IV · Complex projects
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
For improvement leaders who take on complex, cross-functional problems. Black Belts use advanced statistics and designed experiments, complete a real project, and coach Green Belts.
- Level
- Complex projects
- Suits
- Improvement leaders
- Learning
- 120+ hours
- Exam
- 150 questions · 90 minutes
- Prerequisite
- Green Belt
- Project
- 1 completed project
- Batch size
- 10–15 participants
What you will learn
Everything in Green Belt, plus:
Minitab in depth
- The Minitab interface, menus and calculations
- Graphs and quality tools
- Gage studies (measurement system analysis)
- Basic statistics and statistical tests
Experiments
- One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)
- Design of experiments: why and when
- 2ᵏ factorial experiments in Minitab
- Interactions and multi-level factorials
Improvement and planning tools
- Activity network, affinity and interrelationship diagrams
- Force field and SWOT analysis
- Responsibility charts and nominal group technique
- Structured brainstorming methods
Process and value stream maps
- Flow charts and swimlane diagrams
- Value stream mapping symbols and steps
- Current-state and future-state value streams
- Turning maps into improvement plans
Certification requires one completed improvement project, applying the DMAIC roadmap to a real business problem.
Certification
Online, open-book, multiple-choice examination in English, with a 70% pass mark. Successful candidates receive a Value Enablers Academy certificate carrying the CSSC mark. Value Enablers Academy is a CSSC Accredited Six Sigma Training and Certification Provider.
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