Looking for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt training and certification? Looking for any other form of Process Improvement training? This training is provided in a very dynamic and engaging format. Utilizing the Learning Pyramid, both passive and participatory methods of training are applied for efficient and effective training.
Corporate/Private On-Site
Let us bring the training to you based on your schedule and your desired location. Compared to the public sessions, we can provide the training in a “safe for sharing” environment at your facility, another location of your choosing, or on-line via video conferencing. The corporate on-site training provides the standard content, but adjusted to your time and place. The cost per student is much lower when you have on-site training compared to sending a class-full of employees to a public seminar. Contact us and we will share the options available.Public Seminars
ProgressivEdge offers training directly to the public as public seminars. Each year Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt courses are offered. In the past, ProgressivEdge also offered Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Enterprise training through University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Lean Enterprise training through San Diego State University (SDSU).Standard Training
Overall Lean Six Sigma description – Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is a combination of Lean and Six Sigma. Traditional Six Sigma has focused on the reduction of variation. Lean is the removal of waste. Both provide process improvement focused on customers and focused on achieving business process improvements. When combining these two practices, a powerful Continuous Improvement process delivers great results.
Lean Six Sigma Belt System (PDF)
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt (1 day)
Learn LSS philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain basic knowledge of the most common Lean and Six Sigma tools. This course is designed to provide participants with a good overall knowledge of the tools, application of the tools and potential benefits from applying the tools. - Lean Six Sigma White Belt for Leaders (1 day)
In addition to the traditional LSS White Belt, this 1 day session provides Leaders with techniques for identifying and selecting opportunities for improvement. They will see how LSS can impact bottom line and overall business performance. And they will begin creating a culture of Continuous Improvement utilizing LSS. - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (2 day)
Learn LSS philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain basic knowledge of the most common Lean and Six Sigma tools. This course is designed to provide participants with a good overall knowledge of the tools, application of the tools and potential benefits from applying the tools. In addition, greater depth of knowledge and application will occur on the concepts of value stream mapping, variation, quality concepts and kaizen. Note: White Belt is not a prerequisite for Yellow Belt - Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt for Leaders (2 day) – a.k.a LSS Champion
In addition to the traditional LSS Yellow Belt, this 2 day session provides Leaders with techniques for identifying and selecting opportunities for improvement. They will see how LSS can impact bottom line and overall business performance. And, they will begin creating a culture of Continuous Improvement utilizing LSS. Note: White Belt is not a prerequisite for Yellow Belt. - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (6 days over 3 months)
Learn LSS philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain knowledge of the most common Lean and Six Sigma tools. Learn techniques for identifying and selecting opportunities for improvement. See how LSS can impact bottom line and overall business performance. Apply LSS concepts on a project to improve business processes. Begin creating a culture of Continuous Improvement utilizing LSS. Certification is also available: Certification requires individuals to attend all training, pass an assessment, work on a project (as a team), deliver results on the project and present the project. LSS Green Belt certification is optional. This option includes 1 day of project mentoring and final project reviews. Note: White or Yellow Belt are not prerequisites for Green Belt. - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Upgrade (7 days over 3 months)
The Black Belt Upgrade (or fast-track) is for those who are already trained in LSS Green Belt. Admission to program is at the discretion of ProgressivEdge, Inc. based upon previous training & experience. Contact us for details on this option. LSS Black Belt provides additional depth on all tools and advanced Design of Experiments training for those that have a need for more complex statistical applications. Note: LSS Green Belt training is a prerequisite for attending the Black Belt Upgrade. - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (12 days over 5 months)
LSS Black Belt includes all content of the LSS Green Belt program with additional depth on all tools. LSS Black Belt provides advanced Design of Experiments training for those that have a need for more complex statistical applications. Note: White, Yellow or Green Belt are not prerequisites for Black Belt.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – 12 Days (PDF) - Lean Six Sigma Champion (2 days)
LSS Champions are engaged with both Green and Black Belts. They are usually department leads, Presidents, VPs or Managers. They need to understand the basic LSS tools and applications and do not need to know (or use) all the basic LSS tools and applications, but they do not need to know (or do) all the detail work. LSS Champions select projects, provide direction and motivate. They monitor results and assure activity and results align strategically.
Lean Six Sigma Champion – 2 day (PDF)
Lean is a collection of tools and approaches to identify and reduce waste in any business and for any process. Wastes are activities that customers are not willing to pay for and/or add no value to the product or service. Lean engages everyone in every business function. Lean focuses on the reduction of time from when the customer requests a service or product to the time they receive what they requested. Quick-focused events result in reduced costs, increased capacity (revenue) and increased profits.
- Lean Overview (1 day) The Lean overview covers to most common tools and their applications. A simulation game provides hands-on learning the concepts. This is a great introduction to the Lean concepts.
- Lean Practitioner (1 week) As a Lean Practitioner, you will learn the Lean concepts and their applications. Lean is the removal of waste and the removal of barriers to flow. With a focus on the customers, the tools applied will benefit customers as well as those supporting the needs of the customers..
