Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

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Certified Six Sigma Green Belt professionals are very much in demand in manufacturing and service industries. This course consists of 19.5 hours of classroom instruction and provides a detailed and hands-on view into three of the most widely used total quality management methodologies in the industry today. This course covers the Lean Six Sigma methodology and tools used to improve existing processes or design new processes. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to lead Lean Six Sigma projects to improve processes within their workplace.

What Participants Will Learn
  • Obtain a basic understanding of Six Sigma principles
  • Apply the DMAIC/L process improvement methodology
  • Demonstrate Six Sigma concepts on a project
  • Lead a team on a Six Sigma project
  • Provide a platform for pursuing Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Course Outline

  • Six Sigma Project Selection and Overview
  • Define Phase:
    • Understanding Data
    • Process Mapping
    • Pareto Analysis
  • Measure Phase:
    • Calculating Process Based Costs
    • Validating the Measurement System
  • Analyze Phase:
    • Cause and Effect Diagrams
    • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
    • Scatter Diagram
  • Improve Phase:
    • Design of Experiments
  • Control Phase:
    • Sustaining Improvements
    • Types of Control Charts
  • Leverage:
    • Replicating Success
  • Lean Overview
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Project Reports

Becoming Green Belt Certified

  • Complete the classroom training
  • Take a 50-question test of knowledge at the end of the course and earn 70% or higher
  • Work a project using one of the three types of methodologies: DMAIC, DMADV, or Lean DMAIC
  • Attend 13 weeks of coaching with their Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt mentor – coaching sessions are 30 minutes per week via conference call or online
  • Meet with their Champion for 30 minutes each week to readout on their project
  • Present the PowerPoint storyboard at the end of each phase to their Project Champion and MBB for approval (can be separate readouts)