Yellow Belt Training

Required materials: Texts: Knowledge Based Management, Basic Statistics: Tools for Continuous Improvement, Lean Six Sigma: A Tools Guide, Software: SPC XL, Yellow Belt student participant guide

Course agenda:

Module 1 SIX SIGMA…THE JOURNEY BEGINS
Module 2 WHAT IS SIX SIGMA?
Module 3 DEFINE PHASE: PROJECT DEFINITION & MANAGEMENT, TEAMWORK, UNDERSTANDING CHANGE, AND VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER
Module 4 THE ROLE OF STATISTICS IN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Module 5 MAKING SENSE OUT OF DATA USING GRAPHICAL & MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Module 6 MEASUREMENT SYSTEM ANALYSIS
Module 7 REFERENCES, GLOSSARY OF TERMS, AND COURSE EVALUATION FORMS


Objectives:

- To understand the nature of a Six Sigma culture and to be able to contribute substantially to its development
- To understand and apply the DMAIC phasing and control points to your project
- To know what Six Sigma is and to be able to apply Six Sigma concepts for the purpose of improving the bottom line
- To understand the need for a well-defined project and that good project management practices, along with teamwork, change management practices, and voice of the customer are all needed for project success
- Develop an appreciation for the need and use of statistics in process improvement
- Be able to describe a process numerically
- Be able to use and apply the basic graphical tools and charting techniques
- Understand the relationship between variation and the cost of poor quality
- Be able to conduct a Measurement System Analysis (MSA) to determine the integrity of the data we are getting




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