Courses

We offer three primary options for learning about process improvement

Lean

Building a core foundation of improvement skills.

  • Ideal for those getting started in process improvement.
  • Learn the most popular tools for improving quality and reducing the time to complete a process in a respectful way to those who do the work.
  • Ideal for those interested in team-based problem solving, group facilitation and those that aren’t ready for advanced data analysis.
  • Check out our options for training, event facilitation and/or certification

Topics covered:

  • Lean Overview and History
  • Data Collection and Concepts
  • Voice of the Customer (VOC)
  • Process Mapping
  • 8 Types of Waste
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Theory of Constraints (TOC)
  • Mistake Proofing (Poka Yoke)
  • Continuous Flow Methods
  • Setup Reduction (SMED)
  • Standard Work
  • 5S Workplace Organization
  • Visual Controls
  • Pull and Kanban
  • Behavior Change
  • Daily Management System
  • Kaizen Events
  • Cross-Training Matrix
  • Impact-Ease Matrix
  • Team Decision Making
  • Process Metrics

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For Individuals
For Organizations

We also offer live simulation classes and kaizen event facilitation for your teams

In-person Support

Green Belt

Getting deeper into data analysis and variation reduction.

  • Ideal for those who are working on more difficult problems that require data analysis, experiments and more scientific rigor.
  • Includes training on a statistical software program (not included in price).
  • No prerequisite, but familiarity with Excel is ideal. We recommend completing a project for a certification to really learn this content (not just taking training).
  • Includes Lean content.
  • We offer options for Individuals and organizations (small or large groups).

Topics covered:

  • All content from Lean course, plus…
  • Six Sigma Overview and History
  • Deployment Strategy and Belt
    Roles
  • Project Charter
  • Input-Process-Output (IPO) Diagram
  • Cause and Effect Matrix
  • Basic Statistics
  • Intro to Minitab (or other software)
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Measurement Systems Analysis
    (MSA)
  • Capability Analysis (Cp, Cpk, Pp,
    Ppk)
  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
    (FMEA)
  • Intro to Hypothesis Testing
  • 2 Proportions and T Tests
  • Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  • Correlation and Multiple
    Regression
  • Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • Control Plans
  • Project Documentation and
    Certification

Learn more:

For Individuals
For Small Teams
For Organizations

Black Belt

Becoming an expert in process improvement methods.

  • Ideal for full-time process improvement consultants and specialists to handle more complicated problems and help establish a continuous improvement program.
  • We recommend completing a project for a certification to really learn this content (not just taking training).
  • We offer options for Individuals and organizations (small or large groups).

Note: Requires Green Belt training (or equivalent) as a prerequisite for this course. Or we will have your team start at the Green Belt level.

Topics covered:

  • Green Belt Course Review
  • Z-values and Probabilities
  • Z Transformations and Probability
    Calculations
  • Student’s t-distribution
  • Confidence Intervals for Small
    Samples and Standard Deviations
  • Skewness and Kurtosis
  • Probability Plots and Distributions
  • Sample Size Calculation
  • Skewed and nonnormal
    distributions
  • 1 -Sample Sign and Wilcoxon Tests
  • Mood’s Median and Kruskal-Wallis
  • Spearman Rank Correlation
  • I-MR-R/S charts
  • Laney P’ and U’ charts
  • G and T chart
  • CUSUM and EWMA charts
  • Confidence Intervals for Cpk/Ppk
  • Individual Distribution
    Identification (IDI)
  • Box-Cox and Johnson
    Transformations
  • Nonnormal and Nonparametric
    Capability (Cnp/Cnpk)
  • Nested Gage R&R Study
  • F-distribution
  • Unusual Observations (Outliers)
  • Multicollinearity and Variance
    Inflation Factor (VIF)
  • Regression Coefficients and
    Significance
  • Polynomial, Logistic and Poisson
    Regression
  • Lenth’s PSE
  • Definitive Screening Designs
    (DSDs)
  • Binary Responses in DOE
  • Hierarchical Models in DOE
  • Central Composite Designs
  • Box-Behnken Designs
  • Critical to Quality (CTQ)
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS)
  • DMADV
  • DFSS Tools
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
  • Kano Model
  • TRIZ
  • Pugh Matrix
  • Statistical Tolerancing

Learn more:

For Individuals
For Small Teams
For Organizations

Not sure? Let us help you choose the best certification for your needs

If you’d like to learn about specific tools and methods through individual modules and courses, check out our online training system, Lean Six Sigma Ecosystem

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