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Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training

Course 3991

  • Duration: 2 days
  • Exam Voucher: Yes
  • Language: English
  • Level: Intermediate

This practical and hands-on Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification (LSS) Training course covers the origin and aims of Lean, Six Sigma, and Lean Six Sigma and the roles of a Lean Six Sigma team.

Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Delivery Methods

  • Live Online

  • Private Team Training

Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course Information

Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course Benefits

  • Recordings of all instructor-led sessions are included
  • Half-day training sessions, live online, allow you to still work half days
  • Receive a certificate of completion from Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering

In this Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Certification Training Course, you will:

  • Practice developing a SIPOC with Input, Process, and Output measures.
  • Learn how to develop current state Quality, Speed, and Financial Metrics.
  • Practice building a Measure Phase Data Collection Plan.
  • Design a Cause and Effect Diagram linking root causes to the process issue.
  • Practice creating a Pareto Chart that quantifies the significant root causes.
  • Learn how to identify and write up a Solutions (Implementation) Plan.
  • Practice writing a process Control/Response/Escalation Plan.
  • Learn how to create a Charters Problem Statement that is measurable and linked to the Voice of the Customer (VOC).
  • Problem solve using the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control (DMAIC) model.

Yellow Belt Course Outline

What is a Process?

What Do Our Customers Want

Management, Core & Support Processes

Origins of Lean

what is Lean?

The 7 Wastes of Lean

Value Analysis

The Lessons of Lean

Analysis Tool: “Value-Add” Assessment

Takt Rate Analysis

Visible Workplace

Six Sigma History

What is Six Sigma?

How Capable are your Products & Services

Why 99% Yield is Not Good Enough

Six (6) Causes of Variation

What is Lean Six Sigma?

Why Combine Lean & Six Sigma?

The DMAIC Methodology

Funnel-Down Many Variables to the Critical Few!

High Level DMAIC Approach

Define Activities and Tools

Project Charter Elements

Building an Opportunity or Problem Statement

Opportunity or Problem Statement Examples

Creating the SIPOC Map and Developing Metrics

Define Phase Completion Check

Measure Activities and Tools

Value Steam Map Example

Value Stream Map Symbols

Measure – What gets measured?

Analyze Activities and Tools

Cause and Effect Diagram

How to Build a Cause and Effect Diagram

Cause and Effect Diagram Example

Pareto Chart

Improve Activities and Tools

Solution Plan

Solution Plan Example

Improve Completion Checks

Control Activities and Tools

What is a Control / Response Plan?

Control / Response Plans Questions?

Control Completion Checks

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  • Two 4-hour instructor-led training sessions

  • One-on-one after-course instructor coaching
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  • Two 4-hour instructor-led training sessions

  • One-on-one after-course instructor coaching
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  • Apr 18 - 19 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    WebEx
  • Jul 25 - 26 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    WebEx
  • Oct 17 - 18 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    WebEx
  • Nov 14 - 15 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
    WebEx
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LSS: Yellow Belt Course FAQs

Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, will issue a certificate of completion, in PDF format, to participants who complete the workshop with appropriate attendance and pass the take-home exam. The exam is online, open book, and multiple choice.

Yes! We know your busy work schedule may prevent you from getting to one of our classrooms which is why we offer convenient online training to meet your needs wherever you want. This course is available online or as Private Team Training.

This training is accredited by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.  

Professional certification is a process in which a person proves that they have the knowledge to perform a specific job. The proof comes in the form of certification earned by passing quizzes, an exam, case studies, actual cases, or some combination of these items that an accredited organization provides. Accreditation is recognizing that an educational institution has a certain standard of quality that other reputable organizations will honor. Without accreditation, the certification provider may not provide the participant with lasting value. Therefore, you must receive your certification from a trusted, accredited institution. Dartmouth College, founded in 1769, is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Accreditation is a non-governmental, non-profit, self-regulatory, peer review process based on rigorous standards.

Any direct employee in the office or operational areas; Managers/supervisors of processes; Quality department personnel, and Others who want to learn a problem-solving methodology that can be utilized in many aspects of work life should attend this course.

Students will be provided with a PDF of the class materials. 

All sessions are recorded, placed in a dropbox, and provided to participants for download to a computer in case of a missed class or for review.

The certification exam is online, open book, and multiple choice. In addition, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, will issue a certificate of completion, in PDF format, to participants who complete the workshop with appropriate attendance and pass the take-home quiz.

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