Program

Six Sigma Canada Inc. Black Belt Certification Requirements

  • Attend all classes (dMAIC)
  • Write and maintain a minimum of 80% average on MAIC exams
  • Complete two projects
  • Complete two project final reports including a one page executive summary for each
  • Champion, Process Owner, Controller and Six Sigma Canada Inc. sign-off of project completion
  • Competently demonstrate the use of the six sigma tools and methodology

Black Belt Agenda Champion

  • Introduction to six sigma
  • Six Sigma Methodology
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
  • Project Selection
  • Overview of define
  • Overview of Measure
  • Overview of Analyze
  • Overview of Improve
  • Overview of Control
  • Champion Review Questions
  • Champion Deliverables

Define (four days)

  • Introduction to six sigma
  • Six Sigma Deployment Methodology
  • Cost of Poor Quality
  • Projection Selection
  • Define Tools
  • Lean Fundamentals
  • Presentation Requirements
  • Project Documentation
  • Building Change
  • Basic PC Skills
  • Basic Minitab Skills

Measure (five days)

  • define review
  • Customer Validation
  • Process Mapping
  • Input/Output Matrix
  • Process FMEA
  • Basic Statistics
  • Measurement System Analysis
  • Capability Analysis
  • Product Assessment
  • Measure Deliverables

Analyze (five days)

  • Measure Review
  • Classes and Causes of Distributions
  • Correcting for Non-Normality
  • Graphical Analysis
  • Multi-Vari Studies
  • Introduction to Inferential Statistics
  • Test for Equal Variance
  • Test of Means
  • Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
  • Statistical Test of Proportions
  • Correlation and Regression
  • Analyze Deliverables

Improve (five days)

  • Analyze Review
  • DOE Example
  • Introduction to DOE
  • DOE Planning
  • Full Factorial DOE
  • Fractional Factorial DOE
  • Attribute DOE
  • Improve Deliverables

Control (five days)

  • Improve Review
  • Advanced Regression
  • Overview of Quality Systems
  • Advanced DOE
  • Poka Yoke
  • Standardized Work
  • Introduction to SPC
  • Pre-Control
  • Variable Data SPC
  • Attribute Data SPC
  • Control Plan
  • Control Deliverables