Six Sigma Green Belt Programme

Overview

The 5 day Green Belt Core Skills Program provides participants with an overview of Six Sigma as well as key concepts associated with effective project teams. Green Belts receive a subset of the more comprehensive Black Belt curriculum.

Green Belts learn:

• a structured problem-solving methodology for addressing business improvement projects,
• intermediate-level quality tools within that methodology, and
• how to generate bottom-line financial results.

The program focuses on the DMAIC model* for process improvement and the relevant intermediate-level statistical and graphical tools within that model.

Topics Covered

Day 1
Define Phase

• Identify, prioritize, and select the improvement opportunity
• Develop project team charters
• Build an effective team
• Identify customers and customer requirements
• Define and map process to be improved

Day 2 and 3
Measure Performance

• Determine what to measure
• Manage measurement
• Understand variation
• Evaluate the measurement system
• Determine process performance

Day 3 and 4
Analyse Opportunity

• Identify potential root causes
• Implement comparative methods
• Conduct sources of variation studies
• Conduct correlation analysis

Day 5
Improve Performance

• Generate solutions
• Rank and select best solution
• Communicate solution
• Implement the final solution

Control Performance

• Develop a control plan
• Implement monitoring system
• Review and evaluate the results of changes
• Document process changes
• Close the project

Green Belt Certification - We offer the option of formal Motorola University Green Belt Certification. Certification requires that Green Belt candidates complete training, pass an online examination, and successfully complete one improvement project using an appropriate methodology and key tools in all phases.  NB:  An administrative fee for certification applies.

Software - Participants need to bring a laptop computer preloaded with Microsoft Excel (Windows 97 or higher). They will receive Excel add-ins for additional statistical functionality.

Who should attend

Anyone interested in learning the basic problem solving and statistical skills needed to work effectively as a team leader or as a member of an improvement team. Green Belts who are groomed in the Six Sigma methodology help cascade Six Sigma approaches and techniques throughout your organization. They are employees at all levels who serve as high-performing team members on Black Belt project teams — or as leaders on projects that do not require the Black Belt level of analytical rigor.