Class Details
- Class Name:
- Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Audience:
- Team members will understand the Six Sigma DMAIC principles along with their roles within a project. By teaching with accelerated learning techniques (class exercises and hands-on experience), participants can easily grasp and understand the five DMAIC stages of a Six Sigma project. DMAIC stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. Having knowledgeable and trained team members (Yellow Belts) on a Six Sigma project is fundamental to its success.
- Duration:
- 2 Day Course
- Language:
- English
Learning Objectives
Team members will understand the Six Sigma DMAIC principles along with their roles within a project. By teaching with accelerated learning techniques (class exercises and hands-on experience), participants can easily grasp and understand the five DMAIC stages of a Six Sigma project. DMAIC stands for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. Having knowledgeable and trained team members (Yellow Belts) on a Six Sigma project is fundamental to its success.
Outline At-a-Glance
Day 1
Define:
- Project selection
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Team building activities
- Current state process map – Top level
- SIPOC Diagrams – Supplier/Input/Process/Output/Customer
- Quick Wins
- Project Charter
- Tollgate reviews
Measure:
- Value stream map – Current state
- Swim lane map
- Current state process map – Detailed
- Data collection methods
- Check sheets
- Graphical data display (Scatter plots, Histograms, Box plots, Bar charts, Pareto charts)
- SPC – Control Charts
- Baseline process
- Normal bell curve
- Calculating sigma (Using DPMO method and Overview of z-score method)
Day 2:
Analyze:
- Value added analysis
- Cause & effect diagrams
- Brainstorming
- 5 why's
- Multi-voting
- Root cause analysis
- Potential root causes problem statement
Improve:
- Lean concepts: 7 wastes – TIMWOOD, 5S, Kanban, Pull/Push flow, Poka yoke, Experiment – Windfarm Enterprises
- Develop potential solutions – Idea generating tools
- Future state process map & value stream map
- Solution selection methods
Control:
- Identify similar opportunities
- Control plan
- Transition to process owners
- Lessons learned
- Team recognition
- Project closure
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