Lean Six Sigma Black/Green/Yellow Belt Certification Criteria

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Certification Criteria for Yellow/Green/Black belt ...........3 Agenda for Green Belt and Black Belt Training....5

Eligibility Criteria for Certification of

Lean Six Sigma Yellow/Green/Black Belt

By

ANEXAS DENMARK
a) Certification as Trained Yellow/Green/Black Belt
Yellow Belt - Should attend 1 day Yellow Belt training Green Belt Should attend all 4 days of Green Belt training and pass the examination at the end of 4th day.(See examination passing criteria) Black Belt Should attend all 8 days of Lean Black Belt training workshop which may be spread over a period of 1-4 months and actively participate during the training sessions. Should pass the examination conducted on the 8th day. (See examination passing criteria)

b) Examination Passing Criteria There are continuous assessment exercises conducted during every module. Participants should participate actively in these activities and exercises. Final exam is held on the 4th day for Green belt and 8th day for Black Belt. Participants registered for Black belt are not expected to appear for Green Belt examination. Each participant has to secure a minimum of 70% to pass the exam. Participants who have attended all the days of training and passed the exam will be awarded Yellow/Green/Black Belt certification. The certificate will not mention that the participant has completed a project.
c) Project Completion Certificate for Green Belt / Black Belt

Should complete Lean Six Sigma Project ideally within the 6 months (which can be extended upto 2 years under special circumstances) of completion of the workshop and show tangible savings as an outcome of the project. Green Belt - One Lean Six Sigma Project to be completed in a process within a function/department in an organization.
Black Belt - One six sigma project to be completed spanning across 2 or more functions with cross-functional teams. This project can be an extension of the first project with a wider scope.

Should submit the project for evaluation to Anexas Denmark in the prescribed template

Should present the projects in one of the workshops or on any other scheduled day, which will be evaluated on the following criteria : a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Nature of the Project Application of the Lean and/or Six Sigma tools Conclusions made using the tools Type of process improvement actions implemented Financial benefits and savings realized Intangible benefits Learning and sharing from the project

Each participant who has successfully met the criteria for training, projects and exams will be certified as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and the certificate will mention the name of the project completed by the participant. d) Key Organizational requirements for successful Lean Six Sigma Implementation (Applicable to in-house programs) Top Management commitment is key for the successful completion of all Lean Six Sigma projects. Top Management should conduct reviews on the progress of the project with the Black Belt (person who is attending the training modules) every week The Black Belt should select his team based on the process knowledge domain required and should conduct review with his team every 3-4 days The selected participants should be released from their daily work routine for adequate time during the 4-6 month period for successful implementation of the methodology. d) Key skill sets required for the Black Belt:Black Belt aspirant should be preferably working in an organization or should have worked in an organization in the past. The following are the key skills of the Black belts a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. Ability to think through the possible causes of a problem In-depth Knowledge of the processes of his organization Analytical skills for elimination of causes Strong desire to learn on a continuous basis Should be a good leader who can lead the project and take it to a logical conclusion Good communication skills Good inter-personal skills to interact with the Process owners and other functional heads Able to work with discipline in the application of the various tools Able to lead the team in the implementation of the various solutions obtained and selected during the application of tools Open-minded

Agenda for Green Belt / Black Belt Training

Days 1,2,3,4 Green Belt Training Days 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Black Belt Training

Time 9:30 10:00

Day 1 SPACER Introduction

Day 2 Measure Phase Data Collection Metrics Baseline Sigma Calculation Measurement System Analysis Break Sigma level Calculation, Z-st and Z-lt FMEA with exercise New 7 QC tools and Old 7 QC tools Presentations by Participants, Questions and Answers Wrap-up

Day 3 Details -Measure Phase Analyze phase -VANVA, Process mapping, Lean tools Lean Principles, Muda, JIT Pareto Analysis with Exercise, Cause & Effect Diagram / Matrix Break Presentation skills, Project teams

Day 4 Introduction Improve Phase Brainstorming techniques and Pilot Benchmarking, 6-3-5, Pugh matrix, 6 Hats techniques Introduction to Control Phase Break Control Charts XBarR. X-MR, p, np, c, and u charts Control Chart Exercises on Minitab Case Studies

11:00

Introduction to

12:00 13:00

Six Sigma and DMAIC Break Define Phase Project Charter, CTQ, Kano Analyisis and SIPOC Project Selection by group and Application of DefineTools Change Management and Stakeholder Analysis Basic Statistics Standard Deviation Wrap-up

13:45

14:30

Introduction to Minitab Basic Analysis in Minitab with exercises Project Reviews Presentations by Participants Wrap-up

15:30

16:00 17.30

Exam (Open Book) Wrap-up

Agenda for Black Belt Training (Contd.)

Time 9:30 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 13:45

Day 5 Revision Measurement System analysis Basic Statistical Analysis on Minitab Introduction to Hypothesis Testing Break

Day 6 Tests for Attribute data Chi Square test Correlation and Regression Break Exercises Multiple Regression Exercises on Multiple Regression Presentations by Participants, Questions and Answers Wrap-up

Day 7 Hypothesis Tests Revision Binary Logistic Regression Hypothesis Tests for non-normal data Exercises Break Introduction to Design of Experiments Types of designs OFAT design

Day 8 Full Factorial Experiments Analysis Use of Design of Experiments Analysis in Minitab with exercises Case study - Exercise Break

Test of Means, t- test, Z-test Test of Proportions, 2 14:30 proportions test Test of means for more 15:30 than 2 samples ANOVA 16:00 17.30 Presentations by participants Wrap-up

Revision

Exam (Open Book) Full Factorial Experiments Wrap-up Wrap-up