Six Sigma Black Belt - Maguire Training

Who Would Benefit

This elite program is tailor-made for professionals experienced in leading complex projects using Six Sigma Methodology, particularly those serving as full-time Project Managers overseeing teams with both Yellow and Green Belt practitioners. The Lean Black Belt Six Sigma training course is designed to elevate your understanding of Lean Six Sigma methodology to an advanced level.

Course Description

Upon completing the Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt training, you will possess a comprehensive understanding of how Lean Six Sigma methodologies can significantly enhance and optimise business operations. The course includes sessions over the course of 3 months including 1:1 coaching.

This course empowers participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to foster a culture of continuous improvement within their organisations, and provides practical skills using DMAIC methodology to implement these solutions at a high-level, paving the way for organisational improvement.

Please Note: To take the black belt training, you must already be a green belt.

Sessions over 3 months
Mentoring sessions during the project
Delivered by a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master/Black Belt
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Learning Outcomes

Apply Black Belt Six Sigma tools and methodologies to projects
Own your own project and lead on quality control
Manage every project stage to Black Belt standards
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the DMAIC approach, 5S and Data Collection
Implement defined solutions and apply operational change management techniques
Lead large-scale Black Belt improvement projects
Allocate responsibilities and resources to Green Belts and Yellow Belts.
Lead improvement teams effectively by assigning roles and understanding project team dynamics

The Programme Includes:

Part 1: Define Phase

Understanding Six Sigma in depth
Problem-Solving Strategy Y = f(x)
Voice of the Customer (VOC)
Writing a problem/goal statement using SMART
Poor Quality Cost
The Pareto Analysis (80:20 rule)
Allocating Roles
Developing Project Metrics

Part 2: Measure Phase

How to minimise variation in data measurement
Data collection with clear operational definitions
Cause & Effect
Process Mapping, SIPOC, Value Stream Map
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Graphical Analysis and visual data representation
Capability Analysis
Hypotheses testing

Part 3: Analyse Phase

Analyse identified root causes
Multi-Variation Analysis
Understanding Inferential statistics
Sampling Techniques & Uses
Goals of Hypothesis Testing
1 & 2 sample t-tests
1 sample variance tests
One Way ANOVA tests
One and Two Sample Proportion
Contingency Tables

Part 4: Improve Phase

Generating and evaluating solutions
Control Impact Matric
Change Management Frameworks
Quantify cost benefit analysis
Regression Equations and analysis of variable impacts
Design of Experiments (DOE) - objectives, methods and considerations
Conduct a pilot and collect data

Part 5: Control Phase

Statistical process control (SPC)
Control charts
Control Methods for 5S
Highlight any business risks observed
Quantify savings using ROI
Cost Benefit Analysis
Review process performance
Complete project closure documentation

Lean

What is Lean?
Who uses it?
How can it benefit the company?
Why do we need it?
Lean in action

Tools Used For Lean

8 wastes - what are they?
VA & NVA
5S
Kanban system
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Tools Used For Six Sigma

Project Charter – What is the defect & scope of the project
Bell curve
FMEA
Cause & Effect
Y=f(x)
Sigma values (DPMO)
5Ys’
SIPOC
Process maps

Six Sigma Black Belt Training Course