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Continuous Improvement Training & Workshops
Build the capability. Sustain the results.
Most process problems don't require a six-month project. They require a focused conversation that never seems to happen on its own.
Most teams are working hard—but without a shared framework for identifying waste, diagnosing root causes, and running disciplined improvement cycles, effort alone doesn’t compound. Aldridge Performance Advisory offers three focused workshop options: two training experiences that build capability and deliver results, and a facilitated, hands-on problem-solving session focused on solving a key issue in real time. Each is designed to give your team the tools, language, and rhythm to get better at getting better.
The Path From Awareness to Action
Three levels. One complete path from awareness to action.
Each offering below can stand on its own. Together, they build a complete continuous improvement capability inside your team. Whether you're starting from scratch or ready to tackle a specific problem, there's a right entry point for you.
Level 1
Continuous Improvement for Beginners
1 hour · Open enrollment · Up to 20 participants · No experience needed
Level 2
Continuous Improvement in Practice: From Insight to Action
4 hours · Open enrollment · 12–16 participants · Team-based
Facilitated Problem SolvingRapid Improvement
Workshop
4 hours · 5–10 participants · On-site · Sponsor approved
LEVEL 1
Continuous Improvement for Beginners
1 hour · Open enrollment · Up to 20 participants · No experience needed
Most people have never been taught a simple, repeatable way to improve how work gets done. This session changes that. In one hour, your team will learn the PDCA framework — a four-step cycle for planning a change, testing it small, and learning fast — along with how to spot the eight types of waste (DOWNTIME) that silently slow teams down every day.
This isn't a lecture. Participants practice on a real process they actually work with, not a manufactured case study. And they leave with one concrete improvement commitment to test that week — not a takeaway folder that sits on a shelf.
If your team has never had a shared language for improvement, this is where to start.
What you'll walk away with:
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A simple, memorable improvement framework (PDCA) your team can use immediately
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The ability to spot the 8 types of waste in any process
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A map of a real process you work with every day
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One specific improvement to test this week
Available on-site in Greater St. Louis, and virtually nationwide.
LEVEL 2
Continuous Improvement in Practice: From Insight to Action
4 hours · Open enrollment · 12–16 participants · Team-based
Awareness is the starting line, not the finish line. This half-day workshop is the natural next step for teams who have completed CI for Beginners — or for teams that already understand the basics and are ready to put them to work on real problems.
In four hours, your team will go deeper on the skills that separate teams who talk about improvement from teams who actually do it. That means learning how to use 5 Whys root cause analysis to find the real problem instead of just treating symptoms. It means defining a measurement baseline before you change anything, so you can actually know whether your solution worked. And it means running a full PDCA improvement cycle — live, in the room — from diagnosis to result.
What your team will build:
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Structured root cause skills using 5 Whys analysis
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A shared measurement baseline for any improvement effort
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Experience running a complete PDCA cycle from start to finish
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A weekly CI standup and improvement backlog
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A 30-day improvement plan ready to launch immediatel
Available on-site nationwide.
Facilitated Problem Solving
Rapid Improvement Workshop
4 hours · 5–10 participants · On-site · Sponsor approved
You already know what the problem is. You've talked about it in meetings. You've tried to fix it. It keeps coming back. What's missing isn't awareness — it's a structured process that gets the right people in the same room, maps the problem clearly, finds the real root causes, and ends with a named action plan before anyone walks out the door.
That's exactly what the Rapid Improvement Workshop delivers.
This is a focused, facilitated, four-hour working session built around one specific operational problem your team is facing. It's not training. It's not a planning meeting. It's a structured problem-solving session that ends with confirmed root causes, prioritized solutions, named champions with due dates, and a 30-day sustainment plan — with a follow-up already on the calendar.
For a fraction of the cost of a traditional consulting engagement, your team walks out with more than a plan. They walk out having experienced what disciplined problem-solving actually looks like in practice.
How it works:
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Define — Align on the problem statement, scope, and what success looks like
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Diagnose — Map the process, surface issues, and identify root causes
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Solve — Brainstorm solutions and prioritize by effort and impact
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Act — Assign Champions and build a time-bound action plan
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Sustain — Schedule the 30-day review before anyone leaves the room
What you get:
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Confirmed root causes behind your specific problem
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Prioritized solutions ranked by effort and impact
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Named Champions with due dates for every action item
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A 30-day sustainment checklist and facilitator follow-up
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A team that has experienced collaborative problem-solving at its best
Available on-site nationwide.
Free Resource
5 Signs Your Team Needs a Rapid Improvement Session
Not sure if a Rapid Improvement Workshop is the right fit? This free one-page reference walks through the five most common signals that a recurring operational problem has outgrown informal fixes — and is ready for a structured solution. If any of them sound familiar, you're closer to a resolution than you might think.
Ready to get started?
Steve Aldridge brings a structured methodology and an outside perspective to problems that internal teams are often too close — or too busy — to solve on their own. Every engagement is built around the people who actually do the work, because lasting improvement doesn't come from a consultant's recommendation. It comes from a team that understands the problem, owns the solution, and has accountability built into the follow-through.