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Layered Process Auditing
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1,695 students

Layered Process Auditing

How to Drive a Culture of Stability, Improvement and Integrity Through Observing and Validating How Products are Made
Last updated 5/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • How to plan and implement an LPA system
  • Common questions, templates, and procedures used in an LPA system
  • The essential tools and methods of CQI-8
  • How to train your team on conducting LPA's
  • Keys to successful quality auditing
  • Tracking LPA results, findings and performance metrics
  • Escalating findings from an LPA
  • Tips for a successful launch
  • Risk management
  • Key strategies for reducing defect and variation in your processes
  • Complimentary tools to an organization's Six Sigma efforts
  • How quality audit is a key component in quality improvement and cost saving initiatives

Course content

1 section22 lectures2h 50m total length
  • Introduction7:01
  • What is Layered Process Auditing?9:07
  • What are the benefits of LPA's?10:57
  • System Planning10:43
  • Determining the Scope12:12
  • The LPA Owner6:07
  • Audit Layers and Functions5:07
  • The Audit Template, Pt 14:55
  • The Audit Template, Pt 28:29

    This lectures contain two different audit templates that you can download and adapt to your own organization.

  • Performing the Audit4:10
  • The Reaction Plan7:59
  • Escalation7:34
  • LPA Metrics3:47
  • The LPA Procedure, Pt 13:12
  • The LPA Procedure, Pt 24:07

    An actual LPA produce you can download, adapt to your own organization, and use within your organizations quality management system.

  • Implementation, Pt 18:25
  • Implementation, Pt 26:42
  • Review of LPA Results6:05
  • Common Pitfalls7:55

    Common mistakes and problems encountered during the implementation of an LPA system, and key tips to avoiding them.

  • Questions and Answers13:27
  • Conclusion3:19
  • Bonus Lecture19:08

    Explore additional quality and business related Udemy classes, and learn how it all fits together!

Requirements

  • General knowledge of quality systems is helpful

Description

Layered Process Auditing (LPA) is a management tool designed to 1) verify that your key process steps are performed as intended, 2) emphasize the importance of those process steps, and 3) identify opportunities for improvement. It's the perfect complement to existing six sigma or lean manufacturing initiatives, but also serves well as a stand alone tool for improving quality, reducing safety incidences, and lowering the total cost of manufacturing.

In the past decade, LPA's have become increasing popular across a wide range of industries, supply chains and business types because of its simplicity, yet effectiveness in narrowing process variation, improving vertical communication, and uncovering breakthrough ideas for cost reduction and quality improvement.

This class, "Layered Process Auditing" not only teaches all the key elements to an LPA system, but also offers a strategic, step­-by-step approach to successful LPA system launch. You will learn:

  • How to build an LPA planning team


  • How to assemble all the key components to an LPA system including the templates, audit questions, documented produce, an the escalation plan


  • Tips on performing the audits and following up on the findings


  • Ideas on forming metrics for monitoring and evaluating your LPA system


  • Strategies for integrating LPA's into the rest of your organization and management system


  • Common pitfalls and how to avoid them


  • The essential tools and approaches of layered process auditing found in CQI-8

In addition to the premium instructional videos, you will also receive two sample audit templates, loads of audit questions, a sample escalation log, and a sample documented procedure. These documents, included at no extra cost, can be readily adapted to your processes and organization, and will cut your implementation time half!!

Sign up today to "Layered Process Auditing" to learn this world-class management tool!!


Who this course is for:

  • Quality managers
  • Continuous improvement specialists
  • Operations managers
  • Project managers
  • Quality engineers, technicians, auditors and inspectors
  • Six sigma green belts
  • Industrial engineers