Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Course Overview:

This LSS Yellow Belt course prepares process owners and others to fully support efforts by exposing them to the concepts, constructs and vernacular from the complementary domains of Lean and Six Sigma. It also gives them skills for mapping processes and collecting data so they can assist with project identification and execution.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow Belts provide an often-missing element of change program success: sewing performance excellence into the fabric of everyday operational management and process control.

Lean Methods Group expert instructors transfer needed knowledge and skills via interactive lectures, group exercises, process and tool simulations, and individual exercises. Like all Lean Methods courses, this course has an applied focus, transferring know-how in a way that prepares you to perform tasks necessary to meet real business needs.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the origins of Lean and Lean thinking.

Identify the five principles of Lean and the eight types of waste.

• Participate as an active team member in a Lean Kaizen event.
• Understand Six Sigma and the benefits it brings to an organization.
• Comprehend the five-step DMAIC process and use certain tools within each phase.
• Apply new skills for collecting and analyzing data.
• Gain a new understanding of mistake proofing processes and apply other Lean concepts, tools and methods.