Training Certification Belt Syllabuses

Syllabus by Belt Colour

White Belt Syllabus

• Data Driven Processes and Decisions

• Defining 6 Sigma

• Common Six Sigma Principles

• Challenges of Six Sigma

• Six Sigma History and Application

• The Development of Statistical Process Control

• Continuous Process Improvement: Toyota and Lean

• Motorola’s Focus on Defects

• ABB, Allied Signal, and General Electric

• Continued Growth of Six Sigma

• Applying Six Sigma Knowledge

• Other Process Improvement and Quality Methods

• Other Formal Quality or Process Improvement Programs

• When to Use Six Sigma

• Levels of Six Sigma Certification Belts

Yellow Belt Syllabus

• White Belt Syllabus refresher

• Lean Concepts

• The Seven Muda

• Other Forms of Waste

• Two Types of Muda

• 5S

• Just-in-Time Manufacturing

• Standard Deviation

• The Pareto Principle

• Voice of the Customer

• Basic Metrics

• Problem Functions: y = f(x)

• The 5 Whys

• Creating a Problem Statement

• What is a Process?

• Major Process Components

• Process Owners

• Data

• Defining Process Components: The SIPOC

• Tips for a SIPOC Brainstorming Session

• Sample SIPOC Diagrams

• Critical to Quality Characteristics

• The CoQ and the CoPQ

• Quality is Critical to Success

• Juggling the Right Amount of Projects

• Enterprise-Level Selection Process

• See for Yourself

• Building a Six Sigma Team

• Timelines, Scheduling, and Milestones

• Budgets

• DMAIC versus DMADV

• Define

• Measure

• Analyze

• Improve

• Control

• Design

• Verify

• Breaking up the Elephant

• Deming Experiment

• How to start your first Yellow Belt Six Sigma Project

Green Belt syllabus

• Yellow Belt refresher

• Creating a Project Charter

• Project Ground Rules

• Define Toolset

• Define Tollgate Checklist

• Failure Modes and Effect Analysis

• Collecting Data

• Measure Tollgate Checklist

• Root Cause Analysis

• Graphical Analysis

• Statistical Analysis

• Analyze Tollgate Checklist

• Solutions Selection Matrix

• Cost Benefit Analysis

• Piloting a Solution

• Planning Implementation

• Improve Tollgate Checklist

• Revise FMEA

• Create a Control Plan

• Visual Management

• SPC Charts

• Team Celebration and Reflection

• Control Tollgate Checklist

• Additional Graphical Analysis Tools

• Creating an X-Bar Control Chart without Statistical Software

• Adding Free Data Analysis Tools to Excel

• Probability distributions

• Creating a Histogram in Excel

• Normal Distributions

• Normal Probabilities

• Correlation

• Linear Regression Analysis

• Using Correlation and Regression in Six Sigma

• Reviewing Normal Probability Distributions

• Non-Normal Continuous Distributions

• Non-Normal Discrete Distributions

• Hypothesis Test Basics

• Selecting the Right Hypothesis Test

• Why Run Hypothesis Tests

• Running Hypothesis Tests

• A Review of Hypothesis Testing Errors

• What Information is Required for Choosing Sample Size?

• Sample Size Calculations: Choosing the Right Method

• Running and Analyzing Sample Size Tests in Minitab

• Common Control Chart Types and When to Use Them

• Creating and Reading Control Charts in Minitab

• Common Challenges When Presenting Statistical Analysis

• Why Include Some Statistics?

• Tips for Creating Business-Friendly Presentations

• Tips for starting your first Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Project at work