As a Six Sigma Black Belt, you will be the leader in charge of carrying out the process improvement projects. Your knowledge of all aspects of the company, the industry, and Six Sigma put together is what makes the Six Sigma Black Belt so invaluable. As a Black Belt, you can answer all questions from all angles in any given situation.

This could be you, and here is how!

Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification Webinar

Live Instructor Led Training 

• Prerequisite for this Webinar is enrollment in the Green Belt Training and Certification Webinar or an accepted Green Belt certification.
• The Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification Webinar:
• Led by Master Black Belt instructors with real-world experience and extensive project knowledge.
• Minitab software (the global software standard for Six Sigma analysis) is taught during the class, which provides a practical approach to applying statistical analysis in real-world situations.
• Master Black Belt support and project consultation during each week of class.

Week 1 Six Sigma Black Belt Webinar Training Topics

Week 1 & 2 Review Project

Multiple Regression

Advanced Multi-Vari

Attribute Measurements

Attribute Measurement Systems

Sample Size Calculations

Six Sigma for Service

Managing Change

Introduction to DOE

Full Factorial Experiments

Full Factorial Simulations

Fractional Factorials Designs

DOE Sample Size Selection

In class DOE Project

Project Planning & Deliverables

Project Reviews Measurement

Week 2 Six Sigma Black Belt Webinar Training Topics

Design of Experiments Review

Blocking in Experiments

General Factorial Experiments

Residual Analysis

Non-Normal Data – Transformations

Sequential Experimentation

Response Optimization Designs

Multiple Response Optimization

Transactional Improvements

This is a partial list…

This is the most comprehensive and thorough online course around. For more information of this or other online courses and services please visit 6sigma.com. 

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Our Black Belt online training allows you to complete modules at your pace, with one year to complete the material. One of our Master Black Belts provides a recorded lecture that accompanies a slide show presentation that includes the history, philosophies, techniques and tools of Lean and Six Sigma. Our program is designed for adult learners and uses  common language for a thorough understanding by those in attendance.

Unlike other online programs available, you have the ability to add project certification. This requires the completion of a live project and includes mentoring from one of our certified Master Black Belts with real world experience. Upon successful completion of the training and your required project, you will receive an internationally recognized Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

We have two versions to choose from…

$995 for the SigmaXL version, which focuses on the methodology of Six Sigma at the Black Belt level

$1495 for the Minitab software version, which teaches the methodology of Six Sigma, as well as the global standard statistical software used for project analysis.

You may add project certification for an additional $500, so you can receive an internationally recognized Black Belt certification which signifies that you are qualified to lead a team on Black Belt level projects.

The choice is yours, so don’t waste another minute! Register and be part of the solution to bring back our economy. For more information on our Six Sigma Online Training and services, please visit 6sigma.com. 

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What Does Lean Focus On?

Lean focuses on reducing the eight types of waste (Muda).  Defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, waste from transportation, inventory waste, waste from motion, unnecessary processing. Additionally, Lean principles aim to reduce waste by identifying and eliminating it. Lean also improves production by maximizing flow and identifying non-value-adding steps you should remove. Anything that does not add value for the customer is a potential threat to production. As such, Lean uses a holistic approach that aims to build a culture of continuous improvement and in-depth analysis.

Lean Principles, Tools, and Techniques

• PDCA. Standing for Plan, Do, Check, Act, PDCA is a rapid cycle-based strategy used to drive process improvement.

• 5S is a 5-step method for creating and maintaining an intuitive and efficient workplace. The 5 Ss stand for Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.

• 8 Types of Waste. Lean aims to eliminate the eight waste types: defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, waste from transportation, inventory waste, waste from motion, and unnecessary

• Value Stream Maps. VSMs are a visual method for displaying the key process steps in production.

• Flow is the unhindered movement of a process.

• Pull describes how customer demand is used to dictate process flow, i.e. what the customer wants, or might want, determines what a company produces.

What does Six Sigma Focus On?

Six Sigma and Lean share many similarities. As such, they complement each other very well. However, Six Sigma focuses primarily on reducing variation, just one of the seven types of waste Lean tackles. Six Sigma is used to complete improvement projects, aimed at solving process issues. It is also highly data-oriented, involving validation of hypotheses using statistics. Six Sigma knowledge is classified using a belt-based hierarchy styled on martial arts (Yellow, Green, Black, and Master Black Belt). The higher the belt, the more adept you are at using Six Sigma. Furthermore, one of Six Sigma’s primary tools is a 5-step method with which to complete improvement projects.

Six Sigma Ideas, Tools, and Techniques

• DMAIC. This 5-step method uses the following steps, Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control to improve production processes. Furthermore, DMAIC also allows you to identify the problem and develop creative solutions through deep analysis.

• Project Charter. Six Sigma uses a single-page document to outline the process issue, project goal, scope, and a timeline. Moreover, the charter forms an essential framework for the trajectory of an improvement project.

• Pareto Chart. Pareto Charts display information about potential causes of process issues in a cascading bar chart format. Additionally, you should also organize problems from largest to smallest.

• Hypothesis Testing. Hypothesis Testing is a way of providing statistical precision to root causes of process problems, so you can make the best decisions.

• Design of Experiments. Methods of controlled testing, with which to assess how efficient processes are. DoE also allows you to select the best conditions, materials, and methods for each.

• Statistical Process Control. SPC enables you to monitor your processes, ensuring they consistently satisfy customer demand.

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Six Sigma Black Belt Curriculum

Our Six Sigma Black Belt course is a direct continuation of our Green Belt course. On top of the Green Belt’s requisite two weeks, an additional 3^rd and 4^th weeks focus on Black Belt training. Furthermore, our Black Belt curriculum is based on the DMAIC structure, focussing on Analyze, Improve, and Control:

Design

The first stage of DMAIC involves setting project goals and customer deliverables. Additionally, project planning and deliverables are other essential components of Six Sigma, for which your MBB course leader will provide review and support.

1. Project Management. Black Belts are leaders and should know how to deploy changes smoothly. Moreover, all our course leaders are certified Master Black Belts with a wealth of real-world project experience to impart. Our MBBs also provide support and consultation each week.
2. Charter a Project Team. When chartering a project team, Black Belts need to ensure all team members have value to add. If not, that would go against Six Sigma! Similarly, when drawing up your project charter, we can provide useful all-purpose models, alongside with basic project examples.

Measure

1. The second stage of DMAIC requires you to measure your processes to quantify the problem and determine performance.
2.  Process Mapping. Black Belts should be able to draw a clear picture of how business processes function and are interconnected. SixSigmaUS will also provide you with useful templates and data files to aid your project work.
3. Calculate business sigma level. Learning to define and measure opportunities, defects, and to calculate yield, in training will help Black Belts in practice.

Analyze

The third stage of DMAIC involves analysis of the root causes of variation, as well as how to prevent the same changes from returning.

1. Define performance goals. Establishing performance goals will allow Black Belts to pitch the necessity of a Six Sigma project to company executives. Furthermore, it will enable you to manage deployment effectively.
2. Identify root causes of problems. Black Belts should be trained in Root Cause Analysis to identify production issues. RCA will also allow you to develop innovative solutions to specific issues.

Improve

The fourth stage of DMAIC is where process improvement eliminates defect.

1. Design of Experiments. With a working knowledge of Design of Experiments, Black Belts can then find cause-and-effect relationships between process factors and outputs. We will also provide you with a reference manual for DoE, and a trial version of the Design Experiment program. Furthermore, additional instruction in Six Sigma software like Minitab software will be provided, with MINITAB macros to help simplify your work and improve graphics quality.
2. Developing and Implementing solutions. It’s one thing to theorize a creative solution, but another to implement it successfully. Moreover, if Black Belts don’t understand the mechanics of change deployment, then your project will not progress.

Control

The fifth and final stage of DMAIC seeks to regulate performance and drive future successes. At the end of the course, once your project undergoes certification review, you will receive your certificate.

1. Developing process standards and procedures. Processes should also be standardized to ensure variation does not occur.
2. Developing a transfer plan. Black Belts handle Six Sigma implementation while also working with their clients. But it’s up to Black Belts to hand over responsibility when the time comes.

Additional Black Belt Curriculum Contents: Week 3 

Additional Black Belt Curriculum Contents: Week 4

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