Earn Your Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

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.

Course Objectives

• Understand Lean Six Sigma, its origins and its benefits.

• Learn the Lean Six Sigma roles and principles and the 8 Wastes of Lean Management.

• Master the Lean Six Sigma Improvement method known as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control)

• Learn to collect data and track the success of projects

• Complete a real-world Lean Six Sigma project.

• Prepare to take and pass the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam

Prerequisites and Certification Requirements

There are no prerequisites to take this course.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt FAQs

What is Lean Six Sigma?
"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.

What Does A "Green Belt" In Lean Six Sigma Indicate?
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.

What Job Titles Are Associated with The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt?
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.

What Do Lean Six Sigma Green Belts Do?
The Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma is considered a hands-on credential. Green Belts commonly review processes, develop and deploy improvements using the Lean Six Sigma methodology and then manage the improved processes.

Curriculum

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 develop 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

Instructor

Ken Maynard

Ken Maynard is currently the Director of Client Success at GoLeanSixSigma.com. He has over a 30-year record of driving improved quality and higher profitability with organizations in a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, healthcare, financial services, medical devices, government, food & beverage, automotive, and consumer products.

Ken has also worked with leaders to complete successful enterprise-wide continuous improvement, reengineering, and product design projects that resulted in high-value transformations.