- Value Stream Mapping As one of the 5 Lean principals, VSM takes processes and makes them visual. Once the processes are made visual with this mapping technique, activities are identified as value added or non-value added. A current state is mapped, a future state is designed and finally an action plan is created to form a path for improvement. VSM can be provided as training or as a workshop focused on one of your own processes.
- Kaizen Kaizen is Continuous Improvement. It can be very small actions or very large projects. Kaizen events are a structured approach to achieve kaizen. Kaizen can be provided as training or as a workshop focused on improving any aspect of your business.
- 5S and Visual Management In order to improve flow of product or service 5S and visual management concepts are applied. Not only do these techniques provide a more organized and area, overall efficiencies are achieved as a result.
- Cells/Flow/Pull/Kanban Flow and Pull are two of the 5 Lean principals. Cells and kanbans support flow and pull. Cells take dissimilar processes producing similar products or services and brings them together. Kanban provides a means of linking processes steps to assure most efficient flow of product or service to customers.
- Set-up Reduction Set-up time reduction allows for more efficient use of time and resources. Capacity increases can be achieved along with faster response time to customer demand.
- Mistake Proof Mistake proofing is getting to the root cause of an error then eliminating the error. If a defect occurs, the error that caused it is identified and eliminated.
- Total Productive Maintenance TPM focuses on optimizing equipment. Through the use of preventive / predictive maintenance and team involvement, TPM provides increased production, improved quality and increased capacity.
- Standard Work Standard work is one final control to assure process improvements are sustained. Standard work is a formal process of identifying steps of a process and activity to occur at each step.
Six Sigma is focused on the reduction and control of variation in your processes and is based on importance to the customer. Six Sigma is an integration of tools from a variety of continuous improvement initiatives. It is built around a model of DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control). Six Sigma is deployed by Green Belts, Black Belts, Master Black Belts and Six Sigma Champions. It reduces variation and costs.
- White Belt (1 day) Learn Six Sigma philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain basic knowledge of the most common Six Sigma tools. This course is designed to provide participants with a good overall knowledge of the tools, application of the tools and potential benefits from applying the tools
- Yellow Belt (2 day) Learn Six Sigma philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain basic knowledge of the most common Six Sigma tools. This course is designed to provide participants with a good overall knowledge of the tools, application of the tools and potential benefits from applying the tools. In addition, greater depth of knowledge and application will occur with on the subjects of; variation, quality concepts and other measure/analyze tools.Note: White belt is not prerequisites for Yellow Belt.
- Green Belt (1 week) Learn Six Sigma philosophy and methodology (DMAIC). Obtain knowledge of the most common Six Sigma tools. Learn techniques for identifying and selecting opportunities for improvement. See how Six Sigma can impact bottom line and overall business performance. Apply Six Sigma concepts on a project to improve business processes. Begin creating a culture of Continuous Improvement utilizing Six Sigma.Optional Certification is also available: Certification requires individuals to attend all training, pass an assessment, work on a project (as a team), deliver results on the project and present the project. Six Sigma Green Belt certification is optional. This option includes 1 day of project mentoring and final project reviewsNote: White or Yellow belt are not prerequisites for Green Belt.
- Project Management Overview (1 day) This 8 hour course will provide the basic overview of Project Management. Packed with tools and techniques, you will see both theory and application that can be put to use immediately.
- Project Management for PMP (5 day) This 5 day course provides all core content related to be coming a Project Management Professional and is based on the PMI Body of Knowledge. Theory, application, tools and techniques will all be provided during this comprehensive course and prepares the student to take their PMP exam through PMI.
- PMP Exam Preparation (3 days) This 3 day course is designed for those that already have some experience and some training on Project Management. It is provided to those that want to be prepared to take the PMI exam to become a Project Management Professional
Overall Continuous Improvement strategy is required of all improvement efforts. Learn and apply the concepts that will assure a sustained drive for Continuous Improvement.
Part of an overall Continuous Improvement strategy includes utilizing the 10 steps for deployment. Learn of the steps and the detail required for a successful implementation of Continuous Improvement efforts.
In all aspects of our jobs, we are required to “make change happen”. There are approaches to achieving successful change that will be taught during this session.
Resources are scarce and it seems no one has “extra” time available to do much more than fight fires. Balance is required between managing our time with work, family, health, social involvement…Application of some basic concepts can bring back balance.
When implementing Continuous Improvement efforts, you should know if there is an acceptable return on the efforts. Cost savings analysis allows a common approach to measuring and analyzing savings from events and projects.
In order to know if improvements were made, a means of measurement must be in place. Overall business process improvement is mandatory for any Continuous Improvement efforts to sustain.
Lean and Six Sigma require us to hear the “voice of the customer”. Surveys are one way of hearing this voice. Learn design and implementation of surveys.
Lean Manufacturing was the primary focus of Lean. It was deployed in high volume low mix production areas. See how beneficial Lean can be in the job shop environment with low volume and high mix.
This session will assist with the identification and development of your competitive advantage. Who are your target customers? Who are your competitors? Identify and develop your competitive advantages then market them properly to assure a stable and growing business.