About LearnEX
Our name is a direction
Learn. Apply. Excel. Then help the organization learn again.
LearnEX Consulting is dedicated to empowering organizations through world-class training and consulting services. We specialize in Total Quality Management, Six Sigma, and breakthrough improvement methodologies that transform businesses and inspire lasting change — moving teams from fire-fighting to fire-prevention, and from small everyday improvements to organization-wide excellence. Over 15 years we have trained senior leaders — CEOs, MDs, Directors and VPs — alongside shop-floor teams, with a singular focus on making improvement stick long after the program ends.
The north star
Purpose before program
Mission
Inspire individuals, organizations and society for achieving excellence & breakthrough improvement by providing best-in-class coaching and driving implementation of innovative solutions.
Vision
Be the most trusted and valued by our clients for enabling excellence in business and life of people.
Values in practice
01
Bring discipline, respect and substance to every engagement.
LearnEX combines deep subject knowledge with preparation, ethical conduct and clarity of execution—from the first diagnostic to the final verification review.
02
Start with the client’s context, not a standard presentation.
Programs are designed around the organization’s priorities, people and operating reality, with application support built around the work that must change.
The mark is a method
Four principles · one operating promise
Decode the LearnEX mark
Four principles. One implementation-first promise. Select a chapter to see what the mark asks us to practise.
01
Stay beyond the classroom.
LearnEX supports people as they apply the method to live work, review evidence and remove the barriers that appear during implementation.
The LearnEX transformation pathway
Follow the pathway from a defined business need to verified application and horizontal deployment.
01
Discover
Clarify objectives and deliverables, select the right people and customize the module around the organization’s priorities.
A shared objective, a relevant cohort and a context-specific learning plan.
02
Learn
Combine practical examples, exercises and discussion, then check understanding through pre- and post-learning assessment.
People can explain the method and demonstrate it in a realistic setting.
03
Apply
Workplace application is mandatory, with faculty guidance available as participants translate the method into action.
A real process, project or management routine begins to change.
04
Review
Structured progress reviews create accountability, surface gaps and help management provide the support the work requires.
Decisions, analysis and obstacles are visible to the people who can act on them.
05
Verify
Evaluate the application, business benefit and effectiveness of the learning before recognizing completion.
The result, the controls and the new capability can be demonstrated.
06
Spread
Recognize successful implementation, move people to the next level, deploy learning horizontally and improve the program itself.
A repeatable standard that travels beyond the original project or cohort.
The decisive difference
Theory is delivered
Theory is connected to exercises and live work
The intervention ends in the classroom
Guidance continues during implementation
Application is optional or unseen
Application is compulsory and reviewed
Results are assumed
Results and effectiveness are verified
Individual knowledge is the finish line
Relevant people build an organizational capability
Competency grows informally
Competency develops through a defined progression
Experience translated into practice
Mahesh Hegde
Founder & CEO · LearnEX
Quality knowledge gathered globally. Capability built where the work happens.
Global learning.
Local application.
Learning across quality cultures, translated for Indian industry.
Experience translated into practice
Mahesh Hegde brings 24 years of industry experience — 21 of them in training and consulting — to every LearnEX engagement. He was trained directly by Japanese TQM gurus Prof. Hitoshi Kume and Prof. Washio, and received specialized instruction from the Renault-Nissan Institute, France.
He is the developer of the World Class Process FMEA methodology, presented at the International Conference on Quality (ICQ), Tokyo, in 2014 — now a cornerstone of LearnEX's proactive-quality curriculum. Mahesh remains personally involved in delivering training and mentoring client project teams to award-winning results.
Japanese TQM
Training with Prof. Hitoshi Kume, Prof. Washio and N. Ramanathan strengthened a systems view of quality and implementation.
France
Specialized learning at the Renault–Nissan Institute connected rigorous quality methods with the realities of automotive operations.
Tokyo · 2014
Mahesh presented the World Class Process FMEA methodology at ICQ Tokyo, taking LearnEX’s proactive-quality work to an international forum.
Quality community
His technical-paper participation includes ANQ and NIQR forums; he also served as the first president of the Indian Society for Quality’s Pune Chapter.
On stage
National and international keynote engagements extend a practical message: methods matter only when people can apply and sustain them.
LearnEX Digital
Created Zero Defect Pro and leads the engineering expression of LearnEX Digital.
What sets LearnEX apart
Step-by-step LearnEX templates and flowcharts — refined over 15 years and 2,500+ projects — take the guesswork out of choosing and applying the right tool from our library of 350+ problem-solving methods.
We pair theory with practical exercises, mandatory on-the-job application, and results monitoring — not classroom-only certificates. Competency is built across the organization, not just in individuals.
Every certification program includes online project mentoring with pre-planned review sessions, so participants carry their projects through to measurable, verified completion.
Mahesh Hegde — trained by Japanese TQM masters and the architect of World Class Process FMEA — remains personally engaged in training delivery and project reviews across client engagements.
Programs are tailored to each organization's pain points, strategic goals, and sector — automotive, pharma, steel, logistics and beyond — rather than delivered as one-size-fits-all decks.
Our clients' Green Belt and Black Belt projects have delivered ₹200+ Crores in documented annual savings and earned national-level recognition for excellence and innovation.
15+
Years serving clients
15,000+
Professionals trained
3,500+
Improvement projects facilitated
₹200+ Cr
Documented annual client savings
350+
Proprietary problem-solving tools
100+
Client organizations served
24 years of industry experience (21 in training & consulting)
Trained by Japanese TQM gurus Prof. Hitoshi Kume & Prof. Washio
Specialized training from the Renault-Nissan Institute, France
Developer of the World Class Process FMEA methodology — presented at ICQ Tokyo, 2014
Keynote speaker at national & international quality conferences
Meet the challenge together