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As far as approaches management can take to improve performance and guarantee quality go, Six Sigma can be considered to be a huge success. Many professionals across various industries, from manufacturing to hospitality to marketing, are getting Six Sigma certified. And an increasing number of organizations are sponsoring their employees to get the certification.

What is a Six Sigma Certification?

A Six Sigma certification is a professional certificate that shows that you have grasped the concepts of Six Sigma at some level. The levels in Six Sigma are known as Belts. These classify professionals into the following categories:

• White Belt: This is the basic level of Six Sigma understanding. White Belts are given a general overview of Six Sigma tools and techniques. Their job is to assist Six Sigma project teams in coming up with solutions to a problem during brainstorming sessions.
• Yellow Belt: A Six Sigma Yellow Belt has foundational knowledge of Six Sigma concepts. Yellow Belts are part of the Six Sigma project team, usually working in a limited capacity – as part-timers. They cannot work on a project without the supervision of a Green or Black Belt.
• Green Belt: A Green Belt is a Six Sigma professional who has understood the advanced concepts of the methodology, such as DMAIC. They can be leaders of a team if the improvement project is not complex. If it is, they will be part of the team and work under the supervision of a Black Belt.
• Black Belt: A Six Sigma Black Belt has advanced proficiency in implementing Six Sigma. On top of that, they can explain concepts and techniques to others and often serve as coaches to Green Belts. They also have a demonstrable capacity to take on leadership roles and drive projects to success.
• Master Black Belt: This is the highest Belt in Six Sigma. A Black Belt is someone who has worked on the strategic deployment of multiple Six Sigma projects (even complex ones). They are responsible for the development and promotion of Six Sigma curriculums within the organization. Also, they teach Six Sigma to all the other Belts.

Benefits of Getting a Six Sigma Certification

It takes time and money to become Six Sigma certified. Many people often wonder why they should do it. Here are a few reasons why a Six Sigma certification is important:

• Improve performance: When trained in Six Sigma, you will be able to identify the root causes of problems and eliminate them so they never happen again. You will also be able to identify the organization’s main KPIs and metrics, as well as measure and improve them. This is because the tools and techniques you’ll learn will allow you to gain and understand valuable business insights from analyzing the KPIs and metrics and use those insights to make data-driven decisions.
• Leadership roles: During Six Sigma training, you will learn core managerial competencies that will allow you to undertake leadership roles.
• Job satisfaction: A Six Sigma certification offers a self-esteem boost. The training prepares you to think of out-the-box solutions that improve your organization’s efficiency. This means you will experience greater job satisfaction knowing that your contributions are making a huge difference.
• Customer satisfaction and loyalty: With a Six Sigma certification, you can help your organization improve its customer experience. This means customers will be more satisfied and can even become loyalists.
• Best candidate: If you have worked on improvement projects that have helped organizations reduce costs, improve customer satisfaction and increase their bottom lines, you will become more hireable.
• Better salary: Six Sigma certifications allow you to demand better salaries from employers. On average, certified Six Sigma experts are making upwards of $100,000 a year.

Conclusion

By getting a Six Sigma certification, you are ready to apply its tools and techniques to benefit your organization. This is the case no matter the Belt you aim for. Furthermore, you are ensuring that you propel your career forward by possessing skills and knowledge that your peers don’t have. 

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Six Sigma follows a certification process that is not too different from what you’ll find in many traditional martial arts. Learning Six Sigma involves climbing through a ladder of progressively more challenging levels, each one awarding a belt of a certain color. And while you’ll gain a deeper and deeper understanding with each new belt color, it’s actually not advisable for everyone in a leadership position to be striving towards a black belt as their momentary goal.

The thing is, there are different levels of leadership within any organization, and Six Sigma actually recognizes that to a large extent in its belt colors. Thus, a black belt would be capable of handling large-scale projects that involve lots of complicated steps, while someone with a lower-level belt will be better suited for smaller roles.

Looking at the Bigger Picture

That doesn’t mean that a yellow belt is objectively worse than a black belt, however. Sometimes, a position requires a person with a very specific overview of the way things work at a lower level within the organization. These skills can stagnate a bit if you don’t practice them, which is usually what ends up happening as you keep climbing the Six Sigma ladder.

Thus, someone who’s used to handling black belt projects might find themselves a little out of their element if they’re tasked with optimizing the way the company works on some intermediate level. And while it’s pretty much guaranteed that the leader will brush up on the necessary skills quickly enough to get the hang of their job in a reasonable time, it’s questionable whether this is an appropriate utilization of the skills of a Six Sigma Black Belt.

