The Six Sigma Black Belt certification qualifies you to become a specialist and an advocate of innovation and process strategy. You will be able to train and coach project teams of Yellow and Green belt professionals, assigning tasks and monitoring the whole complex process life-circle with precision and accountability. As a Black Belt, you become a strategic stakeholder who can explain thoroughly the Lean Six Sigma principles and philosophies including its supporting systems and tools.
Why Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course?
As an organization, you need change agents who will lead strategic efforts to improve processes that will result in quality products and services while reducing costs and increasing revenue. This is where the Six Sigma Black Belt comes in. It gives them the requisite expertise to spot and remove any process variation, waste or defect and ultimately hit your organizational bottom-lines
As an Individual professional, you will super-charge your career potential when you become a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. You will become a sort-after professional and strategist who will most likely become a part of the management team where critical and strategic process decisions are made. Also, your earning potential will be greatly enhanced
Prerequisite: To obtain this Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, You must have the Six Sigma Yellow Belt and the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications
Course Structure
This course follows the complete DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) framework at the most advanced level. The Black Belt curriculum builds on Green Belt foundations and covers all five phases with deeper statistical rigour, advanced Design of Experiments including full and fractional factorials, comprehensive hypothesis testing, regression analysis, statistical process control, and Lean control methods. The course includes 2 detailed real-life case studies divided into 2 parts each.
1.0 Define Phase
1.0 The Basics of Six Sigma
- Meanings of Six Sigma
- General History of Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement
- Deliverables of a Lean Six Sigma Project
- The Problem Solving Strategy Y = f(x)
- Voice of the Customer, Business and Employee
- Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
1.2 The Fundamentals of Six Sigma
- Defining a Process
- Critical to Quality Characteristics (CTQ’s)
- Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- Pareto Analysis (80/20 rule)
- Basic Six Sigma Metrics:
- Including DPU, DPMO, FTY, RTY Cycle Time; deriving these metrics
1.3 Selecting Lean Six Sigma Projects
- Building a Business Case and Project Charter
- Developing Project Metrics
- Financial Evaluation and Benefits Capture
1.4 The Lean Enterprise
- Understanding Lean
- The History of Lean
- Lean and Six Sigma
- The Seven Elements of Waste
- Over production,Correction, Inventory, Motion, Overprocessing, Conveyance, Waiting
- 5S
- Sort,Straighten, Shine, Standardise, Self-Discipline
2.0 Measure Phase
2.1 Process Definition
- Cause and Effect / Fishbone Diagrams
- Process Mapping, SIPOC, Value Stream Map
- X-YDiagram
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
2.2 Six Sigma Statistics
- Basic Statistics
- Descriptive Statistics
- Normal Distributions and Normality
- Graphical Analysis
2.3 Measurement System Analysis
- Precision and Accuracy
- Bias, Linearity and Stability
- Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility
- Variable and Attribute MSA
2.4 Process Capability
- Capability Analysis
- Conceptof Stability
- Attribute and Discrete Capability
- Monitoring Techniques
3.0 Analyze Phase
3.1 Patterns of Variation
- Multi-Vari Analysis
- Classes of Distributions
3.2 Inferential Statistics
- Understanding Inference
- Sampling Techniques and Uses
- Central Limit Theorem
3.3 Hypothesis Testing
- General Concepts and Goals of Hypothesis Testing
- Significance; Practical Statistical
- Risk; Alpha and Beta
- Types of Hypothesis Test
3.4 Hypothesis Testing with Normal Data
- 1 and 2 Sample t-tests
- 1 Sample Variance
- One Way ANOVA
- IncludingTests of Equal Variance, Normality Testing and Sample Size calculation, performing tests and interpreting results
3.5 Hypothesis Testing with Non-Normal Data
- Mann-Whitney
- Kruskal-Wallis
- Mood’s Median
- Friedman
- 1 Sample Sign
- 1 Sample Wilcoxon
