Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program

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APICS Twin Cities Chapter is pleased to announce a new alliance with Trusight (formerly Employers Association, Inc.).  This alliance will offer APICS members a comprehensive Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program that will help organizations achieve the benefits of improved customer satisfaction and financial performance.

The Certification Program is facilitated by a Six Sigma Master Black Belt (SSMBB) and consists of four parts.  (1.) Two days of classroom training on Green Belt Tools & Techniques; (2.) Hands on training by candidate’s participation in an on-site Six Sigma project led by a SSMBB; (3.)  Preparation and oral presentation of a final project review; (4.) A written test to verify the certification candidate’s knowledge of the tools and techniques of Six Sigma.

The classroom training will cover the importance of management involvement, the use of the DMAIC methodology (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), project based process improvement, and instruction/practice in using the most common statistical Green Belt tools. 

Each Green Belt Certification candidate will be assigned a project selected by the SSMBB and the host company that will exercise the DMAIC methodology of Six Sigma.  This project will not be a case study, but a project that focuses on a real customer and financial needs of the host company.  The project will be planned and executed under the supervision of the SSMBB and will take 13 to 14 weeks to complete. 

The Green Belt Certification candidate will be part of a team of five Green Belts and contribute to the two hour team meetings per week with an additional 3 to 4 hours a week of action items to complete the DMAIC phases of the project.  The focus of the project can be on a manufacturing, service or transactional process deemed important by the host company.

To get the host company acceptance of the project results, the Green Belt candidates will develop and present sections for the final project review.   This review will follow the outline of the DMAIC and show the improvement in customer satisfaction and the bottom line of the host company.  Following the final project review the certification candidates will take a written test to verify the candidate knows the Green Belt Tools & Techniques of Six Sigma.

 

Program content:

• Overview of Six Sigma
• Identification and use of Green Belt Tools and Techniques such as:
  • Project Selection
  • Project Planning
  • Flow Charting
  • Histograms
  • Control Charts
  • Cause and Effect Diagrams
  • Hypothesis Testing Basics
  • Design of Experiments
  • Control Planning
• Coaching by the Six Sigma Master Black Belt during the classroom training and project execution.
• Master Black Belt guidance in preparing the final project review and to prepare for the written test.

Practical skills you can use immediately:

• Identification of customers and their needs

• Root cause analysis using the DMAIC methodology

• Ability to select statistical tools that lead to a root cause

Who should attend: