Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Training - Signature Series

LSS Green Belt Define Phase - The Define Phase of the DMAIC methodology is constructed to introduce the fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma.

• Describe the objectives of Six Sigma
• Describe the relationship between variation and sigma
• Recognise some Six Sigma concepts
• Recognise the Six Sigma implementation model
• Describe your role and responsibilities in Six Sigma

• Describe what is meant by “Process Focus”
• Describe the importance of VOC, VOB, and VOE, and CTQ’s
• Explain COPQ
• Generate a Process Map
• Describe the Basic Six Sigma metrics
• Explain the difference between FTY and RTY
• Explain the difference between DPU and DPMO

• Utilise a structured approach to select projects
• Refine and Define the problem into a Project Charter
• Make an initial estimate of your project’s benefits

• Have a clear understanding of the specific deliverables
• Have started to develop a Project Plan to meet the deliverables
• Have identified ways to deal with potential roadblocks
• Be ready to apply the Six Sigma method through your project

LSS Green Belt Measure Phase - The Measure Phase of the DMAIC methodology is constructed to introduce important Lean Six Sigma tools for characterising your business issues.

• Create a high level Process Map
• Create a Fishbone Diagram
• Create an X-Y Diagram
• Describe the elements of a FMEA
• Explain the importance of a FMEA
• Describe why each tool is important

• Explain the various statistics used to express location and spread of data
• Describe the characteristics of a Normal Distribution
• Test for Normality
• Describe the difference between Special Cause and Common Cause Variation
• Generate a variety of graphs for data

• Perform the step by step methodology in Variable and Attribute MSA’s
• Identify the various components of variation so corrections can be made and the gage error reduced
• Recognise the differences between Repeatability, Reproducibility, Accuracy and Calibration

• Estimate Capability for Continuous Data
• Describe the impact of Non-normal Data on the analysis presented in this module for Continuous Capability
• Estimate Capability for Attribute Data

LSS Green Belt Analyse Phase - The Analyse Phase of the DMAIC methodology is constructed to introduce important Lean Six Sigma tools for isolating critical factors.

• Perform a Multi-Vari Analysis
• Interpret and a Multi-Vari Graph
• Identify when a Multi-Vari Analysis is applicable
• Interpret what Skewed data looks like
• Explain how data distributions become Non-normal when they are really Normal

• Explain the meaning of the term "Inferential Statistics".
• Describe the basic tenets of the Central Limit Theorem.
• Describe the impact of sample size on your estimates of population parameters.
• Explain Standard Error

• Articulate the purpose of Hypothesis Testing
• Explain the concepts of the Central Tendency
• Be familiar with the types of Hypothesis Tests

• Determine appropriate sample sizes for testing Means
• Conduct various Hypothesis Tests for Means
• Properly Analyse Results

• Be able to conduct Hypothesis Testing of Variances
• Understand how to Analyse Hypothesis Testing Results

• Conduct Hypothesis Testing for equal variance
• Conduct Hypothesis Testing for Medians
• Analyse and interpret the results

• Calculate and explain test for proportions
• Calculate and explain contingency tests

LSS Green Belt Improve Phase - The Improve Phase of the DMAIC methodology is constructed to introduce important Lean Six Sigma tools for properly controlling solutions.

• Perform the steps in a Correlation and a Regression Analysis
• Explain when Correlation and Regression is appropriate

• Perform Non-Linear Regression Analysis
• Perform Multiple Linear Regression Analysis (MLR)
• Examine Residuals Analysis and understand its effects

• Determine the reason for experimenting
• Describe the difference between a physical model and a DOE model
• Explain an OFAT experiment and its primary weakness
• Shown Main Effects Plots and interactions, determine which effects and interactions may be significant
• Create a Full Factorial Design

LSS Green Belt Control Phase - The Control Phase of the DMAIC methodology is constructed to introduce important Lean Six Sigma tools for properly controlling solutions.

• Use the results of a DOE to determine how to further optimise a process using the steepest ascent/descent method

• Understand the importance of Capability Analysis as it is applied in the Control Phase
• Select the appropriate method for Capability Analysis based on the type of data distribution of your process
• Interpret the output of MINITAB’s Capability functions
• Understand how the use for Capability Analysis may alter through the DMAIC phases

• Describe Lean tools
• Understand how these tools can help with project sustainability
• Understand how the Lean tools depends on each other
• Understand how tools must document the defect prevention created in the Control Phase

• Describe some methods of defect prevention
• Understand how these techniques can help with project sustainability
  • Including reducing those outliers as seen in the Advanced Process Capability section
  • If the vital X was identified, prevent the cause of defective Y
• Understand what tools must document the defect prevention created in the Control Phase

• Describe the elements of an SPC Chart and the purposes of SPC
• Understand how SPC ranks in defect prevention
• Describe the 9 Step route or methodology of implementing a chart
• Design subgroups if needed for SPC usage
• Determine the frequency of sampling
• Understand the Control Chart selection methodology
• Be familiar with Control Chart parameter calculations such as UCL, LCL and the Center Line

• Understand the 5 phases of the Control Plan
  • Training
  • Documentation
  • Monitoring
  • Response
  • Aligning Systems and Structures