- One and Two Sample Proportion
- Chi-Squared(Contingency Tables)
- Including Tests of Equal Variance, Normality Testing and Sample Size calculation, performing tests and interpreting results
Analyze Phase – Black Belt Exam
4.0 Improve Phase
4.1 Simple Linear Regression
- Correlation
- Regression Equations
- Residuals Analysis
4.2 Multiple Regression Analysis
- Non-Linear Regression
- Multiple Linear Regression
- Confidence and Prediction Intervals
- Residuals Analysis
- Data Transformation, Box Cox
4.3 Designed Experiments
- Experiment Objectives
- Experimental Methods
- Experiment Design Considerations
4.4 Full Factorial Experiments
- 2K Full Factorial Designs
- Linear and Quadratic Mathematical Models
- Balanced and Orthogonal Designs
- Fit, Diagnose Model and Center Points
4.5 Fractional Factorial Experiments
- Designs
- Confounding Effects
- Experimental Resolution
5.0 Control Phase
5.1 Lean Controls
- ControlMethods for 5S
- Kanban
- Poka-Yoke (MistakeProofing)
5.2 Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Data Collection for SPC
- I-MR Chart
- Xbar-R Chart
- U Chart
- P Chart
- NP Chart
- Xbar-S Chart
- CuSum Chart
- EWMA Chart
- Control Methods
- Contro lChart Anatomy
- Subgroups, Impact of Variation, Frequency of Sampling
- Center Line and Control Limit Calculations
5.3 Six Sigma Control Plans
- Cost Benefit Analysis
- Elements of the Control Plan
- Elements of the Response Plan
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, you will
- Have an exhaustive understanding of ALL aspects of Quality, including the overview and meaning of Quality, the gurus of Quality and their contributions
- Geta full understanding of each component of DMAIC, DMADV and DFSS, and how to apply them to real-life projects
- Deeply understand how to specifically maximise the various DMAIC stages namely: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, and Control in solving process problems
- Learn and be able to implement strategic leadership principles like team formation, facilitation, dynamics, time management, performance evaluation and reward
- Geta deeper understanding of Lean Methodology and all its techniques namely: Value Stream Map, Lean Speed, Total Supply Chain, and Lean Six Sigma Logistics
- Acquire the ability to identify key factors that drive your organisation and develop plans, as well as streamlining processes to achieve goals
- Be able to use Six Sigma knowledge and skill to positively disrupt organisational processes; establish improvement techniques and ingrain them into the organisation’s process culture
- Master advanced statistical analysis including hypothesis testing for normal and non-normal data, and regression analysis
- Design, execute, and interpret full factorial and fractional factorial experiments (DOE)
- Implement and interpret all SPC chart types including I-MR, Xbar-R, Xbar-S, P, NP, U, CuSum, and EWMA charts, plus control chart anatomy and control limit calculations • Apply Lean control methods including 5S controls, Kanban, and Poka-Yoke
- Develop Six Sigma control plans, cost benefit analysis, and response plans
COURSE DETAILS
Course Requirements
To qualify for this Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification course, you must first possess the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certifications.
Course Duration
- Complete this Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification course at your own pace within 6 months
- Approximate instructional runtime: 24 hours. Expected study time: 160 hours (+/- 20)
- The course will be effectively taught using 2 detailed real-life case studies divided into 2 parts each.
Course Audience
- Quality team leaders, instructors, supervisors looking to lead Black Belt projects
- Team managers and business owners wanting to coach and manage multi-level teams for excellence
- Entrepreneurs looking to reduce waste and create high-level optimum output from their processes
- Executives and entrepreneurs wanting to increase their earning potential to take on more projects
Certification Exam Details
| Exam Format | Multiple-choice, online |
| Total Questions | 210 questions |
| Passing Score | Minimum 75% |
| Attempts | Unlimited |
| Exam Structure | Questions link to specific modules and topics; answer options are randomised |
| Certification Requirement | Must pass all Yellow Belt, Green Belt and Black Belt exams |