : irene_chiang@snef.org.sg / trg@snef.org.sg

Managers need to understand how to drive

productivity. They must know the basic of an in-house productivity drive, engagement of workers and sustaining the effort. The Solution is to improve operation productivity.

The 5 days workshop includes:

Module 1 - Understand Productivity Concept,

Productivity Management Approaches, Programme

and Best Practices

Module 2 - Implementation and Sustaining

Productivity Drive. Effective communication and

engaging the workforce to be motivated

Module 3 - Key productivity Structure,

Methodologies, Tools and Techniques

Module 4 - Importance of Job redesign and its Key

benefits

*There will be a post-program improvement project*

Upon completion, the participants will be able to: - Understand the true meaning of Productivity - Customize Sustainable Productivity Concept - Well versed in key productivity methodologies, tools and techniques - Measure productivity and evaluate the implementation - Implement job redesign plan that will improve productivity in an aging and diversified workforce - Recognize the importance of Job Redesign and its key benefits - Manage systems and processes of Job-Redesign - Develop and Establish Solutions to Enhance Organisational Systems and Processes - Sharing of Best Practices from various industries

Trainers Profile

Productivity Management Programme (PMP)

Target Audience Managers who have key interest in managing productivity through mind-set change and measure the productivity growth as part of tracking.

Methodologies Lecture, discussion, role-play, case studies etc.

Please refer to SNEF websites for available dates Duration : 5 days (9am to 5pm) Course Venue : SNEF HQ @ Paya Lebar Square Register online at SNEF website www.snef.org.sg Click on ‘Training’ and Course Category *Productivity *

Course fee : Original Course fee : $2600.00/ppt

Nett Fee (after 70% funding) : $780.00/ppt

Nett fee (after 90% SME Funding): $260.00/ppt *GST will be applied to the nett amount after funding

Funding Eligibility • Funding applicable only to company sponsor participant who

is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident of Singapore. • Attain at least 75% course attendance • Successfully complete the post-program improvement

project • Participant has not enjoyed WDA’s funding for the same

course before • For company-sponsored participants, training is fully

sponsored by companies, which are registered or incorporated in Singapore.

Tax benefits applicable for companies: Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC). For more information, log on to IRAS website @ http://www.iras.gov.sg

Enquiries: Irene Chiang DID: 6827 6918 / Training hotline: 6827 6927 Email : irene_chiang@snef.org.sg / trg@snef.org.sg

Chang Keen Weng (Module 1, 2 & 3)

Mr. Chang has 26 years of working experience in the areas of Continuous improvement, Quality Management, Productivity Enhancement, Teambuilding, Leadership, Problem Solving skills and Creative Thinking. He was in top management positions in various organisations. Over the years, Mr. Chang has developed and led numerous Quality, Productivity and Management Improvement Programs, Lean Six Sigma, TQM, SQC, JIT, TPM, Kaizen, 5S, 8D Method, CEDAC, QCC / IQC, Systematic Problem Solving, SPC, DOE, Poka-Yoke, QFD, FMEA, MSA, Wastes Reduction etc. He has successfully completed consulting, training assignments and personally trained more than 8000 managers, engineers, and executives of various industries. Mr. Chang holds M.Sc (Hons), Sr. PMC (SBACC), Certified Productivity Consultant (JPC & SPC), Certified MPA (SIMTech), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Trainer (ASQ), ACTA and DACE.

Francis How (Module 4)

Francis is an advocator for Life Long Learning with 23 years of product innovations, engineering and operations management experience in the Semiconductor equipment design/manufacturing sector. His area of expertise is in Engineering Innovations, Projects, Operations as well as Leadership Management. He aspires to inspire and influence others to maximize their talents and potentials in life. He is currently the co-founder/director of Silver Sparkles LLP (social enterprise) and Decisions480 Pte Ltd (start-up business offering data analytics services). Educated in the field of Electrical, Electronics and Control Engineering, Francis holds a MBA from Nanyang Business School, MSc from NUS and BEng (Hons) from the University of Leeds.