This six-day programme provides the route to attaining benchmark British Quality Foundation Green Belt Certification but is equally for delegates who simply want to find out in detail what Lean Six Sigma is and how it works.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
About the course
INTRODUCTION
The course is fully accredited by the British Quality Foundation
Lean Six Sigma provides a rigorous and structured approach to help manage and improve quality and performance. It is the most widely used approach to solve business problems across every kind of business throughout the world.
Course Outlines
Course Objectives
This course teaches you how to lead improvement projects using Lean Six Sigma’s world-class structured problem-solving approach, tools and principles and become a Green Belt. It teaches you how to understand, measure and manage processes. It teaches you how to collect and use process data but is free from advanced statistics.
Outcomes for your business
Delegates are equipped to deliver customer service and quality improvements, business efficiency and productivity improvements and a more effective and satisfying working environment.
Outcomes for your Personal Development
Following completion of your first successful project, you will have the option to be certified by the British Quality Foundation with the ensuing recognition and career advancement opportunities.
What are the Benefits?
- Market leading and accredited open classroom courses
- Relevant for all industries, in fact, the networking provides a great opportunity for best practice and shared learning
- A comprehensive set of acclaimed printed materials
- Six-day delivery with 12 months’ access to our Business Improvement Zone
- Classroom Lean Six Sigma Green Belt including British Quality Foundation Certification (Optional)
GREEN BELT COURSE CONTENT
Introduction
- Key principles and foundations of Lean and Six Sigma
- Waste and Flow
- Variation and Sigma values
- Roles and responsibilities
- The systematic approach (DMAIC)
- Project selection
- Change Management
The programme then follows the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) phases. We cover 8 steps within this framework, covering relevant tools and techniques under each of these headings as follows:
Define Phase
Step 1 – Select the Problem
- Improvement Charter
- SIPOC
- Focus on the customer
- Voice of the customer and business
- Critical To Quality requirements
- In frame/out of frame
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Elevator Speech
Measure Phase
Step 2 – Understand the Current Situation
- Process Stapling
- Value added flow analysis
- Process mapping: Deployment Flow Charts and Value Stream Mapping
- Moments of Truth
- Data collection
- VOC to CTQ Matrix
- CTQ to Output Measures matrix
- Operational Definitions
- Measurement Plans
- Continuous and Attribute data
- Introduction to Gauge R and R
- Data collection methods
- Y to X (output to inputs) matrix
- Output, Input and In-process measures
- Introduction to Sampling methods
- Variation
- Statistical Process Control Charts
- Special & Common Cause Variation
- Process Capability
- Process Sigma
Analyse Phase
Step 3 – Identify & Check the Possible Causes
- Fishbone/Ishikawa diagrams
- Negative Brainstorming
- Interrelationship diagrams
- Prioritising possible causes
- Process Flow and Waste
- Introduction to Data Analysis Techniques
- Pareto Charts
- Basic Graphs
- Scatter diagrams
- Hypothesis Tests
- Regression Analysis
- Introduction to Design of Experiments
- Logical Cause testing
- Financial & Tollgate reviews
- Introduction to Multi-Generational Plans
Improve Phase
Step 4 – Generate Possible Solutions
- Lean Solutions
- SMED
- Batch size reduction
- Pull processing
- Product Families, 3Rs and Cells
- Introduction to Theory of Constraints
- Process Levelling and Sequencing
- 5S
- Creative thinking
- Assumption Busting
- Catalyst
- Ideas Box
Step 5 – Select the Solution
- N/3 and Paired Comparisons
- Prioritisation Matrices
- Force Field Analysis
- XY grids
Step 6 – Plan & Test the Solution
- Process Pilot
- FMEA
- Poke Yoke
- Financial Review – Cost benefit analysis
Control Phase
Step 7 – Implement & Standardise the Solution
- Process management
- Visual Management
- Control Plans
- Standardisation
- Documentation
- Response Plan
- Control Charts
Step 8 – Assess Achievements & Lessons
- Storyboards
- Final Review/Post Project Review
- Recognition
SUPPORT PACK
All classroom delegates receive:
- 12 months access to Catalyst’s online Business Improvement Zone – over 150 short videos covering the entire course content
- Printed and PDF copies of the course slides
- The Lean Six Sigma Improvement Journey Book
- The Lean Six Sigma Improvement Journey Pocket Guide
Course Details
DAY(S)
6 Days
STARTS
Upon request
STUDY OPTIONS
- Self-Study Online;
- Virtual Open Classroom
- In-Company Training
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- Delegate Manual
- Course Handouts and Materials
- Certificate of Attendance
- Support Pack
- BQF Exam Certificate (OPTIONAL)
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate (on completing the project assessment
CERTIFICATE
Delegates successfully completing the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance. They can opt to sit for the online examination and will receive a BQF Exam Certificate on passing the exam.
The BQF Exam has a separate fee of €300 + VAT. Delegates will then have the option to implement a Six Sigma project at no extra cost. On completion of the project and assessment they will receive the British Quality Foundation Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, with the ensuing recognition and career advancement opportunities.
You may proceed to register by completing and submitting the Booking Form or request a registration form by email to: training@tfork.com or call 99377934.
IN-HOUSE COURSES
Offering better value for money, they can be designed to closely match your specific requirements.
- ‘In-house’ can be done at the premises of your choice.
- In-house training allows for tailoring of the course content to your specific requirements including relevant case studies and time for delegates to start work on their own improvement projects
- Pricing is highly competitive and will depend on number of days and number of delegates.
- Please contact us for a specific quotation.
FOLLOW-ON OPTIONS
- Project Coaching Support Service
- Lean Six Sigma Project Team Member
- e-learning training pack
- Champions training for managers
- Agile
- Lean Six Sigma for Leaders
- Specialist Improvement Masterclasses
- The Green Belt Course is the foundation for building your Lean Six Sigma skills now or later.
Courses which follow on directly include:
• Managing Change
• Lean Six Sigma for Innovation and Design (Design for Six Sigma)
• Advanced Green Belt
• Black Belt
Frequently Asked Questions
WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
Definitely for you if you:
- would like to get a thorough grounding in the principles and practice of Lean Six Sigma and learn how to apply it in your workplace
- would like to implement Lean, Lean Six Sigma or Continuous Improvement but don’t know how
- would like a proven systematic approach to tackle business problems and inefficiencies
- know very little about process improvement
- already have a lot of experience in process improvement but would like to understand how the techniques you know about fit together in a powerful, coherent structure
- would like to become a British Quality Foundation Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt with the associated career enhancement opportunities
- are ready to begin your journey towards becoming a Black Belt – we’ve found that learning the foundation principles and tools first and then adding advanced Statistical and Change tools through further training modules is the most effective way to progress to Black Belt
What are the prerequisites?
None – this course assumes no prior knowledge of Lean Six Sigma. You do not need Minitab software to complete this programme as many Green Belt projects, particularly in non-manufacturing environments do not require the level of statistical training which would involve statistical software. However, there are free to use graphical tools on the Catalyst website which are included in the training.