Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt
Six Sigma is a globally-recognised, data-driven methodology, that is implemented in businesses to eliminate defects through successive business process improvement. This course, certified by the CPD, is delivered over 2 days, followed by a period of coaching from our Master Black Belt back in the workplace. This is the first step on the Lean Six Sigma journey and will ground delegates in the fundamentals of the Six Sigma methodology. It is the ideal starting point to learn more about Lean Six Sigma.
Description
Who should attend?
This course has been created for professionals who want to get more familiar with the values of the Lean Six Sigma certification.
Course Objectives and Agend
- An Introduction to Six Sigma
- What is Six Sigma?
- Six Sigma Belts
- Processes
- Key Terminology and Concepts
- Customers, Value, and Waste
- Key Metrics.
Course content
There are two elements to the course:
1. The first part is the 2 day classroom experience, which will cover:
The DMAIC Cycle:
What is DMAIC?
- Define
- Measure
- Analyse
- Improve
- Control.
Yellow Belt Tools and Techniques
- The Lean Triad - 5S, Poka Yoke, SMED
- Voice of the Customer
- SIPOC
- Value Stream Analysis
- Variation and SPC
- Data and Process Capability
- Process Efficiency
- Root Cause Analysis
- Solving Problems
- Lean Teams
- Waste and Non Value-added analysis.
Tools and Techniques
- Frequency Distribution Tables
- Bar Charts and Histograms
- Pareto Charts
- Normal Distribution and Control Charts.
2. Uniquely, in addition to the 2 classroom days, our Master Black Belt will provide up to 5 hours of remote coaching (either via phone, email or videocall) to delegates, post-course, to assist them in their projects.
Learning Outcomes
By attaining this Six Sigma certification provides delegates will know how they can implement each step of Six Sigma DMAIC methodology from root to solve the real-life problems in their company and convert the disorganised environment into clean and organised working area of the organisation. Our highly experienced and capable trainers apply an interactive and engaging approach for teaching which will help you to prepare and pass your exam.
The Yellow Belt course is also an ideal preparation if you want to take it to the next level certification as a Green Belt Practitioner.
We would anticipate there to be a minimum cost benefit / saving of c£10k, per delegate, following the successful implementation this project.
Duration
2 days, plus 5 hours of coaching.
Assessment
In addition to continuous assessment, during the 2 days, to gain a full Yellow belt certificate you will need to complete an improvement project, following the DMAIC structure, and show use of some of the tools. An Incremental project document will be forwarded to OMS for assessment post-course.
Certification
And as a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, certified by OMS and the CPD, you will be able to provide a valuable contribution to Continuous Improvement initiatives using Lean Six Sigma.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course.