If you’re currently climbing that long, difficult ladder, you shouldn’t constantly compare yourself against professionals with multiple years of Six Sigma black belt experience. Everyone has to start somewhere, and the important thing is that you’re climbing.

Fit for the Job?

And on the other hand, depending on the size and complexity of your organization, a black belt may not even be the most appropriate level for you specifically. It might be better to focus on managing the company with a different set of skills as it grows, while still keeping your aim on improving your profile and eventually climbing up to a Six Sigma black belt in the future.

A great thing about Six Sigma is that you ultimately decide your progression rate, and if you don’t feel comfortable moving up above your current level yet, you can safely keep practicing and improving your currently necessary skills. This will actually help you out in the future once you decide to go for a more advanced belt level, as it will give you a solid foundation of knowledge for learning the skills necessary going forward.

In addition to that, staying at a certain level for longer will also make you a more valuable asset for teaching new leaders in the future. The more familiar you are with your current belt and the way to properly utilize it, the faster you’ll be able to transfer those skills to someone new who’s just reached that level and is looking for a good mentor.

There are many benefits to taking things slowly when learning Six Sigma, and even though every leader should ultimately be striving to reach the highest possible level on the progression ladder, it can sometimes be quite beneficial to stay at a lower level for a longer period of time.

Join the Community!

You should also consult other experts who’ve gone through multiple Six Sigma levels in their careers, as they should be able to give you some valuable insights about the way you should be building up your profile, and the kind of research that each level requires. Remember that Six Sigma is a field that’s constantly evolving and there are new developments on a nearly weekly basis, so you can always benefit from someone else’s knowledge and experience.

Conclusion

And of course, don’t forget to give back to the community if you feel like someone around you is struggling with some specific concept of Six Sigma that you consider yourself more knowledgeable about, it’s never a bad idea to try reaching out to help them. In the least, you’ll end up learning something new yourself.

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Six Sigma is gaining more and more popularity and support nowadays, and many people in leadership positions are turning to it as a tool to improve their current capabilities. It’s a long and challenging journey for those who want to climb to the top, but it also comes with many rewards and benefits. Organizations led by people with a deep and thorough understanding of Six Sigma can usually progress faster and in a more stable manner, not to mention being more sustainable in the long run.

Finding the Right Resources

Learning Six Sigma correctly is not as easy as simply getting started and following a predefined path though. The situation is especially challenging nowadays due to the large number of schools that have cropped up, each claiming to have some unique perspective on the way Six Sigma works. It’s important that you follow a good program and know exactly where you want to end up after your journey. Otherwise, you might find yourself running around in circles for a long time before you make any real progress.

Six Sigma is divided into multiple levels, each indicated by a specific belt color. Moving up the hierarchy becomes progressively more difficult with each new belt that you attain, and it’s even more important to follow the right training materials at the higher levels. But for a beginner, the most critical part is that they start on the right path from their very first steps.

Many training facilities will offer you a good deal on your first belt, and it’s a good idea to take them up on those offers, especially if they come with some additional discounts on further training. While you should enter this well-prepared and be ready to invest some money and time into your learning, you should still try to maximize your use of both. After all, proper resource utilization and avoiding waste is one of the fundamental concepts of Six Sigma itself, and you should approach your whole journey with the right attitude from the start.

You should be trying to get your yellow belt as quickly as possible in the beginning. Even though it’s not the lowest level of Six Sigma, it’s where things start to get really interesting for most people, and where you start to apply some more abstract concepts and experiment with deeper ideas. How fast you’ll be able to get to that level depends entirely on you with the way most training organizations work, as there isn’t that much you have to learn to get to that level. You should set aside a few weeks, depending on the institution you’ve chosen to work with.

Keep Moving Forward

Another important thing to remember right from the start is that you should always do your best to avoid stagnation. You must always be trying to make as much progress as possible, even if you currently feel comfortable at the level you’ve reached. Of course, every lean leader should be aiming to maximize their potential and to get even higher in their organization and the lean hierarchy as a whole but it’s also important to spend as much time as you find necessary to gain a deep understanding of your current level.

Don’t forget that there is a huge community surrounding Six Sigma as well, and it’s not a solitary experience. Nobody can get too far learning on their own, and it’s important to take as much knowledge as you can from others around you. Chances are, there is a community about Six Sigma in your area as well, so see if you can connect with those people and share some ideas with them.

