Lean Six Sigma Black Belt E-Learning
Expect the very best in e-learning experience when taking this course, featuring:
- Unique ASQ teaching methods with high-caliber content designed for practical applications, with relevant real-world examples
- Exclusive video, interactive scenarios, and knowledge checks to increase engagement and retention
- Lessons fully compatible with mobile: access via smartphones, tablets, or desktop wherever and whenever you like
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Learn Lean Six Sigma with ASQ to become an agent of improvement at your organization:
- Improve business process capabilities
- Reduce costs and defects
- Increase profits, productivity, and quality of your products/services
- Boost employee morale
In this Black Belt e-learning course, you will learn how to:
- Contribute further to improving your organization's business processes, and face any challenge using the DMAIC methodology.
- Apply Lean practices to identify and reduce waste and improve organizational efficiency.
- Apply statistical and problem-solving tools to optimize process capability and reduce process variation.
- Develop statistical hypotheses using advanced tools.
- And much more! See full outline below.
- Engaging and interactive with fresh and modern visuals throughout, including AI-generated video hosts to accompany you through the course at your own pace
- Scenario-based learning to connect directly to your world
- Microlearning to work around your busy schedule, fully compatible with mobile devices to study wherever and whenever you like
- Regular checkpoints to acknowledge progress, and post-course assessment
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Course Data
- CEU Hours: 0
- Length: 50 Hours
- ASQ RU: 5
- Audience: Practitioner, Professional
- Provider: ASQ
Learning Objectives:
- Achieve significant improvements in critical business processes.
- Apply statistical and problem-solving tools to an improvement project brought to class on the first day.
- Reduce process variation.
- Eliminate waste and defects by applying lean and Six Sigma.
- Collect, analyze, and quantify data that enable process improvements.
- Learn how to execute the Six Sigma methodology.
- Establish and define process capability.
- Identify and eliminate dominant process variation sources.
- Characterize and optimize processes by computing and applying statistical techniques.
- Design, simulate, and execute designed experiments that depict validated improvement.
- Learn how to plan and implement process control to hold project gains.
Prerequisites:
- Basic statistics primer or understanding of basic statistics. Basic college-level algebra is helpful to understand statistical concepts.
- Statistical software and familiarity with creating charts and graphs.
Who Should Attend:
This course is designed for individuals from diverse organizational functions—operations, quality, logistics, finance, production, engineering, and other staff functions seeking to bring significant business results to their organizations. Participants are traditionally from all economic sectors, are well versed in technical aspects of their jobs, are team leaders, and effective project facilitators.Six Sigma Essentials
- Continuous Improvements Fundamentals
Project Simulation: Construction- Value of Lean Six Sigma
- LSS and the Green Belt
- Organizational Drivers
- Analyzing Financials to "See the Big Picture"
- Voice of the Customer vs. Voice of the Process
- Organizational Goals and Six Sigma Projects
- Key Metrics and Scorecards
- Understanding LSS, Automation, and Digital Systems
- Problem-solving Methodologies
Project Simulation: Pharmaceutical- The Practical Nature of DMAIC
- PDCA/PDSA
- DMADV, IDOV, and Alignment with DMAIC
- Using DMADV, IDOV, and DMAIC During DFSS
- Team Collaboration
Project Simulation: Technology- Team Roles and Responsibilities
- Organizational Communication and the LSS Team
- Stages of Team Evolution
- Resolving Negative Team Dynamics
- Using Team Ideation Tools
- Team Collaboration Techniques
- Using Team Communication to Support Project Success
Applied Concepts
- Process Analysis
- Process Elements
- Cross-Functional Processes and Challenges
- Benchmarking
- Process Inputs and Outputs
- Process Analysis and Documentation
- Basic Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Lean Principles
Project Simulation: Financial Services- Waste Analysis
- Lean Concepts
- Value Stream Mapping
- Waste Elimination
- Cycle-Time Reduction
- Kaizen and Kaizen Blitz
- Project Setup
- Project Selection
- Owners and Stakeholders
- Customer Identification
- Project Charter
- Project Risk Analysis
- Understanding the Impact of Risk
- Project Management
Project Simulation: Education- Project Scope
- Project Metrics
- Project Documentation
- Project Planning Tools
- Management and Planning Tools
- Presenting Project Status
- Making and Sustaining Improvements
- Piloting and Implementing Improvements
- Control Plan
- Documentation, Training, and Knowledge Transfer
- Controlling the Improvement
- Visual Factory
- Project Closure
Data Analytics
- Data Fundamentals
- Tactical vs. Strategic Data
- Collecting Customer Feedback
- Validating Measurement Systems for Downstream Analysis
- Calculating Process Performance
- Tracking Process Performance Measures
- Data Analysis
- Continuous vs. Discrete Data
- Basic Design of Experiments Terms
- Understanding the Central Limit Theorem
- Understanding Distributions
- Measures of Dispersion and Central Tendency
- Frequency and Cumulative Frequency Distributions
- Performing Calculations
Project Simulation: Aerospace- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Process Performance vs. Process Specifications
- Process Capability Studies
- Process Capability and Process Performance Indices
- Calculating Process Capability and Process Performance
- Calculating the Sigma Level of a Process
- Short-term vs. Long-term Capability
- Identifying and Calculating Sigma Shift
- Statistical Analysis
Project Simulation: Financial Services- Basic Statistical Terms
- Sampling and Data Collection Methods
- Multi-vari Studies
- Correlation vs. Causation
- Calculating the Correlation Coefficient and Linear Regression
