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Description

Six Sigma Black Belts streamline organizational processes through strategic improvement projects. These highly skilled professionals will lead and mentor a team of Green Belts to complete projects that deliver sustainable results.

This online Six Sigma training course will help you prepare for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam. You will be enabled to transform your organization by reducing costs, increasing revenue, and improving collaboration. You will learn how to manage multiple projects and ensure their alignment meets organizational goals.

Upon completion of this course and the required project, you will be prepared for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification exam. The fee for this exam is included with the course.

What you will learn

  • Certified Six Sigma
  • Describe the ways that Black Belt Training enhances the Green Belt body of knowledge
  • Define the process used to select an appropriate Black Belt Project
  • List and define the influence and facilitation skills that help Black Belts improve their leadership capabilities
  • Describe how to coach Green Belts and other Lean Six Sigma practitioners through each Phase of DMAIC
  • List the steps involved in testing the measurement system, sampling the data, and assessing process capability
  • Describe the steps involved in conducting hypothesis tests to assess theories of root cause
  • Identify which type of tests are appropriate for any given data set
  • Describe the steps involved and the different uses for Design of Experiments
  • Identify which type of control charts are appropriate for any given data set
  • Describe how and why to apply visual management to an improved process
  • Describe how to construct an effective project storyboard

How you will benefit

  • Prepare yourself for a career as an engineering manager, product manager, operations manager, production manager, or quality manager
  • Learn how to create happier customers, increase revenue, reduce costs, and improve collaboration at your place of employment
  • Increase your efficiency at your job by learning to manage multiple projects at once
  • Become fully prepared to take the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam

 

Syllabus

I. Introduction to Black Belt Training
  • Overview of Black Belt Training
  • Project Selection - Advanced
  • Build Leadership Skills

II. Define Phase
  • Conduct Process Walks
  • Strengthen Leadership Skills
  • About Your Black Belt Project

III. Measure Phase
  • Lay Statistical Groundwork
  • Test your Measurement System
  • Sample the Data
  • Assess Process Capability
  • Strengthen Leadership Skills

IV. Analyze
  • Lay Hypothesis Testing Groundwork
  • Test Discrete Data
  • Test Continuous Normal Data
  • Test Continuous Non-Normal Data
  • Test Correlation
  • Strengthen Leadership Skills
  • About Your Black Belt Project

V. Improve
  • Design Experiments
  • Strengthen Leadership Skills
  • About Your Black Belt Project

VI. Control
  • Select Control Charts
  • Create Visual Management
  • Strengthen Leadership Skills
  • About Your Black Belt Project

 

Instructor

Bill Eureka

Bill Eureka has over 40 years of experience in continuous improvement in manufacturing, engineering, and management. He is an experienced trainer, mentor, and coach with the ability to relate to all levels within an organization. He has led and coached hundreds of improvement projects. Bill brings expertise in multiple improvement methodologies and readily combines them to fit the situation as needed. Bill is a Professor in the School of Business at Davenport University.

 

Requirements

Requirements:

Hardware Requirements:

  • This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

  • PC: Windows 8 or later.
  • Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
  • Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
  • Microsoft Office (not included in enrollment) or LibreOffice (free) or Google Docs (free).
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

  • Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Prerequisites:

To be successful in this course, it is strongly recommended that you complete your Black Belt project at your current place of employment. Black Belt-level process improvement projects require significant real-time data, which is easier to obtain when you are presently employed. Projects must also be based on an actual business and are subject to approval by a Master Black Belt. Examples include:

  • Manufacturing Floor – Reduced manufacturing product defects
  • Human Resources Department – Reduced recruitment cycle time
  • Accounting Department - Reduced accounts payable invoice processing costs

If you are currently unemployed, then you should instead take a Green Belt level certification course like Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

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Section Title
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Type
self-paced
Dates
Start Now, you have 90 days to complete this course once enrolled.
Course Fee(s)
Course Fee non-credit $2,845.00
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