Conclusion

Of course, this means that you should also be prepared to share some of your own knowledge back, and to give back to the community. This kind of interaction is one of the main reasons Six Sigma has managed to become so successful in the first place, so you should definitely contribute as well.

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]]> Demand for process improvement methodologies grows every day. Since its inception at Motorola, Six Sigma has risen to the top of the list. As such, employers are scrambling to get their hands on their very own Six Sigma practitioner. Employees are also racing to get their Six Sigma certification, too, so they can satisfy employers’ needs and secure the best jobs. Six Sigma programs are everywhere, but how do decide?

At 6Sigma, our goal is to stand out from the competition. Specifically, the illegitimate practitioners. The only way to protect yourself from these scammers is to shine a light on the Six Sigma training industry. By comparing multiple Six Sigma programs, you can work out the pros and cons. Not to mention finding the best deal on the market. Here are a few ways you can compare our programs to others you’re considering.

 

How to Compare Different Six Sigma Programs

Whether you’re a novice Yellow Belt or an experienced Master Black Belt, Six Sigma training of any kind can create great opportunities. But finding the right training program for you can be a nightmare if you don’t know what to look for. The fact is, there are no clear guidelines on what makes the perfect Six Sigma program, although there are plenty of bad ones. Having no governing body to moderate its practices means fake practitioners can use Six Sigma to clean out your wallets. To avoid this, judge programs against the following factors.

 

Worthwhile Real-World Applications 

Improvement projects play a substantial part in Six Sigma certification. But there’s more to it than just theoretical study and simulated project work. But if your program helps you apply its theoretical content to real-world situations, then you’re onto a winner. With us, Six Sigma isn’t just bland theory. We apply Six Sigma concepts to real-life situations during training to keep our students on their toes.

 

Communication and Delivery

Communication is key in Six Sigma. This goes for training too. We pride ourselves on excellent training delivery and prompt communication, but that’s just us. How are other programs taught? Online study is certainly useful to those with tight schedules. However, class-based study is always more beneficial. You’ll be sure to get more one-to-one contact with instructors and develop a deeper, more comprehensive understanding of Six Sigma.

 

Value Over Price

Value is a key concept in Six Sigma and Lean principles. It’s also one of several subjects you’ll study on your program! Therefore, you shouldn’t be quick to judge a Six Sigma program on price alone. You get what you pay for isn’t always applicable, but higher prices generally equate to higher quality. Assess the contents of the course as well as factors like price. This will help you make the best decision. Remember, your training’s value will surely outweigh its cost. With our Six Sigma programs, you can rest knowing you’ve made the best possible decision.

 

Reviews and Reputability

There’s a reason people tend to prefer Coca Cola over supermarket own-brands. With brand recognition, it’s make or break, and discerning customers almost always go for the safest option. After all, why risk wasting money on what could prove disappointing, when they could have something they know and like? Bad reviews can do permanent damage to a brand’s name, and often for good reason. Pay attention to what other customers have to say. Furthermore, is the program or provider a recognized brand? How long have they been in business? Asking questions like these can provide eye-opening insights. Read our blog and check out our testimonials. You’ll be both pleased and intrigued to learn more.

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]]> https://6sigma.com/21530-2/feed/ 0 https://6sigma.com/21410-2/ https://6sigma.com/21410-2/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:25:03 +0000 https://6sigma.com/?p=21410 How energy efficient is your organization? Learn how you can improve it with Six Sigma. By making some targeted and effective changes, you can dramatically improve your energy efficiency. This is good for the planet, yes, but it’s also good for you and your business. With improved energy efficiency, as with all efficiency improvements, come […]

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]]> How energy efficient is your organization? Learn how you can improve it with Six Sigma. By making some targeted and effective changes, you can dramatically improve your energy efficiency. This is good for the planet, yes, but it’s also good for you and your business. With improved energy efficiency, as with all efficiency improvements, come a great many benefits. Increased savings, improved revenue and cash flow, and greater sustainability are just some of the advantages you will enjoy. Everything from global companies to local businesses can benefit from Six Sigma. Increase your energy and organizational efficiency to drive improvement and set your success in stone.

Drive Energy Efficiency with Six Sigma Projects

When it comes to running a business, electricity is an essential resource. It powers the lights, computers, machinery, and allows production lines to keep running. Some companies produce energy, but all of them use it. As such, it’s important for us to conserve electricity wherever we can. Through error or inefficiency, we often end up wasting vast amounts of power performing everyday actions. Furthermore, big businesses and small have a responsibility to monitor and control their energy usage. Six Sigma projects are a valuable tool if you wish to increase your energy efficiency.

