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Sustaining Continuous Improvement Gains and Standardisation

Across African industry, hard won improvements often slip back to old habits within months because gains are never locked in through standards, audits and ownership. This course teaches teams how to standardise a new way of working, build sustainment controls, and embed daily discipline so results hold long after a project closes. Participants leave with a practical plan to protect improvements they have already made.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain why improvements decay and how to prevent backsliding.
  • Document new methods as clear, usable standards.
  • Design sustainment controls such as audits and checkpoints.
  • Assign clear ownership for maintaining each improvement.
  • Use visual controls and daily reviews to reinforce standards.
  • Build a sustainment plan for a recently completed project.

Course outline

  1. 01Why Improvements Decay
  2. 02Standardising the New Method
  3. 03Ownership and Accountability
  4. 04Sustainment Controls and Audits
  5. 05Visual Controls and Daily Reviews
  6. 06Handing Over from Project to Operations
  7. 07Building a Sustainment Plan

Who should attend

This course suits continuous improvement coordinators, team leaders, quality officers and operations managers who need improvements to hold over time.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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