Courses: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course

You will learn to use DMAIC to solve complex problems and lead improvement projects with cross-functional teams.

You will learn to use data analysis and visualization for process improvement and product development.

The course is a 4-day classroom course.

Learning Objectives:

1. Use the DMAIC method to solve complex problems and lead larger improvement projects involving multiple departments.
2. Utilize data analysis and visualization for process improvement and product development.
3. Make fact-based decisions based on statistics and data analysis.
4. Strengthen your leadership skills to drive improvement efforts within the company.
5. Develop skills to successfully implement change.
6. Coach Green Belt and project team participants.

Target Audience:

This course is suitable for those who lead improvement programs, have operational or quality responsibility, work with process and product development, lead complex improvement projects involving multiple departments, and others who are focused on maintaining a holistic approach to improvement work.

Course Content:

The course follows the DMAIC structure:

Define:

• Identify and define process- or product-related problems to be improved.
• Set specific, measurable goals for improvement.

Measure:

• Collect and analyze data to understand the current situation (use of descriptive statistics, histograms & control charts).
• Evaluate process performance with capability analysis and determine how to improve it.
• Use control charts for variation analysis to understand and quantify sources of variation.
• Evaluate measurement systems to ensure accurate measurements (repeatability, reproducibility, stability, sensitivity, and capability).

Analyze:

• Prove root causes with graphical analyses:
  • Pareto
  • Box plot
  • Scatter plot
  • Correlation and regression
  • Hypothesis testing

Improve:

• Use Design of Experiments (DOE) to identify optimal process settings.
• Apply DOE in product development.
• Implement improvements.

Control:

• Maintain improvements using control charts and continuous monitoring.
• Implement control plans to ensure that improvements are sustained.

Tools & Methods:

• Brainwriting
• Voice of the Customer (VOC)
• Requirement Trees
• Defining KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Operational Definition
• Strategic Goal Deployment
• Process Walk / "Go to Gemba"
• Problem Statement
• Specific Goals
• Project Selection
• Project Charter
• Communication Plan
• Context Diagram
• High-Level Process Map (SIPOC)
• Process Variable Mapping
• Value Stream Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Descriptive Statistics
• Histogram
• Normal Distribution and Other Distributions
• Pareto Chart
• Boxplot
• SPC & Control Charts
• Capability Analysis
• Variation Analysis
• Measurement System Evaluation
• Scatterplot, Correlation, and Regression
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Hypothesis Testing
• Prioritization Matrix

Some of the methods and tools are described at an introductory level, while others are covered in depth.

Instructor:

The course instructor Sissel Pedersen Lundeby is an IASSC (International Association for Six Sigma Certification) accredited instructor (the only one in Norway as of August 2024):

"This accreditation publicly reflects that you have met the standards established by IASSC such that those who participate in a training program led by you can expect to receive an acceptable level of knowledge transfer consistent with the Lean Six Sigma belt Bodies of Knowledge as established by IASSC." 

Sissel holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from NTNU and has more than 19 years of experience in production and environmental technology. Her Lean Six Sigma training began in 2002, at an American company, where she became Black Belt certified in 2004. In 2017, she was also Black Belt certified through IASSC.

Sissel has extensive experience in using Lean Six Sigma for improvements and focuses on achieving measurable results. The courses use practical, recognizable examples and present Lean Six Sigma in a simple and understandable way.

Feedback:

"Inspiring, professionally skilled, makes a theoretical subject accessible to everyone."

Espen Fjeld, Commercial Director at Berendsen

"I was very impressed with Sissel's Lean Six Sigma knowledge. She makes it easy to identify improvements and achieve results."

Daryl Powell, Lean Manager, Kongsberg Maritime Subsea

Diploma and Certification:

Diploma: To receive a diploma for successful completion, you must have attended at least 3 out of 4 course days.

Certification: To become certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, the following requirements must be met:

• Attendance at a minimum of 3 out of the 4 course days.
• Completion of a Green Belt course with a certificate of completion.
• Completion of a Six Sigma improvement project within 12 months after the course ends.
• Participation in mandatory coaching throughout the Black Belt project.

Mandatory coaching ensures that your project is executed in line with best practices and the Lean Six Sigma methodology. Through six 1-hour sessions with a senior consultant, you will receive support and guidance to:

• Select a project that is realistic and value-adding.
• Execute each phase of the project according to best practices.
• Gain confidence and competence in using Lean Six Sigma tools through practical application.

The coaching sessions include:

• 1 hour for project selection.
• 1 hour for review after each DMAIC phase.

It is sufficient to have a Green Belt certificate of completion. Participants do not need to complete both a Green Belt project and a Black Belt project to become Black Belt certified. The focus is on the successful completion and approval of the Black Belt project.

Coaching fee: 19,950 NOK (includes six 1-hour sessions and project approval). This is an investment in your success, and our experience shows that participants who receive coaching achieve better results and execute their projects more effectively.

Directions

Courses are usually held in Oslo; see the specific course for location details.

Corporate courses can be arranged upon request, and the location is determined in consultation with the customer.

Prerequisites

Green belt training is a requirement. 

Duration

4 days

Credits

None

Submission

To become certified Black Belt you need to conduct an approved improvement project within 12 months after the course end.

The project is considered approved if the project owner has approved the project and Aksena has approved the approach, tool usage and documentation.

By agreement, projects other than Six Sigma projects can also be approved.

To become Black Belt certified, you must have completed the Green Belt course.

Target audience

For leaders and professionals driving the work to improve the organization's performance.