Lean Six Sigma Black Belt eLearning (Exam Included)

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt eLearning (Exam Included)

Learn how to enhance manufacturing quality and business processes.

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) certification is the most exclusive qualification for the Lean Six Sigma quality management methodology. It is the final stage of the Masters programme that will place you as an expert in implementing Lean, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control (DMAIC) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

COURSE OVERVIEW

Lean Six Sigma has emerged as a popular business management strategy applied to projects globally, focusing on maximising business potential through making changes to costing, customer satisfaction and objectives. This certification is designed to help you master the combined concepts of lean and Six Sigma methodologies and demonstrate your ability to improve product quality and drive increased profits to your organisation.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• Course and material are in English
• Intermediate - Advanced for professionals
• 180 days access to the eLearning platform anytime (self-paced). Mobile app included
• 8 hours total video content (71 lessons)
• 40 hours study time recommendation
• 75 useful study guides. Include exercises with instant online correction
• Two official exam simulation test
• Exam voucher included (valid for 1 year). Online exam scheduled anytime
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification upon course completion

Learn how to improve manufacturing quality and business processes.

Improvement work is often one of the most profitable investments a company can make, and in the longer term a condition for survival. Concepts and methodology that create understanding and guide employees to the right facts and basis for decisions are an important part of success. Six Sigma is a methodology that aims to both increase customer satisfaction and at the same time improve internal efficiency. The cornerstone of the methodology is to reduce quality deficiency costs through fact-based decisions, create lasting changes and measurable results.

The training will equip you with advanced skills in project management, problem orientation, mapping, statistical and qualitative analysis, as well as change management where, after completing the training, you are expected to be driving and take a leading role in the improvement work at your company. The training requires previously certified competence in Six Sigma corresponding to Green Belt level.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Advance knowledge within Six Sigma, as well as insights into what is required to drive complex changes that affect entire organizations
• Teach students in both quantitative and qualitative methods from the complementary areas of Lean and Six Sigma.
• Participants will be able to link Six Sigma and Lean concepts to the company's overall mission and objectives, as well as apply the concepts to business problems and transition projects from phase to phase.
• The participants will develop superior problem-solving skills that can be immediately applied in real-world projects.
• Participants will be able to apply Lean concepts such as 5S, waste reduction, process mapping, value stream mapping, error-proofing, etc., in their workplace. They will be able to define, present, and manage improvement projects
• how to analytically determine the underlying causes of problems and arrive at effective measures that lead to significant improvements in the goods, services and processes that occur in the business.

Who should enroll in this program?

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification is primarily for professionals who are aiming to take on leadership roles in process improvement projects and drive organizational change. It is designed for individuals who are committed to improving processes, reducing waste, and enhancing quality through advanced Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

• Process quality engineer
• Manufacturing engineer
• Continuous improvement specialist
• Quality excellence manager
• Operations excellence manager
• Business manager excellence
• Lean Six Sigma project lead

Prerequisites:

Candidates must have a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification before pursuing Black Belt and apply for the exam. The Green Belt certification covers intermediate-level Lean Six Sigma concepts, tools, and techniques, and provides a deeper understanding of process improvement, which is essential for tackling the more advanced topics in the Black Belt program.

Exam Format:

• Multiple choice
• 100 questions per exam
• One mark awarded for each correct answer
• No negative marks for wrong answers
• 120 minutes duration
• Proctored online exam

Course Content

Introduction to Six Sigma

• A brief history of quality
• What is quality (definitions) and service or product
• Quality gurus and their contributions to quality
• Company-wide overview
• Leadership
• Six Sigma roles and responsibilities
• Team formation
• Team facilitation
• Group dynamics
• Time management for teams
• Tools for group-based decision making
• Management and planning tools
• Evaluation of team performance and rewards
• Overview of DMAIC

Six Sigma methodology - Define

• Key stakeholders
• Impact on stakeholders
• Crucial for the requirements
• Benchmarking
• Business performance metrics
• Financial measures
• YOU
• Customer satisfaction levels
• Customer needs of Juran
• Market research
• Downstream
• QFD
• Performance measures
• Project Charter
• Charter negotiation
• Project plan and baselines
• Project monitoring

Six Sigma methodology - Measure

• Processors, process characteristics, process flow metrics, input and output
• Process maps and flowcharts
• SIPOC
• Data Type & Scale
• Data collection
• Selection strategies
• Fishbone diagram
• Relationship matrices or priority matrices
• Basic statistics
• Analytical statistics
• Measurement Uncertainty R & R
• Process capability analysis

Six Sigma methodology - Analyze

• Correlation and regression analysis
• Hypothesis testing
• FMEA
• Gap analysis
• The five whys

Pareto chart Tree diagram Non-value adding activities The cost of poor quality (COPQ) Six Sigma methodology - Improve DOE Fail-safe 5S Kanban Standard operations Operator work instructions Bicycle time reduction Continuous flow manufacturing SMED Kaizen and Kaizen Blitz Theory of Constraints (TOC) Risk analysis Six Sigma methodology - Control Statistical process control Other control tools Maintain controls Maintain improvements Other course materials DFSS More about Lean Case Study 1 Case Study 2 TESTIMONIALS/ REVIEWS "Good eLearning course. Making something rather difficult, much easier. Practical and very useful."  Veronica Augustsson "Good and efficient :) online training course.  I liked the practical examples and  exercises. Perfect to able to apply to my work and pass my exam." Thomas Qvistgaard