Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology and toolkit that can drastically improve your business processes. 

Whether you are in manufacturing or services, Lean Six Sigma can help you to eliminate waste, reduce defects, increase quality and improve your profitability by focusing on process areas that add value.

This hands-on Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course provides a through working understanding of the Define Measure Analyse Improve and Control (DMAIC) model which is the foundation for Six Sigma projects.

Delegates leave our Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course with the knowledge required to identify, scope and run effective Six Sigma projects that drive continuous improvement for your organisation.

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We also provide private and in-company Lean Six Sigma Green Belt courses. Call +44 (0) 1273 622272 to discuss.

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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course Objectives

At the end of the five day Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course delegates will understand and be able to:

• Apply the principles of the Six Sigma DMAIC performance improvement model.
• Establish the “Voice of the Customer” in defining the required performance standard.
• Use a number of measurement approaches and tools to establish current performance.
• Use appropriately a number of basic analysis tools and techniques to establish the root cause of a problem.
• Understand key lean concepts and tools, when and how to apply them to drive improvements
• Recognise the difference in approach and techniques for incremental and redesign
  improvement strategies and know how to decide on the correct approach.
• Establish ongoing process controls and process governance structures

Follow on Six Sigma Courses

Delegates can also go on to attain Six Sigma Black Belt level by attending our Six Sigma Black Belt Conversion course.
Delegates should complete a Six Sigma project before attending the Black Belt Conversion course.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course Content

Define

• Understanding Variability
• Project Charter
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Communication Plan
• Identify and segment key Customers
• Critical to Quality (CTQ) Requirements
• Verifying CTQs
• Hi-level Process map
• Process Vision
• Project Plan

Measure

• Measurement Basics
• Measurement process and plan
• Selecting  Measures
• Measuring Value
• Cost of Poor Quality
• Data definition and sources
• Gauge R&R
• Sampling
• Measuring yields and capability
• Implementing the measurement plan

Analyse

• Data Analysis
• Pareto charts
• Frequency charts
• Run charts
• Variation
• Process Mapping and Analysis
• Value Stream Analysis
• Complexity
• Cause and Effect Analysis
• Verifying causes
• Scatter diagrams
• Design of Experiments

Improve

• Process Vision
• Brain storming
• Lean principles
• 5S’s
• Little’s Law
• Push versus Pull
• Visibility
• Setup reduction
• Theory of Constraints Evaluating solutions
• Decision Analysis
• Impact Effort Matrix
• Selecting solutions
• Developing solution options
• Business scenarios
• Pilot testing
• FMEA risk analysis
• Implementation planning
• Force field analysis

Control

• Simple and appropriate documentation
• Mistake Proofing
• Statistical Control
• Variation
• Control Charts
• I, X Bar and R Charts
• Response Charts
• Process Management
• Process Scorecards
• Project Close and Handover