Lean Six Sigma Expert Master's Program Certification

This Lean Six Sigma Expert Master’s Program is designed to help you master two critical management methodologies -Lean and Six Sigma- that can accelerate business improvement together. This program will give you the management qualities coveted by businesses to help you become the go-to professional for quality management projects.

Key Features

• 10 weeks online classroom bootcamp and eLearning (self-paced)
• 1 year eLearning access
• 10 simulation exams and 9 case studies to help you ace the exams
• Become an expert in Lean Six Sigma
• Acquire hands-on knowledge with 4 industry-specific projects
• Earn an industry-recognized Master’s Certificate
• Earn 70+ PDUs

Program Outcomes

• Become a key stakeholder in leading and implementing Lean Six Sigma projects in your organization
• Describe how to identify an improvement project in the Define phase
• Explain how to measure process and product in the Measure phase
• Apply lean concepts such as 5S, waste reduction, process mapping, value stream mapping, and mistake-proofing
• Apply basic and more advanced statistical analyses to determine the relationship between key inputs and process outputs
• Process critical statistical data operations using Minitab
• Export data to various MS Office applications

Target Audience

Lean Six Sigma is a framework not limited to a particular industry. Any professional looking to improve organizational efficiency can become a Lean Six Sigma expert. Professionals who typically take this program include:

• Quality control supervisors/ engineers/ managers
• IT analysts
• Project managers
• Enthusiasts of lean management
• Six Sigma professionals

Why be a Lean Six Sigma expert?

Forty percent of the managers in top companies are lean certified, and Lean Six Sigma Experts earn 40 percent more than their non-certified peers. Lean Six Sigma Experts generally have the following profiles:

• Quality supervisor
• Quality manager
• Quality engineer
• Quality director
• Lean Six Sigma expert

You’ll learn how to apply Lean Six Sigma tools, techniques, and concepts to improve efficiency, reduce waste, increase throughput, and standardize complex business and technical processes in your organization.

Learning Path

1. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Learn to develop your organizational projects with this online Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification program. Aligned with IASSC exam, this certification integrates lean management and the DMAIC methodology with case studies to provide you with the skills required to help grow an organization.

Key Learning Objectives

• Perform data analysis and hypothesis testing in the Analyze phase
• Identify possible improvement actions for the performance of variations in the Improve phase
• Define efficient operating levels for inputs and outputs in the Control phase
• Use DFSS tools such as Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode and Effects
• Analysis (FMEA), and Risk Priority Number (RPN)

Course Curriculum

• Lesson 00 - Course Introduction
• Lesson 01 - Six Sigma and Organizational Goals
• Lesson 02 - Define Phase
• Lesson 03 - Measure Phase
• Lesson 04 - Analyze Phase
• Lesson 05 - Improve Phase
• Lesson 06 - Control Phase

2. Minitab®

This course ensures that you learn the practical applications of the latest version of the Minitab® 17 statistical tool and excel at the tools used by both Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt professionals. This course covers nine case studies in the fields of Healthcare, IT and IT Services, and Manufacturing, each describing a problem and its solution using Minitab 17.

Key Learning Objectives

• Process key statistical data operations using Minitab
• Export data to various MS Office applications
• Understand and apply various statistical tools in multiple quality projects
• Understand and remove common pitfalls in data analysis
• Master all statistical tools/topics needed for Green and Black Belt projects

Course Curriculum

• Lesson 01 - Introduction to Minitab
• Lesson 02 - Interoperability in Minitab
• Lesson 03 - Graphical analysis
• Lesson 04 - Control charts
• Lesson 05 - Measurement system analysis
• Lesson 06 - Process capability
• Lesson 07 - Hypothesis Testing
• Lesson 08 - Hypothesis Test: nonparametric tests
• Lesson 09 - Correlation and regression
• Lesson 10 - Analysis of variance
• Lesson 11 - Design of Experiments

3. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Master’s Certificate

Learn the concepts and principles of lean management in this training course, where you’ll learn how to streamline your processes and drive the best value for your business. Industry experts craft this Lean Six Sigma Management Certification course and is ideal for quality management professionals.

Key Learning Objectives

• Effectively manage team dynamics and understand how to work with multiple levels of leadership to remove barriers and achieve project success
• Close projects and hand over control to process owners
• Present projects to instructors, peers, and managers

Course Curriculum

• Section 00 - Six Sigma Black Belt
• Section 01 - Overview
  • Lesson 01 - About LSSBB
  • Lesson 02 - Organizational Roadblocks
  • Lesson 03 - Role of Communication and Selection Criteria in Black Belt
  • Lesson 04 - Overview of Continuous Improvement
  • Lesson 05 - Lean: An Overview
  • Lesson 06 - Lean Concepts Explained
  • Lesson 07 - Lean Tools Explained
• Session 02 - DFSS, Pre-define and Define (DMAIC)
  • Lesson 01 - Pre Define Activities
  • Lesson 02 - Define
  • Lesson 03 - Summary
• Session 03 - Measure
• Session 04 - Overview
  • Lesson 01 - Pre Analyze Considerations
  • Lesson 02 - Value Stream Analysis
  • Lesson 03 - Sources of Variation
  • Lesson 04 - Regression
  • Lesson 05 - Confidence Intervals
  • Lesson 06 - Parametric Hypothesis Testing
  • Lesson 07 - Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing
  • Lesson 08 - Analyze Additionals Categorical Data and Current Reality Tree
• Session 05 - Improve
  • Lesson 01 - Introduction to Improve
  • Lesson 02 - Design of Experiments Theory
  • Lesson 03 - Design of Experiments Practice
  • Lesson 04 - Brainstorming Solutions Prioritization and Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Lesson 05 - Piloting Validating and FMEA
• Session 06 - Control
  • Lesson 01 - Pre Control Considerations
  • Lesson 02 - Variables and Attributes Control Charts
  • Lesson 03 - Measurement System Analysis Control Plan and Project Closure
  • Lesson 04 - Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance

4. Harvard Business Publishing Case Studies for Lean Six Sigma

Learn Lean Six Sigma concepts with help of real-world case studies authored by HBS professors and other top business school educators. These case studies will help you analyze business situations and different aspects of managerial decision-making to help you solve business problems.