Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Overview

Participant Profile: Internal leaders with a proven history of success and excellent interpersonal skills who will lead project teams within their organizations.

Duration: 4 weeks

Course Size: 10-14 participants

Course Description: Building from the DMAIC process instilled in Green Belt, Black Belt is designed to train key leaders and change agents on mastery of various tools of focus inherent in DMAIC. this course complementsteam-based facilitation tools with a deep dive into statistical analysis and modeling best practices using statistical software. Featured topics include regression analysis, coaching training, lean inventory systems, and numerous variation modeling concepts. Students learn and apply skills for leading process improvement project teams with significant organizational impact. taught by our Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belts, the course reatures curriculum and exercises that are specifically tailored to fit student and client needs.

Learning Objectives: Upon satisfactory completion, participants will:

- Lead a team through the DMAIC process and train team members on the methods, tools, and techniques throughout a process improvement project.
- Apply facilitation techniques to effectively manage a cross-functional team, including team roles and responsibilities, meeting content and discussions, and potential conflicts.
- Utilize advanced statistical tools to analyze data including Normal Theory application, data transformation, control charts, hypothesis testing, adn regression analysis.
- Leverage Lean tools to increase value-added time in critical work processes and reduce waste.

Training Materials: Meliora will provide one electronic training manual per week for each student that includes detailed information on topics covered, plus exercise manuals with details for conducting Minitab analysis and templates for key faciliation tools.