Six Sigma Black BeltCertification
Schedule:  Three one-week sessions
Cost: $6,500 per person – includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and all course materials including Minitab software.


1 – What is Six Sigma?

The Six Sigma philosophy recognizes that there is a close relationship between the number of product defects, wasted operating costs, and the level of customer satisfaction.

Six Sigma is a process that uses statistical tools and techniques to reduce defects to virtually zero as a means of achieving total customer satisfaction.

Quality is taken to a higher level not in parts per hundred, but in parts per million or billion.

2 – Benefits After successfully completing the course participants will:

  • Be able to use the comprehensive tools and methods of Six Sigma including DMAIC.
  • Receive a copy of MINITAB software.
  • Be prepared to help their companies see immediate returns. The average cost saving for Six Sigma project is $175,000.
  • Receive a Black Belt Training Certification.

3 – Course Description

The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification program consists of three one-week sessions. It concludes with a training certificate of completion. Black Belt Certification is attained after the completion of two successful projects. During this project phase Black Belts are available for on-site coaching. The Six Sigma strategy involves a series of steps that are specially designed to lead the organization through the gauntlet of process improvement. These major steps include the following:

Define Learn how to define a project well in terms of scope, expectations, resources and timeline.
Measure Quantify the “problem” using actual data.
Analyze   Apply statistical tools to validate root cause of problems.
Improve Understand various methods of solution: identification, prioritization, and implementation.
Control Develop process control systems, so that once a project is over the process does not revert back to the “old” way of doing things.

Key Topics to Six Sigma Black Belt Training include the following:

  • Description Statistics
  • Process Flow Charting
  • Basic Tools
  • Probability
  • Distributions and Statistical processes
  • Measurements
  • Control Charts
  • Process Capability
  • Measurement Systems Analysis (Gage R&R)
  • Cause and Effect Analysis
  • Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMEA)
  • Inferential Statistics
  • Analysis of means
  • Sampling
  • Correlation and Regression
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Multiple Regression
  • Goodness of Fit Testing
  • Design of Experiments
  • Factorial Design
  • Variability Reduction using Design of Experiments
  • Simulation
  • Cost Analysis and Justification

Who should attend?
Any individual interested in learning to apply Six Sigma analysis tools, including quality and industrial engineers, front-line supervisors, process improvement professionals, production and logistics managers and financial and marketing staff. Individuals must have Minitab software preloaded before the start of class.

Note: Minitab will be provided as part of the cost of the course.