The AHHA 2026 Lean Cohort is a five-part interactive series designed to give hospital and LTC staff members the tools to transform workflow. These sessions, led by Frances Jones, Strategic Change Services, use consistent, real-world examples to show how Lean tools work in practice.

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Materials from the 2026 LEAN Fundamentals Master Class and all five Cohort sessions will be added below as they become available.​

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Fundamentals 

• LEAN Fundamentals PowerPoint

• ​Project Prioritization Tool

• ​Participant Worksheet 

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Session 1

• ​Prioritization Matrix Tool Guide​

• Stakeholder Analysis Tool Guide

• Voice of the Costumer Tool Guide

• Session One PowerPoint

 

Session 2

• ​Participant Slides

• Participant Worksheet

• Session 2 Activities

• ​Session 2 PowerPoint

• Psychologically Safe Questions- Gemba Walk

• Gemba Walk Process Observation form​

• Gemba Walk Process Data Worksheet

• Gemba Walk Action Plan

• Gemba Walk Question Bank

• Gemba Walk Tool Guide

• Process Map Analysis Worksheet

• Process Map Template

• Process Mapping Tool Guide

• Spaghetti Diagram Template

• Spaghetti Diagram Tool Guide 

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Session 3

• Session 3 PowerPoint

• Data Collection Plan Activity

• Data Collection Plan Activity Scenario 

• SIPOC Diagram Activity 

• SIPOC Tool Guide 

• SIPOC Diagram- Medication Administration 

• SCS SIPOC Template

• SCS Data Collection Tool guide

• SCS Data Collection Template 

• Participation Notes Template