Six Sigma Black Belt

Course Description

Six Sigma emphasizes quality improvement, but is more than just statistics and tools. The Six Sigma methodology is a systematic application that is focused on achieving bottom line financial improvements and increasing customer satisfaction. When properly applied on carefully selected business projects, Six Sigma can lead to significant reduction in, and often eliminates altogether defective and out of control processes. That improvement translates directly to immediate and dramatic financial profitability.

The Six Sigma Black Belt course provides a comprehensive and disciplined model for improvement. Black Belt trained employees are able to lead Six Sigma projects, apply the concepts, obtain maximum improvement benefits and meet the improvement objectives of their organisation.

This course is conducted in four, 5 day sessions with four weeks approximately between sessions. Each participant is expected to complete or partially complete a Six Sigma DMAIC project that has the potential to deliver real improvements of $50,000 or more to the sponsoring organisation.

Learning Objectives

Trained in use of the disciplined methodologies in order to effect breakthrough improvements in critical processes.
Applies statistical tools and rigor and in other problem solving tool sets to an improvement project brought to class on the first day.
Deliver significant, bottom-line cost savings and/or significant business results as a result of their participation.
Develop participant to understand team roles and responsibilities.
Reduce variation in process owner-level projects to deliver results.
Develop skills to help quantify data and deliver improvements to critical processes.

Course Agenda

The instructional goals of the Week One - Measure Phase are:

The participant applies the tools learned to their particular training project.
The foundations and basic concepts of six sigma are understood by the participant.
The language and statistics of six sigma are developed.
The methodology and discipline of business excellence are taught and applied.
Basic statistical tools are taught and applied.
Critical process characteristics are identified.
The participant is trained to define and map the respective process.
The participant must be able to benchmark, calculate and establish short-term and long-term process capability.
The participant must derive process data in order to measure and evaluate the process.
The measurement system must be validated.

The supporting course agenda for Week One - Measure Phase is:

Six Sigma Overview
Introduction to Igrafx
Project Reviews
Process Mapping
Failures Modes and Effects Analysis
Introduction to Minitab
Process Simulation
Probability
Basic Statistics
Non Normal Data
Rolled Throughput Yield
Process Capability
Gage R & R
Graphical Analysis
Program and Training Requirements

The instructional goals of the Week Two - Analyze Phase are:

The participant applies the tools learned to their particular training project.
Collect data to determine relationships between variable factors in order to determine direction of improvements.
Data is analyzed to assess prevalent patterns and trends.
The process is measured to determine capability.
Root causes of variation are identified.
Analyze performance characteristics to determine physical limit of process capability.
Analyze data to identify process behavior, capability, and stability over a long term.
Understand the theory of sampling and hypothesis testing.
Apply key statistical tools used in hypothesis testing.
Identify and leverage dominant sources of variation.
Establish realistic process performance tolerances.

The supporting course agenda for the Week Two - Analyze Phase is:

Review of Week One
Central Limit Theorem
Confidence Intervals
Project Reviews
Power and Sample Size
Multi-Vari Analysis
Hypothesis Testing
Correlation and Regression
Logistic Regression
Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
ANOVA Gage R & R
Week Two Deliverables
Week Two Exercises
Program and Training Requirements

The instructional goals of the Week Three - Improve Phase are:

The participant applies the tools learned to their particular training project.
Process characteristics and variables that must be improved are identified through statistically derived tools.
Process characteristics are diagnosed in order to reveal major sources of variation.
The participant understands the basic principles of experimentation.
Plan, design, and execute multi-variable experiments.
Interpret and communicate the results of the experiment.
Determine direction to create the desired change.

The supporting course agenda for the Week Three - I Improve Phase is:

Review of Week Two
Introduction to Design of Experiments
Project Reviews
Randomized Blocks
Full Factorial Designs
2k Factorial Experiments
Fractional Factorial Experiments
Week Four Deliverables
Catapult Exercise
Exercises and Solutions
Program and Training Requirements

The instructional goals of the Week Four - Control Phase are:

The participant applies the tools learned to their particular training project.
Understand the basic concepts of process control.
New process conditions are documented and monitored via statistical control methods.
Process control is focused on a priori (before the fact) control.
Construct, use, and maintain charts for variables and attribute data.
Implement and maintain pre-control plans.
Plan and implement process control systems.

The supporting course agenda for Week Four - Control Phase is:

Week Three Review
Response Surface
Project Reviews
Evolutionary Operation
Statistical Process Control
Pre-Control
ISO 9000/Baldrige/Six Sigma Synergies
Mistake Proofing
Control Plans
Lean Enterprise
Non-Parametric Statistics
Mixture Designs
Statistical Tolerancing
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
Review Question Solutions
Program and Training Requirements

Bonus: Attendees can apply for credit for 1 course in the Master of Business Administration program at UniSA.

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PRICING

Attendance is offered at $11,000 per person for the 20 day program including certification exam, with a 10% discount to UniSA Graduates or Early Bird registration discount.

Contact us to discuss our special corporate rates for customised training to suit your organisation's culture, business sector and improvement strategy

Early Bird Registrations due by COB Friday 13 July 2012

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