Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Instructor-led Online Class
Medium of Instruction: English
Trainer Trainee Ratio: 1:15 (MAX.)
Duration: 5 Days
COURSE OVERVIEW:
The Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is a professional who leads complex process improvement and process innovation projects to realize the business benefits in any type of industry. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt has sound understanding of Lean Six Sigma approach, methodology in terms of 5 phases Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC), and a set of tools and techniques to make data-driven decision.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, 5-days training program helps participants to grow professionally, increase their complex problem-solving and process improvement skill set, execute Lean Six Sigma projects based on the Lean Six Sigma approach and DMAIC methodology, and drive business results, as well as to prepare for LSSBB certification.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOME:
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of Lean Six Sigma approach and DMAIC methodology.
- Develop knowledge about different tools and techniques and their suitable applications in business and real life.
- Understand why and what data necessary and how to analyze it without “analysis paralysis” to make right decision.
- Build good understanding to lead business process improvement projects successfully and highlight their impacts on overall strategic organizational goals.
- Recognize the coaching and mentoring skills to effectively lead a project team and assist Lean Six Sigma Green Belts in their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt projects.
- Develop a mindset to think about new ways to gain competitive advantages and meet Industrial Revolution 4.0 requirements.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course is suitable for everyone in an organization who involves in process improvement or problem solving including but not limited to:
- Management professionals
- Change manager
- Operations manager
- Project manager
- Engineers
- Technical staff
- Quality professionals
- Business analyst
- Supply Chain analyst
- Business consultant
METHODOLOGY:
- Engaging and interactive way of course material delivery is carried out using the demonstration method and real life examples and exercises.
- Recap after a lunch/coffee/day break helps participants to enhance their understanding.
- Knowledge check exercise is conducted every day before the end of the class.
Certification Options and key items
Our Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training program supports the top 2 global certification bodies (6Sigmastudy and IASSC) to enable our learners choose the one that best suites them.
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6sigmastudy™ is the global accreditation body for Six Sigma certifications. 6sigmastudy™ works through its large global partner network of Authorized Training Providers (A.T.P.s) to deliver trainings and certifications. Important certifications provided by 6sigmastudy™ include Six Sigma Yellow Belt (SSYB™), Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB™), Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB™), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB™), and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB™).
6sigmastudy™'s online live proctored exams allow you to take your certification exams from the comfort of your home using a webcam and a reliable internet connection. Upon successful completion of the exam you will get an online certificate. Your name will be added to the 6sigmastudy™ Certification Registry.
Exam Format:
- Multiple choice
- 125 questions per exam
- 180 minutes duration
- No negative marks for wrong answers
- Proctored online exam
Exam Fee: Included in the course fee
Exam Retake: 2 free exam retakes
Exam Rescheduling Policy:
- Students can can request for rescheduling in case of any situation preventing them from taking the exam on the scheduled date.
- There will be a rescheduling fee of USD 50
There is no formal prerequisite for this certification. However, it is recommended that the students undertake the Six Sigma Green Belt Course (SSGB™) to better understand the concepts required to be certified in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB™) certification exam.
Introduction to Six Sigma
- A brief history of Quality
- What is Quality (Definitions) and service or product
- Quality Gurus & their contribution to Quality
- Enterprise wide View
- Leadership
- Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
- Team Formation
- Team Facilitation
- Team Dynamics
- Time Management For Teams
- Team Decision making Tools
- Management and Planning Tools
- Team Performance Evaluation And Rewards
- Overview of DMAIC
Six Sigma Methodology – Define
- Important Stakeholders
- Impact On Stakeholders
- Critical To Requirements
- Benchmarking
- Business performance measures
- Financial measures
- VOC
- Kano's Customer Satisfaction Levels
- Juran's Customer Needs
- Market Research
- CTQ Flow down
- QFD
- Performance Metrics
- Project Charter
- Charter Negotiation
- Project management plan and Baselines
- Project Tracking
Six Sigma Methodology – Measure
- Processes, Process characteristics, process flow metrics, inputs and outputs
- Process maps and Flow chart
- SIPOC
- Data Type & Measurement scale
- Data Collection
- Sampling strategies
- Fishbone Diagram
- Relational Matrices or Prioritization Matrix
- Basic Statistics
- Analytical Statistics
- Gauge R & R
- Process Capability Analysis
Six Sigma Methodology – Analyze
- Correlation and Regression Analysis
- Testing of Hypothesis
- FMEA
- Gap Analysis
- The Five Whys
- Pareto Diagram
- Tree Diagram
- Non value added activities
- Cost of poor Quality (COPQ)
Six Sigma Methodology – Improve
- DOE
- Poka-yoke
- 5S
- SMED
- Continuous Flow Manufacturing
- Kaizen
- Kanban
- Theory of constraints
- Risk analysis
Six Sigma Methodology – Control
- Statistical Process Control
- Other Control Tools
- Maintain Controls
- Sustaining Improvements
DFSS
More on Lean
- A Value Stream Map
- Lean is Speed
- Total Supply Chain
- Lean Six Sigma Logistics
CASE STUDY 1
CASE STUDY 2
Each participant will receive the following via online portal:
- Study guides
- Glossary of important terms
- High quality video tutorials
- Practice questions
- Online certification exam
6sigmastudy™ certificate should be renewed within three calendar years of its issue date by taking the re-certification exam. A re-certification exam is not as extensive as the certification exam and consists of only half the exam questions. A student can pass the Re-certification exam with just a few hours of study.
