Two 4-hour instructor-led training sessions
- One-on-one after-course instructor coaching
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Nov 14 - 15 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM ESTWebEx
Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training
Course 3991
- Duration: 2 days
- Exam Voucher: Yes
- Language: English
- Level: Intermediate
This practical and hands-on Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification (LSS) Training course covers the origin and aims of Lean, Six Sigma, and Lean Six Sigma and the roles of a Lean Six Sigma team.
Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Delivery Methods
Live Online
Private Team Training
Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course Information
Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course Benefits
- Recordings of all instructor-led sessions are included
- Half-day training sessions, live online, allow you to still work half days
- Receive a certificate of completion from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering
In this Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course, you will:
- Practice developing a SIPOC with Input, Process, and Output measures.
- Learn how to develop current state Quality, Speed, and Financial Metrics.
- Practice building a Measure Phase Data Collection Plan.
- Design a Cause and Effect Diagram linking root causes to the process issue.
- Practice creating a Pareto Chart that quantifies the significant root causes.
- Learn how to identify and write up a Solutions (Implementation) Plan.
- Practice writing a process Control/Response/Escalation Plan.
- Learn how to create a Charters Problem Statement that is measurable and linked to the Voice of the Customer (VOC).
- Problem solve using the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) model.
Yellow Belt Course Outline
What is a Process?
What Do Our Customers Want
Management, Core & Support Processes
Origins of Lean
what is Lean?
The 7 Wastes of Lean
Value Analysis
The Lessons of Lean
Analysis Tool: “Value-Add” Assessment
Takt Rate Analysis
Visible Workplace
Six Sigma History
What is Six Sigma?
How Capable are your Products & Services
Why 99% Yield is Not Good Enough
Six (6) Causes of Variation
What is Lean Six Sigma?
Why Combine Lean & Six Sigma?
The DMAIC Methodology
Funnel-Down Many Variables to the Critical Few!
High Level DMAIC Approach
Define Activities and Tools
Project Charter Elements
Building an Opportunity or Problem Statement
Opportunity or Problem Statement Examples
Creating the SIPOC Map and Developing Metrics
Define Phase Completion Check
Measure Activities and Tools
Value Steam Map Example
Value Stream Map Symbols
Measure – What gets measured?
Analyze Activities and Tools
Cause and Effect Diagram
How to Build a Cause and Effect Diagram
Cause and Effect Diagram Example
Pareto Chart
Improve Activities and Tools
Solution Plan
Solution Plan Example
Improve Completion Checks
Control Activities and Tools
What is a Control / Response Plan?
Control / Response Plans Questions?
Control Completion Checks
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LSS: Yellow Belt Course FAQs
Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, will issue a certificate of completion, in PDF format, to participants who complete the workshop with appropriate attendance and pass the take-home exam. The exam is online, open book, and multiple choice.
Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want. This course is available online or as Private Team Training.
This training is accredited by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.
Professional certification is a process in which a person proves that they have the knowledge to perform a specific job. The proof comes in the form of certification earned by passing quizzes, an exam, case studies, actual cases, or some combination of these items that an accredited organization provides. Accreditation is recognizing that an educational institution has a certain standard of quality that other reputable organizations will honor. Without accreditation, the certification provider may not provide the participant with lasting value. Therefore, you must receive your certification from a trusted, accredited institution. Dartmouth College, founded in 1769, is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Accreditation is a non-governmental, non-profit, self-regulatory, peer review process based on rigorous standards.
Any direct employee in the office or operational areas; Managers/supervisors of processes; Quality department personnel, and Others who want to learn a problem-solving methodology that can be utilized in many aspects of work life should attend this course.
Students will be provided with a PDF of the class materials.
All sessions are recorded, placed in a dropbox, and provided to participants for download to a computer in case of a missed class or for review.
The certification exam is online, open book, and multiple choice. In addition, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, will issue a certificate of completion, in PDF format, to participants who complete the workshop with appropriate attendance and pass the take-home quiz.