Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Description

Course Overview

Want to reduce waste, eliminate defects, and improve processes in your organization? Lean Six Sigma is one of the most powerful methodologies for driving operational excellence—and Green Belt professionals are in high demand across industries.

This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) training equips you with the tools and strategies to lead impactful process-improvement projects. You’ll gain practical experience applying DMAIC methodology, using data-driven analysis, and implementing control strategies that stick. Upon successful completion, you’ll earn your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification through Project Management Academy, accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC).

Course Objectives

Want to reduce waste, eliminate defects, and improve processes in your organization? Lean Six Sigma is one of the most powerful methodologies for driving operational excellence—and Green Belt professionals are in high demand across industries.

This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) training equips you with the tools and strategies to lead impactful process-improvement projects. You’ll gain practical experience applying DMAIC methodology, using data-driven analysis, and implementing control strategies that stick. Upon successful completion, you’ll earn your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification through Project Management Academy, accredited by the Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC).

Who Should Attend?

Those seeking to utilize Lean Six Sigma practices to implement cost-reduction solutions, increase revenues and drive quality initiatives should attend this course. There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Agenda

Lesson 1: Introduction

  • Course Overview

Lesson 2: Fundamentals

  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Lean vs. Six Sigma
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 3: Lean

  • Lean Fundamentals
  • Kaizen
  • 7 Waste (Muda)
  • Current State vs. Future State
  • Team Selection
  • Project Charter
  • Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
  • Process Mapping
  • Process Mapping Exercise
  • Affinity Diagrams
  • 5S and 6M’s
  • Visual Management
  • Traditional and Lean Production(s)
  • Takt Time
  • Focused Factories and Demand Flow
  • Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
  • Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke)
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 4: Fundamentals of Six Sigma

  • History of Six Sigma
  • Lean vs. Six Sigma
  • DMAIC vs. DMADV

Lesson 5: Define

  • Introduction to Define
  • Define Tools and Terminology
  • Y=f(x)
  • Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)
  • Voice of the Customer (VOC)
  • Critical to Quality (CTQ)
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
  • House of Quality
  • Kano Models and Pareto Charts
  • 5 Whys
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 6: Measure

  • Introduction to Measure
  • Measure Tools and Key Components
  • Basic Statistics
  • Data Collection Plan
  • Scales of Measurement
  • Sampling
  • Data Definitions
  • Gauge R&R
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Control Charts
  • SPC Errors
  • Understanding Variation
  • Displaying Variation
  • Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
  • Quality Loss Function
  • Process Capability
  • Measurement Error
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 7: Analyze

  • Introduction to Analyze
  • Analyze Tools and Goals
  • Revisiting Y=f(x)
  • Graphical Analysis
  • Problem Statement
  • Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Standard Deviations vs. Standard Value
  • Sample Mean
  • Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  • Bootstrapping (Resampling)
  • Risk Management
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 8: Improve

  • Introduction to Improve
  • Improve Tools
  • Developing Solutions
  • Risk Mitigation
  • Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Cause and Effect Matrix
  • Finalized Solutions
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 10: Control

  • Introduction to Control
  • Control Tools
  • Control Plans
  • Response Plans
  • Learning Assessment

Lesson 11: Course Summary

  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Exam