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.

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

01Why Improvements Decay
02Standardising the New Method
03Ownership and Accountability
04Sustainment Controls and Audits
05Visual Controls and Daily Reviews
06Handing Over from Project to Operations
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

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Online	2	US$900
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100

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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We can run Sustaining Continuous Improvement Gains and Standardisation privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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