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Six Sigma Green Belt Course

Course Description: Our Six Sigma Green Belt course follows the DMAIC process model. The course is designed to meet the requirements of American Society for Quality's Certified Six Sigma Green Belt body of knowledge. The course outline (and the number of contact hours) is shown below. The complete program requires 80 contact hours. Students perform tasks for their Green Belt projects in synchrony with the course material. The course is usually taught in two four-hour sessions per week for ten weeks. Students who complete the course are strongly encouraged to pursue certification as an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Course Outline:

• Administration (1 hour)
• Introduction to Quality Management (4 hours)
• Definition of Quality
• Product Features
• Freedom from Deficiencies
• Understanding Variation
• Central Tendency and Variation
• Specifications and Defects
• Taguchi’s Loss Function
• Introduction to Quality Management Systems
• ISO9000, QS9000, Baldridge, …
• Quality Cost
• Quality Improvement Processes
• Introduction to Six Sigma
• Objectives
• The Six Sigma Team
• Organization for Six Sigma
• Overview of the Six Sigma Process (DMAIC)
• Define (8 hours)
• Business Case
• Problem Statement
• Project Scope and Goal
• Team Formation
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Voice of the Customer (VOC)
• SIPOC
• Six Sigma Project Charter
• Measure (20 hours)
• Cause and Effect Analysis
• Pareto Charts
• Process Maps
• Quality Cost
• Statistical Methods for Measure
• Measurement Systems Analysis
• Calibration
• Gage Error Studies
• Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Attribute Charts
• Variables Charts
• Process Capability and Performance Metrics
• Analyze (26 hours)
• Team Tools for Analyze
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
• Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Graphical Data Presentation
• Descriptive Statistics
• Probability Distributions
• Inferential Statistical Methods
• Confidence Intervals
• Hypothesis Tests
• ANOVA
• Linear Regression
• Correlation
• Multi-vari Analysis
• Design of Experiments (DOE)
• Shainin DOE Methods
• Improve (12 hours)
• Identifying Improvements
• Change Agent
• Lean
• Poka-Yoke
• Pilot Tests
• Improvement Validation
• Control (8 hours)
• SPC
• Sort Run SPC
• Process Precontrol
• 5S
• Process Control Plans
• Maintenance Plans
• Process Documentation
• Training Matrices
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Management Systems
• Course Evaluations (1 hour)

ASQ's Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) Body of Knowledge

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