Streamlining Your Processes to Reduce Energy Usage

Without a streamlined organizational system, you are likely to waste energy where it need not be wasted. Poor energy efficiency tends to take on a snowball effect. Once it starts rolling, it will increase with time. Without safeguards in place to monitor your systems and cash flow, you will suffer significant losses through insufficient maintenance. Six Sigma projects can target problems and eliminate them. Using Six Sigma, you can replace inefficiencies with more practical solutions or excise the issue altogether. None-value-adding processes contribute to over-processing waste, which drains power and bloats your energy usage. It also saps your funds, minimizing cash flow.

Creating a Six Sigma Project to Target Energy Efficiency

When creating a Six Sigma project, ensure you have multiple Yellow, Green, and Black Belts on your team. Additional team members such as White or Orange Belts will complement the project, but this powerful trio provides all you need to make effective process changes. When drafting your project charter, ensure your team is fully aware of all the implications. Use techniques like DMAIC to define, measure, analyze, improve and control your energy efficiency problems. It’s always helpful to identify the origins of certain issues. Root Cause Analysis is a critical tool in Six Sigma work as it allows you to locate the underlying source of your process issues.

Where Does Poor Energy Efficiency Come From?

Poor energy efficiency may be the result of many problems, such as faulty machinery, over-processing, or human error. Applying Six Sigma tools to this problem allows you access to a different perspective, which makes correcting your inefficiencies much simpler. Similarly, affinity diagrams will help you identify connections between issues, allowing you to trace one problem back to another. Moreover, Design of Experiments enables you to create effective testing parameters so you can design more energy efficient operations. Energy efficiency is critical to modern business operations. Don’t hold back progress, and don’t hinder your own. Use Six Sigma to make lasting and needed changes for your business and the planet.

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]]> https://6sigma.com/21410-2/feed/ 0 https://6sigma.com/overview-timeline-six-sigma-journey/ https://6sigma.com/overview-timeline-six-sigma-journey/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:26:55 +0000 https://6sigma.com/?p=21396 Before starting on your Six Sigma journey, it’s best to prepare yourself for the road ahead. Employers expect the best of the best when hiring Six Sigma practitioners, so fortify your knowledge from the get-go. In this article, we will provide you with an essential roadmap to your Six Sigma journey and all it entails. […]

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]]> Before starting on your Six Sigma journey, it’s best to prepare yourself for the road ahead. Employers expect the best of the best when hiring Six Sigma practitioners, so fortify your knowledge from the get-go. In this article, we will provide you with an essential roadmap to your Six Sigma journey and all it entails. Learn what belts and skills you will achieve, when, and more!

White Belt

The White Belt is the beginning of your Six Sigma journey. The shallow end of the pool. You study a basic overview of Six Sigma knowledge and teamworking skills here. White Belts will track Six Sigma’s evolution from its earliest beginnings to present day. Key Six Sigma skills like DMAIC and value-stream-mapping provide the foundation for further belt progression.

Yellow Belt

Once you have earned your White Belt, you can take the step up to Yellow. This signifies the inciting moment on your journey. From here, it’s either give up or full steam ahead. While White Belts are foundation level, Yellow Belts are the first rung on the ladder. Equally, you will learn how to utilize basic measuring and analytical tools so you can understand and leverage data. Key problem-solving and process improvement skills allow you to perform novice Six Sigma project work while preparing you for further study.

Orange Belt

Often forgotten about, the Orange Belt is as important as Yellow or Green. Yellow Belts must earn their Orange before they can move up to Green. Highly effective team members, it is here you learn how to hone your leadership and team-building abilities. Orange Belts, like Green, are also potential management material. Furthermore, management strategies like PDCA and the A-3 report, alongside practical project work will allow you to handle a team effectively.

Green Belt

Highly flexible, Green Belts can take on the management responsibilities of a Black Belt, while performing advanced data analysis. Combining all heretofore acquired knowledge from White, Yellow and Orange Belt education, you will put complex Six Sigma concepts into practice. Green Belt study is both comprehensive and intensive. Here, you will take concepts like Lean and Kaizen and incorporate them into your process improvement work. Moreover, Green Belts work alongside Black Belts to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, while aiding your team in identifying and eliminating problems as they occur. You will also implement preventative measures to ensure these same problems do not recur.

