Champion Training
The implementation of Lean Six Sigma starts with top management. Management commitment is one of the program's critical success factors. This group establishes the corporate-level goals and targets and determines how the Lean Six Sigma initiative will initially be focused.
A Champion is a member of the management team who is responsible for the logistical and business aspects of the Black Belt program. They link the business objectives to projects selected for the Black Belts. It is the responsibility of the Champion to help identify potential candidates for training and to select projects. In the role of Champion, individuals are also responsible for the performance of the Black Belt candidates. This requires that they monitor performance, project progress, and remove all barriers to successful completion of the project.
The session consists of two days of training on what Lean Six Sigma is and the roles and responsibilities of a Champion. The session provides the Champion with the knowledge of how their role supports the efforts of the Black Belt both logistically and organizationally. An additional day is scheduled two weeks following Champion class to select projects for the Black Belts to work on during the training.
Overall Course Objectives
Course Materials and Flow
The instructor will present the content using power point slides, worksheets and hands on exercises. All slides and worksheets are included in the participant manual and reference files. This course has six modules to be completed over two days. Using the step-by-step training manual as a guide, participants will learn and practice the tools first hand in the class room to project examples.
Course Modules
Module 1 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methodology
Module 2 – Becoming Waste Conscious
Module 3 – Roles and Responsibilities
Module 4 – Cost of Poor Quality
Module 5 – Project Selection
Module 6 – Lean Six Sigma Tool Demonstration Overview
Key takeaways listed below:
Module 1 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methodology
Module 2 – Becoming Waste Conscious
Module 3 – Roles and Responsibilities
Module 4 – Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Module 5 – Project Selection
Module 6 – Lean Six Sigma Tool Demonstration Overview
A Champion is a member of the management team who is responsible for the logistical and business aspects of the Black Belt program. They link the business objectives to projects selected for the Black Belts. It is the responsibility of the Champion to help identify potential candidates for training and to select projects. In the role of Champion, individuals are also responsible for the performance of the Black Belt candidates. This requires that they monitor performance, project progress, and remove all barriers to successful completion of the project.
The session consists of two days of training on what Lean Six Sigma is and the roles and responsibilities of a Champion. The session provides the Champion with the knowledge of how their role supports the efforts of the Black Belt both logistically and organizationally. An additional day is scheduled two weeks following Champion class to select projects for the Black Belts to work on during the training.
Overall Course Objectives
- Have a clear understanding of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology, Infrastructure and the critical Roles and Responsibilities
- Know how to identify, select and prioritize Lean Six Sigma Projects that best align to organizational goals and objectives linked to the business plan
- Use the tools provided to select the best resources to send to Green and Black Belt level training
Course Materials and Flow
The instructor will present the content using power point slides, worksheets and hands on exercises. All slides and worksheets are included in the participant manual and reference files. This course has six modules to be completed over two days. Using the step-by-step training manual as a guide, participants will learn and practice the tools first hand in the class room to project examples.
Course Modules
Module 1 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methodology
Module 2 – Becoming Waste Conscious
Module 3 – Roles and Responsibilities
Module 4 – Cost of Poor Quality
Module 5 – Project Selection
Module 6 – Lean Six Sigma Tool Demonstration Overview
Key takeaways listed below:
Module 1 – Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methodology
- What the Lean Six Sigma Methodology is and how it works
- Understand how variation relates to defects
- Recognizing the different Sigma levels and its impact on defects
- Understand LDMAIC structured approach to problem solving
- How Lean Six Sigma integrates with existing Process Improvement Methodologies
Module 2 – Becoming Waste Conscious
- What is waste?
- What are the 8 Elements of Waste are and how to recognize them
- Introduction to common Lean terminology (Kaizen, Takt Time, Work Study, 5S etc.)
Module 3 – Roles and Responsibilities
- The different Roles and Responsibilities in Lean Six Sigma
- Team member selection
- Which of the LDMAIC phases each role is most involved in
Module 4 – Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
- The difference between Hard, Soft, and Potential Savings
- Internal, external, detection and prevention elements of COPQ
- Lean Six Sigma meaningful metrics vs. traditional metrics
- How to quantify the financial impact of projects
- Linking the 8 elements of waste to COPQ
Module 5 – Project Selection
- How to link the potential projects to the goals and objectives of the business
- How to write a Business Case
- How to narrow the scope from a problem to a project using Pareto analysis and tree diagrams
- Primary and Secondary Metrics for projects, how to measure success
Module 6 – Lean Six Sigma Tool Demonstration Overview
- High Level overview and demonstration of all primary Lean Six Sigma Tools