Exam Format:
- Multiple choice
- 60 questions per exam
- 90 minutes duration
- No negative marks for wrong answers
- Online unproctored exam
Exam Fee: USD 160 (Includes access to the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB™) Re-certification online course for 3 months.)
Exam Retake: 2 free exam retakes
The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) is a Professional Association dedicated to growing and enhancing the standards within the Lean Six Sigma Community. IASSC is an independent third-party certification body. IASSC exclusively facilitates and delivers centralized universal Lean Six Sigma Certification Standards testing and Lean Six Sigma Accreditations.
The International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC) operated under "PeopleCert" requires passing one exam.
Exam Format:
- The LSSBB exam contains 150 questions and an additional 15 non-graded questions for online exam format.
- Duration of exam is 4 hours.
- It is closed book and PeopleCert Online proctored exam.
- A minimum score of 70% is required for certification.
Exam Fee:
- LSSBB exam voucher cost is (as of 2022): USD 450 (https://orders.iassc.org/certification-exam-vouchers/)
- LSSBB exam voucher is valid for one year from the date of purchase.
Exam Retake:
- 2nd sitting after 2-week period from first time sitting
- Any subsequent sittings must be at least three months apart.
Exam Rescheduling Policy:
- Rescheduling an exam up to 48 hours before its start time is free.
- Rescheduling at a later stage is subject to additional charges.
- A fee of USD 52 will be charged for rescheduling from 48h up to 4h before the exam.
- After that time, a fee of USD 104 applies.
There are no prerequisites required in order to sit for the IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Exam.
1.0 Define Phase
1.1 The Basics of Six Sigma
1.2 The Fundamentals of Six Sigma
1.3 Selecting Lean Six Sigma Projects
1.4 The Lean Enterprise
2.0 Measure Phase
2.1 Process Definition
2.2 Six Sigma Statistics
2.3 Measurement System Analysis
2.4 Process Capability
3.0 Analyze Phase
3.1 Patterns of Variation
3.2 Inferential Statistics
3.3 Hypothesis Testing
3.4 Hypothesis Testing with Normal Data
3.5 Hypothesis Testing with Non-Normal Data
4.0 Improve Phase
4.1 Simple Linear Regression
4.2 Multiple Regression Analysis
4.3 Designed Experiments
4.4 Full Factorial Experiments
4.5 Fractional Factorial Experiments
5.0 Control Phase
5.1 Lean Controls
5.2 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
5.3 Six Sigma Control Plans
Each participant will receive following items through Google drive:
- Course material copy and other supporting documents
- LSSBB book
- practice question sets prepared by Emergence Skills
- For Virtual Live Class (VLC), video recording will also be shared with all participants.
IASSC Recertification LSSBB exam is required to be re-certified within 3 years from their original certification.
Exam Format:
- It is abbreviated version of IASSC LSSBB Certification Exam.
- The intention of the IASSC LSSBB Recertification Exams is to measure retained subject matter knowledge of previously demonstrated and certified knowledge.
- It contains 75 questions.
- Duration of exam is 2 hours.
- It is closed book and PeopleCert Online proctored exam.
- A minimum score of 70% is required for re-certification.
Exam Fee:
- Exam cost (as of 2022): USD 290 (https://orders.iassc.org/recertification-exam-vouchers/)
