e-Black Belt Curriculum

Define

  • Introduction to Lean Six Sigma
  • Introduction to Lean
  • Five Principles of Lean
  • Project Scoping
  • High Level Process Maps
  • Six Sigma Metrics
  • Project Definition
  • Creating Pareto Charts
  • Preparing to Manage Change
  • Introduction to Minitab
  • Introduction to Statistics
  • Building Teams
  • Six Sigma Roles and Phases
  • Six Sigma Literally Speaking

Measure

  • Leading and Communicating Change
  • Creating Awareness
  • Creating a Shared Need
  • Data Collection
  • Attribute Measurement Systems
  • Variable Measurement Systems
  • Process & Value Stream Mapping
  • The Eight Types of Waste
  • Capability Analysis
  • Common Probability Distributions – Normal Distributions
  • Common Probability Distributions – Continuous Distributions
  • Common Probability Distributions – Discrete Distributions
  • Process Analysis Tools

Analyze

  • Shaping a Vision/Mission
  • Building Commitment
  • Fishbone Diagrams
  • Building a C&E Matrix
  • Building a FMEA
  • 5S
  • Flow
  • Spaghetti Diagrams
  • Understanding Graphs
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Simple Linear Regression & Correlation
  • Basic Tests of Hypothesis
  • Sample Size for Estimation
  • Sample Size for Hypothesis Testing
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Contingency Tables & Chi-Square
  • Central Limit Theorem

Improve

  • Keeping Change Momentum
  • Brainstorming Techniques
  • Mistake Proofing
  • Pull
  • Evaluating Solution Ideas
  • Creating a Pilot Plan
  • Generating Solution Ideas
  • Introduction to Innovation
  • Provocation and Movement

Control

  • Making Change Last
  • Building a Control Plan
  • Control Methods
  • Introduction to SPC
  • Constructing Control Charts
  • Plan-Do-Act-Study (PDCA)
  • Project Closure