In order to earn the Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate, our students are required to plan and execute a real world project that results in measurable improvement. To help them to be more successful, I challenge them to find ways to increase the amount of personal power that they have as the manager of their […]
In my experience there is a good deal of misunderstanding among students who are seeking to enhance their professional credentials in the field of Six Sigma. The source of the confusion is not recognizing that there is a fundamental difference between a Certificate in Six Sigma and Certification in Six Sigma. It is important that […]
In Six Sigma our goal is to continuously improve our ability to deliver defect free products and services that meet customer requirements. Doing so results in higher levels of customer satisfaction and lowers the cost of operations. In the course of a typical improvement project we define a problem, collect data about the nature […]
Statistical process control charts, aka Shewhart control charts, are introduced in our Green Belt course. At the Black Belt level, students are tasked to develop control charts for the primary Y variable that is to be the focus of improvement during the Define phase of their Black Belt project. Before we can rely on the […]