Black Belt / Master Black Belt

If you’ve made it this far, you’re a born leader. Black Belts are primarily responsible for coaching and directing Green, Orange, Yellow and White Belts. You will also liaise with Master Black Belts to encourage and support improvement goals at all levels of your Six Sigma journey. Black Belt training is the penultimate stop on your journey. Taking all your prior education, from DMAIC to complex data analysis, you will combine your expertise with advanced team dynamics management. Moreover, you will acquire an extensive range of process improvement techniques like

Black Belt training is the penultimate stop on your journey. Taking all your prior education, from DMAIC to complex data analysis, you will combine your expertise with advanced team dynamics management. Moreover, you will acquire an extensive range of process improvement techniques like design of experiments, process mapping, and root cause analysis. Similarly, with Green Belts to support you, Black Belts learn how to implement Lean and Kaizen to enhance and bolster your Six Sigma work. Furthermore, from here you can progress to Master Black Belt level, in which you further enrich your leadership skills. You will also learn how to design your own Six Sigma curriculums, and implement both classical and advanced Six Sigma metrics.

Furthermore, from here you can progress to Master Black Belt level, in which you further enrich your leadership skills. You will also learn how to design your own Six Sigma curriculums, and implement both classical and advanced Six Sigma metrics.

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]]> Yellow Belts occupy a flexible space in Six Sigma hierarchy where they can act as both workers and assistants to project leaders. At SixSigmaUS, we believe Yellow Belt training is important not just for the knowledge it imparts, but for the valuable experience it delivers. Our two-day course will train Yellow Belts how to use D, M, and A (Define, Measure, Analyze) to identify projects and get them started. Below is an outline of our Yellow Belt curriculum and body of knowledge.

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Curriculum

• Core Yellow Belt Techniques and Ideas 

  Our two-day course introduces process mapping (6-foot view), C&E matrices, effects analysis, failure modes, and fundamental statistics. Likewise, we teach how to comprehend and create SIPOC diagrams, as well as develop graphs. Software like Minitab is an essential tool in Six Sigma, which is why we provide a crash course in how to use it effectively.

• Competitive Strategy

  Six Sigma relies on several important principles to make the most impact on production process improvement.

1. Operational Excellence is a key principle in Yellow Belt curriculums, as it encourages businesses and production lines to operate at optimal levels. Yellow Belt curriculums should teach trainees how to implement OE processes to different types of enterprise. Ideally, OE principles should be taught in a practical and theoretical sense. That way, Yellow Belts will have the best of both worlds when it comes to Six Sigma skills. The practical expertise to make lasting changes towards process improvement, and the theoretical knowledge to back them up.

2. Customer Intimacy is another important principle in Yellow Belt training. On our Yellow Belt curriculum, we teach trainees how to understand value streams within businesses, as well as the many ways in which customer expectation and demand affects production. Yellow Belts should be able to identify areas that require attention, such as those affecting customer satisfaction. 

3. Product and Cost Leadership strategies also form an essential part of Yellow Belt work. Product Leadership pushes companies to produce innovative products and adapt existing services in a creative manner. Cost Leadership is similar in that it pushes a company to take advantage of market share by supplying quality products at competitive prices. Both strategies help to outdo competitors and position a company as leaders in cost and production. Yellow Belts should understand the fundamentals of both if they are to make any significant process changes. 

• Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)

  Additionally, Kaizen is a key mindset for businesses to have. Instead of letting processes fester and accumulate waste over time, employees should be taught to seek out and recognize problems as they occur. Using Yellow Belt knowledge, Six Sigma practitioners need to understand Kaizen and how it can drive lasting process changes. 

• Six Sigma (and Lean)

  Six Sigma and Lean forms the groundwork of all Yellow Belt work. All Yellow Belts should possess a strong grasp of Six Sigma’s fundamental methodologies. Yellow Belts should understand the value, attitudes, and goals of Six Sigma. Our aim is to incorporate more Lean elements into our courses, to help students realize effective improvements in practice. 

• Organizational Culture and Change Management

  Six Sigma demands teamwork, and project management and leadership skills are essential qualities in Yellow Belt training. While Yellow Belts occupy varying positions, they still form part of an important hierarchy which they must understand. In leadership roles, Yellow Belts should also be knowledgeable of Top-Down and Bottom-Up approaches to change management.

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Six Sigma is a complex process improvement methodology developed by Motorola. Due to its complexity, it requires the presence and participation of certified professionals for it to be implemented properly and successfully. Similar to martial […]

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What is Six Sigma?

It is an often asked question, but providing a short, concise answer can be difficult. Here are some key points to help you understand.

Six Sigma is an approach to quality control and improving businesses processes that was developed by Motorola […]

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