CPOEP study plan

Map the end-to-end value stream for three core processes and flag the two largest sources of non-value-added time in each

Walk one real or simulated process problem through all five DMAIC phases and write the exit criteria you would require to leave each phase

Compute cycle time, takt time, process cycle efficiency, and rolled throughput yield for a single workflow using your own numbers

Draft a one-page improvement charter naming the problem statement, baseline, target, scope boundary, and sponsor

Score the Week 1 opportunities on effort, impact, and risk, then defend the top choice in writing against the runner-up

Build a SIPOC diagram and a ten-step future-state map for the selected opportunity

Explain how operating-model choices support the organization's mission and competitive position, using two contrasting industry examples

Convert three strategic intentions into measurable objectives, each tied to at least one process-level metric and one accountable owner

Draw a one-page governance model showing decision rights, meeting cadence, and escalation paths for a mid-size organization

Sort twenty candidate measures into leading and lagging categories and discard the ones with no decision attached

Design a four-perspective balanced scorecard with twelve metrics, each carrying a definition, owner, target, and review frequency

Compute mean, median, standard deviation, and control limits by hand on a small data set and check your work against a spreadsheet

Plot a run chart and an individuals control chart from at least twenty-five data points and state every rule violation you observe

Match five described scenarios to the correct control chart type and justify each selection in one sentence

Write a data collection plan covering operational definitions, sampling method, sample size, and who records what and when

Audit an existing dashboard for vanity metrics and rewrite three of them as decision-driving measures

Draft a code-of-conduct decision aid covering gifts, conflicts of interest, and how to raise a concern without retaliation

Compare two leadership styles against a described team situation and recommend one with supporting evidence

Assess an organization's culture using a competing-values lens and name three levers that would shift it

Plot stakeholder groups on an influence-versus-interest grid and define a distinct engagement approach for each quadrant

Design a customer listening system with four channels, a sampling cadence, and an explicit closed-loop follow-up step

Write three behavioral interview questions that test ethical judgment and explain what a strong answer contains

Build a customer journey map with at least five touchpoints, three moments of truth, and every failure point marked

Translate voice-of-customer themes into five critical-to-quality requirements and link each to a process measure

Conduct a training-needs analysis for one role and produce a competency matrix with proficiency levels

Design a 30-60-90 day onboarding plan with measurable proficiency checkpoints at each stage

Outline a succession and cross-training approach for one critical position, naming the risk it mitigates

Build a risk register with ten risks scored on likelihood and impact, with mitigation owners and review dates

Run a process FMEA on one high-risk process and rank the five failure modes with the highest risk priority numbers

Summarize the audit, finding, corrective-action, and verification cycle of a quality management system in ten ordered steps

Complete a change-readiness assessment for a real initiative and name the specific resistance sources it exposed

Write an eight-step change plan tied to one Week 1 improvement, naming sponsors, quick wins, and communication cadence

Complete two timed practice sets of at least eighty questions each and log accuracy by domain

Re-teach your three weakest domains from memory in a twenty-minute written outline apiece, then check each against source material

Compress every framework, formula, and control-chart rule onto a single reference sheet you can recall without notes

Write and answer a fifteen-question self-test for your lowest-scoring domain, then explain each wrong answer aloud

Rehearse three scenario-based responses that connect operational improvement, stakeholder impact, and risk control