Capstone Project
What if you could solve a real challenge in your organization — while earning your degree?
The Capstone Project is where learning meets action, delivering immediate, measurable impact for both you and your organization. This is an opportunity to lead change in your workplace, solve critical business challenges, and demonstrate the value of operational excellence in real time.
With guidance from an executive coach, a dedicated sponsor, and your own team, you’ll tackle a meaningful improvement project that aligns with your organization’s goals.
Previous Capstone Project Results
Improved labor efficiency for surgical device manufacturing from 90% to consistently over 109%, exceeding the target and enhancing productivity, saving $460K and eliminating all backorders.
Reduced bariatric surgery wait time by 36.8%, from 205 days to 129.5 days from initial appointment to surgery.
Reduced central sterile instrumentation errors by 61.2%, saving $194K.
Improved delivery truck utilization, eliminating 99 trips, saving $3.3 million, and reducing extra trip costs by $3.5 million, totaling $6.8 million savings.
Reduced the average close time for unpatched critical vulnerabilities by 141% and decreased remote and VPN user wastage from 11 days to 4 days.
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