ISL-Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

(Free International Certification from IQF, USA)

Lean and Six Sigma have evolved in Toyota, Japan and Motorola, USA respectively. Lean has a reputation of making the organization to drive cost reduction through creating an organization wide war on waste. Lean makes the organization competitive in the long-term. On the other hand, Six Sigma proved itself as the most effective problem solving approach and delivers breakthrough results in the short-term.

An organization can gain both in short-term and long-term by combining the Lean as well as Six Sigma approaches. Lean Sigma program combines the best of American and Japanese quality management practices.

ISL-certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belts are at the core of the Lean Six Sigma implementation. ‘Black Belt’ is an individual who has developed a synergistic proficiency between his or her technical discipline and the Lean & Six Sigma strategies, methodologies and tools.A Black Belt's skills are not only required for people working in the Quality department but also in all the other functional departments as they can improve the productivity of people.

Lean efforts are not limited to manufacturing; a lean mindset applies to any process.Lean techniques can be used to reduce waste and add value to processes in the office, in maintenance, and even in sales and R&D. In some cases, the impact of a lean approach in the office can be even more dramatic than in manufacturing processes.

Lean efforts are not limited to manufacturing; a lean mindset applies to any process. Lean techniques can be used to reduce waste and add value to processes in the office, in maintenance, and even in sales and R&D. In some cases, the impact of a lean approach in the office can be even more dramatic than in manufacturing processes.

Black Belts are also trained in soft skills. The combination of process analysis, statistical and soft skills makes the Black Belts ideal candidates to act as change agents. Black Belt slowly and steadily change the way people think and act in the day-to-day work. Often this is referred to as cultural change.

Learning Objectives

• To understand the philosophy of six sigma
• To learn DMAIC methodology and statistical tools application
• To learn DFSS methodology and advanced tools application
• To be able to lead and coach Black Belt projects
• To understand the basic concepts, tools and practices of Lean
• To understand the organizational cultural aspects of Lean
• To be able to apply VSM, SMED and hoshin planning
• To be able to explain and use lean accounting practices
• To be able to lead and coach A3 problem solving teams
• To be able to help Champion in selecting Right projects

Methodology

This training and certification is delivered completely online.The Learning Management System (LMS) provides following features:

• Multimedia lectures (Audio lectures with automatic slide transition)
• Quiz, with answers and explanation for the wrong answers.
• Discussion forum for engaging in dialogue with other participants.
• Step-by-Step project guidance

Course Content

The course is based on Body-of-Knowledge of IQF, USA and SME, USA:

• Six Sigma Concept & Philosophy more...
• Define and Measure Stage more...
• Analyze Stage more...
• Improve Stage more...
• Control Stage more...
• Origin and Philosophy Lean more...
• Operational Stability more...
• Standard Work more...
• Just-in-Time more...
• Jidoka more...
• Involvement more...
• A3 Problem Solving more...
• Six Sigma Leadership more...
• Advanced Data Analysis more...
• Optimization and Robust Design more...
• Design for Six Sigma more...
• Change Management more...
• Toyota Way more...
• Value Stream Mapping more...
• SMED and SBCE more...
• Hoshin Kanri more...
• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) more...
• Lean Accounting more...
• IQF BoK –Basic Topics more...
• IQF BoK –Advanced Topics more...

Certification Criteria

IQF Six Sigma Black Belt certification is awarded on completion of the following:

• Complete all learning modules
• Score 60% or more in quiz at the end of each learning module
• Quality IQF-Six Sigma Black Belt exam
  • Score 60% or more in Fundamentals section
  • Score 50% or more in Applications section
• Complete two Six Sigma Projects

Registration

Register online at www.isl.co.in and pay Fee Rs 68,540/- (for students in India) and Rs 1,17,810/- (for students outside India) through Credit Card,bank transfer, Demand Draft or Cheque (in favour of Institute of Sigma Learning Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad). You will receive the course material within 10 days through courier.