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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

SSQ's Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program blends black-belt level Lean and Six Sigma capability within the DMAIC methodology.  Participants learn how to drive large-scale projects to optimize workflows, increase throughput, decrease error rates, improve flexibility to meet customer requirements, and decrease the overall cost of doing business.

Instruction is application focused, therefore requiring all participants to successfully complete numerous case studies and exercises during the classroom portion of the training. Knowledge transfer is demonstrated by real-time application of skills.

The program is typically delivered in 4 1-week sessions, with candidates receiving coaching and mentoring as they apply newly learned skill and tools to their projects between sessions

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Structure

The program is typically delivered in 4 1-week sessions, with candidates receiving coaching and mentoring as they apply newly learned skill and tools to their projects between sessions


Session 1 - Define

 

Goal: During the first week of training Lean and Six Sigma are introduced. Participants define their business flows from customer need to customer satisfaction; identify critical metrics for their processes and begin to define their improvement project.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify key stakeholders and verify the voice of the stakeholder.

  • Identify critical processes and map value streams

  • Identify the characteristics of a good business case and refine the scope of the project.

  • Identify primary and secondary project metrics.

  • Map the business process to be improved.

  • Identify waste

  • Organize the workplace (The 5 ‘S’s )

  • Identify constraints in the process

  • Establish a continuous flow process

  • Identify process cycle-time variation

  • Define and calculate Takt time

  • Define process metrics


Session 2 - Measure

 

Goal: During the second week of training, the focus is on defining critical inputs to their processes and organizations, and identifying the decision points and associated criteria for decision-making. .

Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  • Verify the reliability of the measurement or the decision-making system

  • Establish the baseline capability and performance of the process

  • Explore the sub-processes

  • Create spaghetti charts

  • Identify failure modes and determine their effects.

  • Characterize and describe the phases of personal and organizational transition in the change process.


Session 3 - Analyze

 

Goal: During the third week of training, the focus is on the use of graphical analysis, and inferential statistics to analyze process performance and identify significant X’s influencing process performance.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  • Upon completion of this session, the participant will be able to:

  • Define performance objectives using graphical data analysis.

  • Document critical X’s by performing root cause identification and hypotheses tests.

  • Analyze sources of variability using regression analysis.


Session 4 - Improve and Control

 

Goal: During the fourth week of training, the focus is on quantifying the impact of the input (root-cause) on the outputs, determining a practical solution, optimizing and controlling the inputs necessary to sustain the improved performance of the output and validating the impact of the implemented improvement.

Objectives:

  • Verify root causes through statistical tests, and design of experiments (DOE).

  • Generate solutions to address the root causes.

  • Develop criteria to screen and select solutions

  • Maintain visible operations that are controllable. (No hidden activity or cost)

  • Develop a full implementation plan including project and change management elements.

  • Assess the impact of the solution comparing the baseline to the improvement.

  • Construct a control plan that documents the process with process maps and procedures to assure the solution becomes part of the daily work.

  • Identify translation opportunities.

 

 


"Six Sigma Qualtec’s Lean Methods classroom and on-the-job training combination was a perfect balance leading to quick results – and success changes an organization.
Mike Seile Jr., Plant Manager


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