Professional Workshops: Curriculum

Yellow Belt

One-day workshop

Six Sigma basics
Lean basics
Lean Six Sigma—a combined methodology
DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) methodology
Tools of Lean Six Sigma
Important measures
Recovery when problems occur
Working on a Lean Six Sigma team

Green Belt (In-Person and Online)

In-Person: Five-day workshop (with exam on day five)
Online: Ten half-day sessions (2 sessions per week for 5 weeks)

Lean Six Sigma—process, calculations, and definitions
The DMAIC methodology with case studies
Value stream mapping
Statistical process control (SPC)
SPC lab
Introduction to statistical thinking
Probability & probability distributions
Confidence—hypothesis and confidence testing
ANOVA & introduction to full factorial design of experiments (DOEs)
Lean concepts
Elective (one): FMEA, DFMA, Lean Six Sigma in services, etc.

Download a detailed curriculum (PDF). Note that this curriculum is specific to the online Green Belt workshop, but the in-person workshop covers the same topics in the same order.

Black Belt (In-Person and Online)

In-Person: Nine-day workshop (with exam on day nine)
Online: 20 half-day sessions (2 sessions per week for 10 weeks)

Practical applications of DMAIC and other Lean Six Sigma tools
Failure modes & effects analysis (FMEA) & failure analysis (FA)
Teamwork: brainstorming tools & effective feedback
Intermediate statistics, sample confidence and trial size
Technical estimating
Cost estimating
Teamwork: efficient meetings
Probability inferences
Statistical process control for non-normal distributions
Advanced Lean
Optimization techniques
Scheduling and sequencing
Concurrent engineering & mistake proofing
Tear-down analysis
Intermediate DOEs—screening and other reduced size designs
Planning and executing a Black Belt Project, case studies

Download a detailed curriculum (PDF). Note that this curriculum is specific to the online Black Belt workshop, but the in-person workshop covers the same topics in the same order.