Foundation in Lean Six Sigma – Yellow Belt Certification

Learning Objective

  • Develop a clear comprehension of what Lean Six Sigma is, its history, and its significance in process improvement.

  • Understand the importance of change management in the context of process improvement and how to effectively manage change within an organization.

  • Gain an understanding of Lean principles, including waste reduction, value stream mapping, and the pursuit of process flow efficiency.

  • Understand the importance of change management in the context of process improvement and how to effectively manage change within an organization.

Who should attend:

Staff and management looking to gain foundational understanding of process improvement concepts and play a supportive role in Lean Six Sigma projects . A Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma is an entry-level role that combines the principles of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.

Certification Requirement:

This course requires participants to:

  1. fully participate in the training program c 8

  2. To pass the online exam
  3. Complete a simple practical assignment at the workplace.

Yellow Belt – Lean Six Sigma Curriculum

Detailed Curriculum originally developed by the Council for Six Sigma Certification has been adapted with local case studies and assignment to increase adoption and on the job training.

Data, Processes, system, tasks, and Decisions
Defining 6σ
Common six sigma principles
Challenges of six sigma

Development of Statistical Process Control
Continuous Improvement: Toyota, Lean,
Motorola focus on Defects
ABB Alied, Signal and General Electric
Conitnued Growth of Six Sigma
Applying Six Sigma Knowledge

Lean Methodology
Total Quality Management
Business Process Re-engineering
Rummler- Brache
Scrum
The Customer Experience Management Method (CEM)
Jumpstart
Toyota Kata
When to use Six Sigma
The Lean Principles
The Eight Lean Wastes
Other forms of Waste
Two types of Muda
5S
Just-in-Time Manufacturing (Service)
Standard Deviation
The Pareto Principles
Voice of the Customer
Basic Metrics

Problem function: Y= f(x)
The 5 Whys
Creating a Problem Statement

What is a process
Major Process Components
Process Owners
Data
Defining Process Component:The SIPOC
Tips for a SIPOC Brainstorming Session
Sample SIPOC Diagram

Critical to Quality Characteristics
The COQ, CoPQ
Quality is critical to Success.

Jungling right amount of projects
Enterprise level selection process
See for yourself ( Go to the Gemba)

Building Six Sigma Team
Timelines, Scheduling & Milestones
Budgets

DMAIC Vs DMADV
Define
Measure
Analyze
Improve/ Design
Control /Verify
Design/ Verify

Identify and prepare plan to eliminate inefficiencies with your work/department.

Online

Yellow Belt Course Outline

Detailed Curriculum originally developed by the Council for Six Sigma Certification has been adapted with local case studies and assignments to increase adoption and on the job training.