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Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Program Overview

The Center’s Lean/Six-Sigma learning curriculum intention is to provide Lean/Six-Sigma training to corporations and organizational resources for the advancement of knowledge, skill and work performance. All of the Center’s programs are based on learning performance exercises, facilitator practicing experiences and knowledge to assist and cultivate the learner’s abilities.

As one of many business efficiency and measurement tools, the Center’s Six Sigma incorporates top level facilitator skills and experiences with the participants learning. Six Sigma is here to stay and is having a huge impact on continuous improvement based organizations. The names may change by industry; in healthcare, Black Belts are often called Guides, and the US Military has committed tremendous amounts of energy and resources to bringing together the best of Lean and Six Sigma tools. Many business services companies and application development organizations are using Six Sigma tools as a required tool for strength and competitiveness.

As companies strive to become better, and operate faster, Six Sigma makes a lot of sense in helping identify costs, waste and inefficiencies. It has become a universal methodology to attack these negative causes in business processes through accurate measurement of errors and point to venues for elimination. Any process, shop floor, back office or corporate leadership can be a target for improvement; the ability to measure errors and remove them is a universal theme.

Program Objectives

The Center’s Yellow Belt Program provides the training in a 3 day workshop format. The Yellow Belt Program focuses on identifying and selecting a project for implementing Six Sigma process improvement tools to reduce production/office waste, apply statistical process controls, and reduce defects. The program follows the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) model and teaches the basic skills required to identify, evaluate, select, and manage a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project. Specifically;
  • Provide a full understanding of the Six Sigma Tool Set; history, methodologies, concepts and language
  • Complete several simple, performance learning exercises using each tool & concept of Six Sigma
  • Provide a full and complete understanding of the DMAIC method
  • Practice identifying appropriate tool & how to implement into organization or individual work

Prerequisites:
*None

Workshop assignments and exercises include:
  • Project evaluation and selection/review
  • Six Sigma Project Development and Planning
  • Six Sigma application exercises
  • Case Study exercises
Our format followed is for one week of training in class followed by several weeks (defined by student's project complexity and coach) on the job, working on the identified project. The student will then return to complete the second week of class work (Green Belt) to finalize the project and prepare/complete certification.
Program Syllabus
  • Overview of Six Sigma & DMAIC
  • Project selection/review and Success Metrics, COPQ
  • DMAIC Phases Roadmap and Roles and Read-out Requirements by Phase
Project Work
  1. Define
    • Project Charter: Problem Statement; Goal; Bus Case; Resources; Timeline; Scope; Cost / Benefit
    • Customer Focus: Defect & Operational Definitions; VOC; CTQs; Techniques; KANO
    • Process Mapping: SIPOC; Flowcharts; Process Maps; C&E Diagrams / Matrices; Y=f(x)
  2. Measure
    • Measurement: Metrics; Shift/Drift; Defects; Moments of Truth
    • Variation: Common; Special; Data: continuous and discrete; Customer data: CTQ Tree; Fault Tree; FMEA
    • Data Collection: Definitions; Procedures; Objectives; Plans; Sampling; Tools; Stratification; Check Sheets
    • Process Capability: VOP vs. VOC; Sigma Value Calculation; DPMO; UCL/LCL USL/LSL; FPY/RTY; MSA: Gage R&R
  3. Analyze
    • Data Analysis: Visualization and Stratification
    • Process Analysis: Cycle time and Value and non-value added Analysis
    • Root Cause Analysis: Fishbone Analysis; ID; Verification of root Cause
    • Quantify Opportunity: Determining potential opportunities
  4. Improve
    • Generate Solutions: Criteria and Generating Solution Ideas
    • Select Solutions: Evaluation; Selection; Validating the Solution: PDCA; Cost/ Benefit
    • Implementation Planning: Future State; Run the Pilot; Change Management; Project Planning
  5. Control
    • Document and Institutionalize: SOP; Standardization; Continuous Improvement Structure
    • Monitor the Process: SPC; LT Measurement Plans; Standards and Requirements
    • Effective Team Building
    • Lean Six Sigma
    • Project Read-out Requirements
Upon the successful completion of the Yellow Belt Program, the student will be able to:
  • Perform a failure mode and effects analysis and a variance of analysis
  • Develop a basic Six Sigma project implementation plan
  • Apply basic statistical methods for collecting and analyzing data
  • Apply the fundamentals of the DMAIC model to a selected Six Sigma project

    • What will the student take home?

    The student upon successful completion of the program and program exercises will be able to:
    • Perform a failure mode and effects analysis and a variance of analysis
    • Select relevant Six Sigma projects
    • Develop a basic Six Sigma project implementation plan
    • Apply basic statistical methods for collecting and analyzing data
      • Apply the fundamentals of the DMAIC model to a selected Six Sigma Green Belt project
    • Recognize and implement simple lean improvements
    • Yellow Belt Certification

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Price: $1,500.00


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