Six Sigma Business Black Belt Upgrade
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Six Sigma Business Black Belt Upgrade

Programme Overview
For accredited Green Belts, this programme provides a fast-track upgrade path to achieve Black Belt status. The condensed 5-day programme focuses on the advanced DMAIC tools that are required for more complex projects, and also introduces Lean techniques such as Value Stream Mapping. Experienced Six Sigma trainers will deliver five days of training that is structured to be interactive and participative with practical exercises to further develop the Six Sigma skillset.

Programme Format
Covering the recognised DMAIC body of knowledge for Black Belts, this course follows a format of four 5-day blocks (one session per month for four months), and links to a formal accreditation process. Training style throughout is participative, encouraging discussion, group activities, hands-on exercises, and regular reviews of project progress and support.

Programme Content Overview
- Black Belt project selection, scoping & management
- Advanced Define tools:
- Identifying CTQs, SIPOC
- Building & communicating the busness case
- Advanced Measure tools:
- Identifying potential X’s
- Data collection planning & measurement systems analysis
- Process Capability
- Advanced Analyse tools:
- Identifying the vital X’s
- Advanced Improve tools:
- Develop improvement strategy & pilot
- Advanced Control tools:
- Control plan & handover strategy
- Value Stream Mapping objectives & procedures
- Identifying & analysing non-value added activities
- Drawing the current state map & mapping information flow
- Calculating cycle time and VA ratios
- Developing a future state map & making processes flow
- Advanced Statistics:
- Revision of distributions: normal, binomial & poisson; using probability
- Hypothesis testing routemap: alpha & beta risk
- Multiple Regression: analysis of residuals
- Measurement Systems Analysis: attribute data / variable data
- Design of Experiments & new process design
- Understanding interactions & step guide to carrying out a DOE
- Setting-up the DOE in Minitab & running the experiment
- Analysing the results and residuals
- Developing the mode, optimise and verify
- Process redesign
- Concepts of DfSS: introducing the DMADV framework
- Change leadership & planning: achieving effective change
- Change acceptance for the organisation and individual
- Managing process transformation: identifying drivers, constraints,
- Managing commitment from sponsors & stakeholders
- Advanced influencing & communication skills

 
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Duration5 days
 
£1,625
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