Guided Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program using AI

Yes, if you don’t mind that some of the examples and case studies are geared towards other industries, then anyone is welcome to attend any program. We also encourage those wanting to move into new industries or sectors to network and learn how Lean Six Sigma applies to that area. The core content is the same for each program, the only difference is the examples, case studies and participants in the coaching sessions.

There are three main ways to take training: Self-paced or DIY (no live instructor and lowest cost), Guided or DWM (check-ins with instructor, this program above) and Live Instructor with your team (no recorded content, all training and discussions are live but most expensive option). Guided is a blended training program that combines the best of self-paced and live instructor. You watch the pre-recorded courses at your own pace, and then meet with an instructor each week to stay on track and get your detailed questions answered. It’s more expensive than self-paced, but less expensive than the live instructor option.

Once we get within a few weeks of the start of the program, we will reach out and coordinate a specific date/time each week to have the meetings that best fits everyone’s schedule.

Download the list of topics covered in our Green and Black Belt program

If students work on their project throughout the course, it is possible to have most of it completed at the end of the 16 weeks. Most will finish within 24 weeks (6 months), with a few taking up to 9 months. Those who go beyond 12 months have a very low chance of finishing their project. However, we will support students who are actively working on their project beyond 12 months. We want to see real-life projects completed and will help as much as possible. After 6 months of inactivity, we reserve the right to stop our coaching support of the project.

Yes, if you already have access to Lean Six Sigma training materials within your Learning Management System (LMS) or another training provider (Gemba Academy, 6sigma.us, etc) or your team was recently trained, we can review the content to ensure it adequately covers the content. If it isn’t an exact match, we can supplement our materials if there are any small gaps, and offer a reduced cost on the program (since there would be less training time required from us).  Contact us to get a quote for a modified version of the program.

The program was originally built around Minitab, but can be taught with Excel add-ins, SigmaXL, QI Macros, JMP or other statistical package. It is ideal to purchase full licenses for attendees instead of relying on free trials of the software, so they can use the program during their project.

We can also teach with Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini or other AI-approved programs within your company. We can also run analysis for you if you lose access to your program. Additional fees may be added for modifying the training for lesser known software packages.

Yes, for every tool and concept, we show examples of how AI can help enhance or supplement the implementation or learning. We can also use your approved AI programs to perform most of the exercises (analysis and graphs) in the training, especially as an alternative to other statistical software packages.

Yes, you can partner with up to 3 people on your team (all included in the cost). Each person must also equally contribute to the project (based on feedback from the other person).

We also offer a similar program for Black Belt training and certification. It is the same exact structure, but with more advanced topics such as nonparametrics, advanced levels of the Green Belt tools (capability, SPC, DOE, Gage R&R, etc) and additional Lean tools not covered in Green Belt. We don’t have a set schedule for Black Belt by industry/sector, so contact us if you are interested.

In short, the cost per person is very affordable ($4995 for 3 people) and your project will save at least $10,000, so there is a payback on the investment of six months or less. The time commitment of one day per week will align with your current roles and responsibilities, so it won’t detract significantly from your current workload. The skills you learn will be applicable to future problems, boost your engagement with the company, while also showing the tangible value your department brings to the organization through the completed project.

Use this approval letter template for the Green Belt training program. If you need a template for Black Belt training, contact us and we’ll provide one for you.

If you are not able to put the cost on a credit card, we can work with you on payment options. We can split the payments into 2 equal amounts (upfront and after the 2nd month), or 3 equal amounts (upfront, after 1st month and after 2nd month). If you conduct your improvement project with a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization (even if you don’t work at that organization), you may be eligible for discounted or reduced program costs. Contact us with your specific situation.

We can work with you to integrate our online training materials and quiz questions into your LMS system. We will need to know what LMS system you are currently using, and what level of integration you would like (basic or SCORM/xAPI packaging). We would also need your help to manage the attendance and completion of the modules, since we would no longer will have visibility.