Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training develops people into team leaders and problem solvers who can regularly improve processes within their local areas and functions. This course teaches you how to collect and analyze performance data, identify inefficiencies and problems, pinpoint root causes, and implement solutions to greatly improve and control processes. The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course also covers skills in leading teams through the process of change and in applying creative-thinking techniques to reach out-of-the-box solutions.

Learning Objectives

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

• Define, manage, and execute DMAIC projects.
• Apply Lean concepts such as 5S, waste reduction, mistake proofing and value stream mapping.
• Formulate basic statistical analyses to determine the relationship between key inputs and process outputs.
• Apply DMAIC to solve business issues and transition projects from phase to phase.
• Effectively manage team dynamics and recognize how to work with leadership.

Prepare and present project reports and presentations to instructors, peers and management

Pre-requisites

• No prerequisites are required but basic math, project management, and communication and leadership skills are desirable.

Who Should Attend?

• Operational excellence practitioners and team members
• Anyone in any industry who wants to develop new or refine existing problem-solving skills
• Anyone with a focus on career building and improving their visibility within their company

This course follows the disciplined Six Sigma DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) roadmap, providing a framework to define and scope and problem, collect and analyze performance data, identify inefficiencies and problems, pinpoint root causes, and implement solutions to greatly improve and control processes. In addition to teaching the complementary methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma, this course covers skills in leading teams through the process of change. It also includes material on brainstorming, innovation and the application of creative thinking techniques.

Minitab statistical software package is used.

Courses are complete with engaging visual content and animated modules, as well as activities and real world case studies. Featuring a practical and applied focus, this course includes training, quizzes and exams. Quizzes and exercises reinforce key learning points. 

There are 14.5 PDUs available for this course.

Agenda

• Define
• Understanding DMAIC Roadmap
• Project  Scoping & Definition
• Creating a Project Charter
• Measure
• Define As Is Process
• Basic Statistics
• Measurement Systems Analysis
• Capability Analysis
• Analyze
• Data Analysis
• Lean Process Analysis
• Risk Analysis
• Improve
• Brainstorming Techniques
• Solution Prioritization & Optimization
• Control
• Mistake Proofing
• SPC