- Using Regression Models for Estimation and Prediction
- Basics of Hypothesis Testing
- Sample Sizes and Test Development
- Conducting Hypothesis Tests
- Design of Experiments (DoE) Graphs and Plots
- Root Cause Analysis
- Graphical Methods
- Statistical Process Control
Project Simulation: Education- SPC Basics
- SPC Tools
- Common vs. Special Cause Variation
- Rational Subgrouping
- Control Charts
Leadership Essentials
- Team and Change Management
Project Simulation: Hospitality- LSS and the Black Belt
- The Practical Nature of DMAIC
- Serving as a Leader
- Strategic Planning
- Strategic Deployment
- Coordinating Team Activities
- Project Communication
- Acquiring Resources
- Managing Change
- Performance Measures
Project Simulation: Construction- Understanding Key Performance Indicators
- Using a Balanced Scorecard
- Customer Loyalty
- Benchmarking
- Financial Measures
Project Simulation: Education- Cost of Quality (COQ)
- Calculating Net Present Value (NPV)
- Calculating Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
- Calculating Return on Investment (ROI)
- Completing Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
- Completing Breakeven Analysis
- Financial Measures for Project Selection
Applied Concepts: Advanced
- Advanced Process Analysis
Project Simulation: Education
- Process Flow Metrics
- The Impact of Hidden Factories
- Process Analysis Tools
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Gap Analysis
- Advanced Lean Principles
- Waste Analysis
- Waste Elimination
- Cycle-time Reduction
- Kaizen and Kaizen Blitz
- Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Organizational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
- Advanced Project Setup
- Creating Business Case for a Project
- Customer Identification
- Customer Requirements
- Developing a Problem Statement
- Defining Project Scope
- Defining Project Goals and Objectives
- Project Performance Measurements
- Advanced Project Management
- Project Frameworks, Documentation, Tools, and Templates
- Using SIPOCs for Project Management
- Using Gantt Charts for Project Management
- Using Toll Gate Reviews for Project Management
- Using WBS for Project Management
- Using RACI for Project Management
- Using Analytical Tools
- The Importance of Sound Time Management
- Project Charter Reviews
- Making Improvements: Advanced
Project Simulation: Healthcare
- Piloting and Implementing Improvements
- Design of Experiments (DOE) Basics
- DoE Principles
- Planning Experiments
- Performing One-Factor Experiments
- Performing Two-Level Fractional Factorial Experiments
- Performing Full Factorial Experiments
- Sustaining Improvement: Advanced
- Developing a Control Plan
- Developing Project Documentation
- Training Needs Assessment
- Developing a Training Plan
- Delivering Training
- Evaluating Training
- Using Total Productive Maintenance
- Using Visual Controls
- Reanalyzing Measurement System Capability
- Ongoing Process Evaluation
- Documenting Lessons Learned
Advanced Data Analytics
- Advanced Data Techniques
- Develop and Implement Data Collection Plans
- Avoiding Data Collection Pitfalls
- Selecting Data Collection Methods to Gather VOC Data
- Reviewing Data Collection Methods for Reliability
- Advanced Data Analysis
Project Simulation: Automotive
- Calculating Process Performance Metrics
- Distinguishing Between Data Types
- Using Measurement Scales
- Confidence vs. Prediction Intervals
- Interpreting Estimators
- Calculating Tolerance and Confidence Intervals
- Understanding the Central Limit Theorem
- Working with Distributions
- Performing Advanced Calculations
Project Simulation: Industrial chemicals
- Calculating Measures of Dispersion and Central Tendency
- Using GR&R and Other MSA Tools
- Applying Measurement Systems
- Understanding Metrology
- Distinguishing Between Natural Process Limits and Specification Limits
- Conducting Process Capability Studies
- Process Capability Indices
- Process Performance Indices
- Calculating Process Capability and Process Sigma Level
- Process Capability for Non-Normal Data
- Conventions: Short-term Data vs. Long-Term Data
- Interpreting Short-term vs. Long-term Capability
- Calculating Process Capability with Modern Software
- Managing Big Data
- Leveraging Modern Data Collection Methods with Big Data
- Leveraging Open-Source Tools with Big Data
- Leveraging Automated Tools with Big Data
- Advanced Statistical Analysis
- Basic Statistical Terms
- Sampling Concepts
- Sampling Methods
- Nonparametric Tests
- Correlation Coefficient
- Regression Analysis and Hypothesis Tests for Regression
- Regression Modeling
- Statistical vs. Practical Significance
- Calculating Sample Size for Hypothesis Tests
- Hypothesis Testing Terminology
- Testing for Means, Variances, and Proportions
- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- Goodness-of-Fit (Chi Square) Tests
- Multivariate Tools
- Using Contingency Tables
- Root Cause Analysis
- Using Graphical Methods
- Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistical Studies
- Using Statistical Studies to Draw Valid Conclusions
- Applying Probability Concepts
- Advanced Statistical Process Control
- Objectives of SPC
- Selecting Variables
- Rational Subgrouping
- Using Control Charts
- Analyzing Control Charts
Format
This e-learning, self-paced course is designed to be studied from any internet-connected device, and includes interactive microlearning lessons with a fresh look-and-feel that you can start, stop, and resume at your convenience.Hardware Requirements
- PC, Mac, or mobile device running iOS or Android
- Audio speakers or headset
- High-speed internet connection
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Accessing Your E-learning
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Enrollment Details

Internet-based, self-paced training modules, which may involve combinations of text, visuals, audio, interactive simulations and quizzes (see specific courses for features and tools). These web-based courses require a computer and Internet access.
SPLSSBB2022ASQ | Self-Paced | English | 365 Days | List: $2480 Member: $2230 |

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