Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Master Black Belt holders emerge as excellent team leaders who can undeniably lead project teams to success. By the end of this training course, delegates will be experts in business development procedures and Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

This bundle will take you from the beginnings of Lean Six Sigma, the Yellow Belt level, all the way to Master Black Belt, where you are able to lead and deliver business improvement projects. It bundles together our Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt and Master Black Belt courses.

This bundle covers the following courses:

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• Introduction to Lean Six Sigma
• Lean, Six Sigma, and Lean Six Sigma
• The Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) cycle
• The Lean Triad (5s, Poka Yoke, SMED)
• Voice of the customer
• Understanding Value Stream Maps
• Heijunka
• Introduction to variation and SPC
• Identifying the root cause
• Solving problems
• Kaizen events
• Lean teams

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

• Objectives of Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
• The Role of the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Agenda

Improvement Methodologies

• DMAIC
• 3Cs
• 8Ds
• Plan, Do, Check, Act
• Kaizen
• DFSS

SPC Basics

• Terminology
• Data Types
• Normal Distribution and Standard Deviation
• Process Capability

Lean Management and Cell Theory

• The Role of the Lean Manager
• Work Cells
• High Performing Teams (HPTs)
• Rapid Action Teams (RATs)
• Visual Management
• Bruce Tuckman’s Group Development Model
• Emotional Cycle of Change (ECOC)
• Personality Styles
• Dealing with Resistance

Risk Management

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Risk Management
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

DMAIC for Green Belts

• Define Phase
• Measure Phase

SPC Tools and Techniques

• Frequency Distribution Tables
• Bar Charts and Histograms
• Pareto Charts
• Box and Whisker Plots
• Normal Distribution and Control Charts
• Calculating Process Efficiency
• Scatter Diagrams and Regression

DMAIC for Green Belts

• Analyse Phase
• Improve Phase
• Control Phase

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

• The role of a Black Belt
• Black Belt DMAIC
• Statistical foundation
• Black Belt as a trainer
• Process capability
• Hypotheses tests
• Design of Experiments (DoE)
• Probability distributions
• Advanced control charts
• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
• Lean metrics

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

• How an organisation can develop, and more importantly, sustain a culture of Lean Six Sigma
• What strategies could be adopted to evolve a Lean Six Sigma capability?
• Timescales and leading change
• Leadership: what makes a good leader?
• More complex SPC modelling techniques including multi-linear and polynomial regression
• Toyota and Lean: the 4PS and the ‘Toyota Way’
• Programme management elements, including risk, estimation, value propositions, and planning techniques

The Master Black Belt training course is intended for holders of the Black Belt certification who wish to build on their existing Lean Six Sigma knowledge.

No previous qualifications are necessary to attend.