Transactional LSS Green Belt

By completing this course of study, you will gain a solid general knowledge of the theory, composition and implementation of a Six Sigma initiative.

You will also become proficient in all of the basic analytical tools necessary to Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control Lean Six Sigma improvement projects, with the exception of design and analysis of experiments. You will learn team leadership and project management skills.

In short, as a Green Belt you will master the skills necessary to lead a complex process improvement project that produces bottom-line results.

This instructor-supported course is 70 hours long, and you have access to the materials for 365 days. When you enroll, you receive a free copy of EngineRoom®, MoreSteam's Microsoft® Excel®-based data analysis tool.

You also have other industry and software options to choose form (see Course Options section below).

We developed this separate Green Belt course to appeal directly to those in service industries (e.g., Banking, Finance, Retail) or positions (e.g., HR, Sales, Marketing, Finance).

This course closely mirrors the standard Green Belt course but covers only the tools and concepts most important to transactional settings. As a result you spend less time in actual training and more time in realistic practice, applying the concepts and using the tools to accelerate project completion.

The objective of this course is to develop a comprehensive set of skills that will let you to function effectively as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

You will learn the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt body of knowledge, practice techniques for both quantitative and non quantitative analysis, and gain the team leadership skills necessary to get projects across the goal line.

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Communicate using Lean Six Sigma concepts.
• Think about your organization as a collection of processes, with inputs that determine the output.
• Relate Lean Six Sigma concepts to the overall business mission and objectives.
• Use the concept of a Sigma Level to evaluate the capability of a process or organization.
• Understand and apply the five step DMAIC model as a framework to organize process improvement activity.
• Employ a wide range of process improvement techniques within the DMAIC model.
• Recognize the organizational factors that are necessary groundwork for a successful Lean Six Sigma effort.
• Employ your Six Sigma skills to lead a successful process improvement project delivering meaningful results to the organization.

To successfully complete this course, you must review all of the lessons and complete all of the quiz modules. MoreSteam will provide you with a Certificate of Training Completion. By completing this course, you will earn CEUs or PDUs of credit.

This course consists of multiple sessions, each of which is a collection of related lessons.

Individual lessons also include simulations, toolsets and interactive practice exercises. Each session ends with an interactive quiz to test your knowledge.

The course is presented in a logical sequence to follow the Six Sigma DMAIC improvement process. We believe that you will learn most efficiently by following the sequence presented.

In particular, the first session presents an overview of Six Sigma, which will be helpful to put the remaining sessions in proper context.

On every page, you have access to a variety of helpful learning tools, from an online encyclopedia to a notes tab to support links. You can use the course navigation map to move through the course in a linear fashion or you can skip around and explore topics as you see fit.

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• All course content is presented online, in an on-demand format. To begin, you simply log onto the MoreSteam University learning portal.
• You will learn the DMAIC methodology through numerous case studies and examples drawn from Service, Business Process, and Manufacturing applications.
• Coursework includes Lean enterprise topics such as value stream mapping, continuous flow, line balancing, and others.
• With a heavy practice orientation, as much as 1/2 of your time will be spent working through interactive practice exercises and online assessments.
• You have 365 days to complete this course.