Prior to every lecture, students are required to read the latest edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology, in addition to the assignments listed below from the required textbook: 
Murman et al. Lean Enterprise Value: Insights from MIT's Lean Aerospace Initiative. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. ISBN: 0333976975.
| SES # | TOPICS | GUESTS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Class Introduction Preparing a Reflective Journal | The Boeing Company, "Boeing Dismisses Two Executives for Unethical Conduct," news release, November 24, 2003. | |
| 2 | Current Events The 21st Century Enterprise Challenge | Dr. Robert Seamans | Lean Enterprise Value, preface, ch. 1 |
| 3 | Current Events The Cold War Legacy | Prof. Sheila Widnall | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 2 |
| 4 | Current Events Monuments and Misalignments | Mr. Allen Haggerty | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 3 |
| 5 | Current Events Lean Thinking | Dr. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 4 |
| 6 | Current Events Islands of Success | Prof. Wesley Harris | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 5 |
| 7 | Current Events Lean Enterprises | Prof. Deborah Nightingale | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 6 |
| 8 | Current Events A Value-Creation Framework and Program Value | Prof. Raymond Leopold Prof. Annalisa Weigel | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 7-8 |
| 9 | Current Events Value in Corporate and Government Enterprises | Col. John Keesee Ms. Heidi Wood Dr. Myles Walton | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 9 |
| 10 | Current Events Value at National and International Levels | Prof. Daniel Hastings | Lean Enterprise Value, ch. 10-11 |
| 11 | Student Interviews | ||
| 12 | Student Interviews (cont.) |