Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is a leading credential for professionals dedicated to process improvement, efficiency, and excellence. It is highly valued by organizations focused on minimizing waste and providing premium quality, defect-free products and services. This 100% online course provides the concepts, methodology, and preparation to qualify for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam.
"Six Sigma" describes a series of process improvement techniques designed to reduce errors and improve quality in an organization's products and services. "Lean" is a management discipline that seeks to reduce waste and minimize associated costs. "Lean Six Sigma" represents the blending of the two philosophies into an operating system that maximizes quality while minimizing costs.
A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt improves productivity by focusing on the tools, methodologies and principles of Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are expected to design, implement, and manage productivity improvement projects and campaigns.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belts may serve in one or more of the following capacities: process engineer, manufacturing engineer, continuous improvement specialist, and many more. Lean Six Sigma Green Belts often become Six Sigma consultants, as well.
The Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma is considered a hands-on credential. Green Belts commonly review processes and develop and deploy improvements using the Lean Six Sigma methodology and then manage the improved processes.
Prerequisites and Requirements
There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Introduction to Green Belt Training
Overview of Lean Six Sigma, the 8 Wastes and DMAIC
Define Phase – How to Define the Problem
Creating the project charter, understanding the current state and developing project communication
Measure Phase – How to Measure the Current Process
Select measures, planning and collecting baseline data
Analyze Phase – How to Identify the Cause of the Problem
Conducting data and process analysis; brainstorming, developing, and validating root causes
Improve Phase – How to Implement and Verify the Solution
Crafting, filtering and determining solutions; conducting risk management
Control Phase – How to Maintain the Solution
Creating monitoring and response plans, project documentation
Tracy O'Rourke
Tracy O'Rourke is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience as a facilitator, trainer and presenter. Her clients include the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the State of Washington, Cisco, DC Shoes, GE, and Motorola. She holds a BA in English Literature from San Francisco State University and an MBA with an emphasis in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change from Graziadio School of Business at Pepperdine University.
Elisabeth Swan
Elisabeth Swan is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience consultant, designer, and executive coach. Her expertise lies in training, process-based organization design, problem-solving, and change management. Her clients include Amazon, Charles Schwab, Burt's Bees, Microsoft, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. She holds a BA in English Literature from Barnard College.
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