LeanSigma Green Belt Certification

Green Belt Certification with a Lean Twist

Overview
Ideal Attendees
Key Learning
Skill Development
Agenda
Schedule
Pricing and Prerequisites
Terms and Conditions

Overview

Add Lean and Six Sigma improvement tools to your skill set

No other program provides full certification, together with Sigma Kaizen training – giving you the toolset for superior results, in a fraction of the normal time.

Ideal Attendees

Management and operations team members who wish to learn and use lean and Six Sigma tools to solve business problems using all the tools of LeanSigma.

Key Learning

  • Three weeks of training and skill transfer
  • LeanSigma, the proven methodology which combines Lean and Six Sigma into a single, coordinated initiative
  • DMAIC structured problem solving model
  • Six Sigma statistical and analytical tools
  • Sigma Kaizen methodology and how to use it to reduce project time from six months or more – to six weeks or less
  • How to lead project teams within your area of responsibility to rapidly implement high-impact business improvement

Skill Development

  • Three, one-week training sessions consisting of two weeks of classroom training at TBM’s facility in Durham, NC and a one-week Sigma Kaizen event at a plant site where you experience real-world application of your learned concepts and tools. Your project will be selected with the guidance of our Master Black Belts, who will mentor you online and by phone as you progress through the training.
  • There are four weeks between the event week and the second week of training, during which you will use LeanSigma skills to complete the define and measure phases and begin the analysis phase of your project.
  • Certification is provided upon successful completion of the training and two projects, demonstrating proficiency in applying Green Belt tools.

Three Non-Consecutive Week Agenda

Week One: Define/Measure/Analyze

Day One
  • Introduction
  • Overview
  • Project Definition/Selection
    • Voice of the Customer
    • Value Chain Mapping
    • Financial Quantification
    • Define the "Y"
  • Team Exercise - Standard Operations
  • Minitab Overview
Day Two
  • Basic Statistics
  • Process Mapping
    • Quality Mapping
    • Enhanced Spaghetti Chart
    • Business Process Mapping
  • Process Performance
Day Three
  • Process Performance – cont.
  • Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
    • Continuous Data MSA
    • Attribute Data MSA
  • Kaizen Methodology
Day Four
  • Cause and Effect Diagram
  • Comparative Analysis
Day Five
  • Measure Review
  • Case Study
  • Expectations
  • QC Tools
  • Time Based Strategy

Week Two: Sigma Kaizen Event

Day One
  • Review Host Site’s Project Charter
  • Perform Gemba Walk
Day Two
  • Hands-on application of Quality Mapping
  • Enhanced Spaghetti Mapping, Review of Historical Data
  • Attend Team Leader Meeting
Day Three
  • Assess Measurement System
  • Determine Process Capability and Collect Live Data
  • Attend Team Leader Meeting
Day Four
  • Application of Basic Quality Tools
  • Construct a Cause and Effect Diagram and Comparative Analysis
  • Attend Team Leader Meeting
  • Prepare data Collection Plan
Day Five
  • Project Measure Phase Report Out
  • Review Sigma Kaizen Process
  • Expectations

Week Three: Analyze/Improve/Control

Day One
  • Project Reviews
  • Define/Measure/Analyze Review
  • Presentation Skills
Day Two
  • Regression
    • Simple Linear Regression
    • Multiple Regression
    • Binary Logistic Regression
  • Normal Probability Plots
  • Kaizen
Day Three
  • Analyze Review
Day Four
  • Realistic Tolerancing
  • Risk Assessment
Day Five
  • Case Studies
  • Expectations

Schedule

If you would like to speak with someone about this program before registering, please contact Bill Swisher at 800.438.5535 x823.

Week One: Define/Measure/Analyze: March 15-19, 2010 in Durham, NC

Week Two: Event Week: April 12-16, 2010 at Host TBD

Week Three: Analyze/Improve/Control: May 10-14, 2010 in Durham, NC

Pricing and Prerequisites

LeanSigma Kaizen Green Belt certification is $7,200 per person.

LeanSigma Green Belt certification is not a prerequisite for attending LeanSigma Black Belt.

Terms and Conditions

Event fees are due in full prior to the start of classroom week one. Fees include seminar materials, breakfasts, lunches and a copy of Quality Improvement through Planned Experimentation by Ronald Moen, Thomas Nolan, & Lloyd Provost (McGraw-Hill) and Developing LeanSigma Leaders: A Workbook for Leading Sigma Kaizen Teams by Emily Adams (Managing Times Press).

Requirements

All participants are required to have a licensed copy of Minitab 15 and a laptop computer for use during the training sessions. Please contact TBM LeanSigma Institute for discounts for Minitab 15 licenses.

Cancellations

Any cancellation must be received in writing. Cancellations received within 15-21 business days of the event will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 0-14 business days of the event will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.

Transfers and Substitutions

Substitutions are allowed at any time. Transfers to another date will only be accommodated one time. TBM is committed to fulfilling the schedule as presented, however TBM reserves the right to cancel any courses where sufficient registration levels have not been met.