Specifications include, but are not limited to: 3.1 Staff Training Consultant will provide skills training to the BOR staff regarding Lean practices in a higher education environment including the development of a mindset focused on value, value streams, flow, pull and perfection with a foundation built on Purpose, People and Process. The consultant’s proposal should include an explanation of their training curriculum, expected background required of students for each class, and expected competencies to be gained by participants. It is likely that several sessions of each of the classes would be provided over the six-month period of the contract. 3.2 Analyze Consultant will review current BOR processes including the workflow and related tasks between the central office, the universities and the special schools and advise the Board office staff in their identification of opportunities to improve said processes through Lean events. Consultant will advise BOR on ways to prioritize improvement opportunities. 3.3 Implementation Work collaboratively with the BOR to facilitate Lean events that examine opportunities for improvement within the Regental System. 3.4 Measure Advise BOR in their development of ways to measure improvements resulting from Lean events.