QCDMS TRAINING PROGRAMS

BUILD A NUCLEAR REACTOR WITH LEGO®

A Hands-On Team Performance Simulation

HOURS

DAYS

FORMAT

In person only

5W2H

WHAT	Build a Nuclear Reactor with LEGO® — 7 instructional hours over 1 day, in person. An experiential simulation covering project management, Lean, Six Sigma and servant leadership. Capability level: Aware to working.
WHY	Your team will experience the difference between chaotic and structured execution first hand, in a single day, and leave with a set of tools they have already used once under pressure.
WHO	Whole teams, engineers, technologists, new project managers, supervisors and continuous improvement practitioners. Especially effective as a team-building and onboarding program.
WHERE	Delivered in person only, in Ontario — at an open / public venue, or on site at the employer's premises. LEGO® kits, handouts and templates are provided.
WHEN	1 full day. The two build rounds and their debriefs must run in sequence, so the day is not divisible.
HOW	Round one is run with no planning, no roles and no standards, and the results are measured. The team is then taught the tools and rebuilds in round two. The two sets of results are compared.
HOW MUCH	7 instructional hours. Scope of work after the session: apply structured planning, roles, standard work and quality gates to your own team's work.

Completion Requirements

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Attendance	100%. The simulation cannot be joined part way.
In-class exercises	Required. The simulation is the assessment.
Written examination	None
Improvement project	Not applicable
Credential	Certificate of attendance naming the session and hours.

Topics Covered

TOPICS COVERED — 6 TOPICS

TOPIC	INCLUDED
ROUND ONE — UNSTRUCTURED BUILD	Yes
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS	Yes
LEAN THINKING APPLIED	Yes
SIX SIGMA AND QUALITY AT SOURCE	Yes
SERVANT LEADERSHIP	Yes
ROUND TWO — STRUCTURED BUILD	Yes

DETAILED TRAINING TOPICS

ROUND ONE — UNSTRUCTURED BUILD
Build with no planning, no defined roles, mixed materials and no communication standard · Observe defects, rework, delay and frustration as they occur · Measure the result · Structured debrief: what went wrong and why

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FUNDAMENTALS

Scope, schedule, budget and quality · Project charter · Work breakdown structure · GANTT chart and task matrix · Roles and responsibilities · Quality checklist · Template walkthrough

LEAN THINKING APPLIED

Flow · Standardization and standard work · Visual management · 5S · Identifying waste in the round one build · Applying countermeasures before round two

SIX SIGMA AND QUALITY AT SOURCE

Building quality into the process rather than inspecting it in · Reducing variation between builders · Quality gates · Defect and rework measurement · Comparing round one and round two data

SERVANT LEADERSHIP

Enabling, coaching and supporting a team rather than directing it · Removing impediments · How leadership behavior changed the result between rounds · Respect and engagement as performance factors

ROUND TWO — STRUCTURED BUILD

Team plans scope, assigns roles and plans time · Templates, SOPs, visual boards and checklists in use · Build in flow with quality gates · Team presentations and metrics · Comparison of both rounds · How to apply the same structure at work

About the training provider

All training is delivered in Ontario, in person, by QCDMS — the operating name of 8598436 Canada Inc. QCDMS is an independent third-party training provider with permanent premises in Oakville, Ontario, maintained throughout any training term, at arm’s length from the employers it trains, with no ownership, control or affiliation ties to any client organization and no relationship to any participant. QCDMS has delivered Lean Six Sigma, Project Management and Leadership training as its principal business since June 2017.

Training is delivered by qualified instructors with more than 48 months of relevant teaching experience within the last ten years. Lead instructor: CSSBB (ASQ) · PMP (PMI) · ACP (PMI) · CSM (Scrum Alliance) · Change Practitioner (PROSCI) · Certified Facilitator (ICA) · Authorized Partner & Trainer (ASQ).

Over 2,500 professionals trained across 120+ organizations. Employer training programs delivered under approved provincial grant funding since 2020.

Employer training grants

QCDMS is an eligible third-party training provider for employer training grant programs in Ontario. Every program is delivered in Ontario, includes structured assessment, results in a credential, and is scheduled to complete within the funding period.

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