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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Sun, 2011-05-22 23:51 | by admin
Become an expert, professional problem-solver
What you will learn
How you will learn
Overview
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt training develops students into expert-level problem solvers—giving them the hard skills they need to lead successful improvement teams and achieve strategic objectives in any function or department of any organization.
In contrast to less rigorous courses offered by others, this BMGI course prepares future black belts to solve a wide variety of difficult problems across a wide spectrum of industries (transactional, service, manufacturing, healthcare)—drawing on both quantitative and qualitative methods from the complementary domains of Lean and Six Sigma.
Black Belt certification has enabled me to deliver significant productivity and quality benefits to the business. I now manage 12 major projects, and have become recognized as a source of knowledge and support. Black Belt training also definitely assisted me in in obtaining a global process excellence leadership role.
Bruce Meuli - Black Belt, UBS Bank
LSS black belts are professional problem solvers. As such, they provide mentoring to green belts and others who need to improve or optimize performance. With this in mind, BMGI instructors take great care to transfer all the necessary skills that future black belts will need to become great leaders and mentors and, in some cases, fill management positions.
Another differentiating aspect of this course is the inclusion of creative-thinking modules that can be used within the structure of DMAIC when out-of-the-box solutions are needed. These creative techniques can dislodge a team’s thinking when members are mired in their own assumptions and familiarity with their processes.
Finally, this course has a practical and applied focus. Black belt candidates receive formal certification from BMGI when they successfully pass exams and complete a project in their workplace that removes sources of substandard quality, streamlines and optimizes processes , reduces defects or otherwise significantly contributes to cost-reduction or revenue targets.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply such Lean concepts as 5S, waste reduction, process mapping, value stream mapping and mistake proofing.
- Define, scope and execute DMAIC projects and Kaizen events.
- Apply the DMAIC methodology to business issues and transition projects from phase to phase.
- Apply basic and more advanced statistical analyses to determine the relationship between key inputs and process outputs.
- Effectively manage team dynamics and understand how to work with multiple levels of leadership to remove barriers and achieve project success.
- Close projects and hand over control to process owners.
- Present projects to instructors, peers and managers.
Course at a glance
Prerequisites
Classroom:
- Basic statistical knowledge preferred but not required
- Recommended reading
Course Length
Classroom:
US: 5 weeks (1 full week each month for 5 months)
EU: 4 weeks
180 hours of instruction
Online:
1 year to complete course at own pace
180 hours of instruction
Credits
Cost
Classroom:
R48 300.00 Excl VAT
R48 300.00 Excl VAT
Appropriate for
- Anyone desiring the skills of a Lean Six Sigma black belt
- Those who seek to become professional problem solvers
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Classroom
The classroom version of LSS Black Belt transfers needed knowledge and skills to students via interactive lecture, group exercises, process and tool simulations, individual exercises and the application of learning to a real improvement project in the workplace.
In the classroom, BMGI expert instructors are interesting and engaging, transferring knowledge from their extensive industry experience and thorough set of course content. Instructors also vigorously challenge students to stretch themselves, and support them in this regard, so they can extract the most value from the experience.
The duration of this course is purposefully spread out over a five-month time frame because the scope and depth of learning is extensive. Also, this gives future black belts the time they need to achieve certification by finishing all assignments, passing comprehensive exams and completing a successful improvement project.
Course length:
US: 5 weeks (1 full week each month for 5 months) EU: 4 weeks 180 hours of instruction
Classroom Cost:
R48,300 Exc VAT
Classroom Agenda