| Six Sigma is a system for improving the quality of organisational processes. It was originally developed at Motorola in the 1980’s and is now becoming the most widely applied system mainly thanks to its phenomenal success at one of the world’s most successful companies.
Sigma is a letter in the Greek alphabet. The term ‘Sigma’ is used to designate the distribution or spread about the mean (average) of any process – or the variability of a process. Sigma is a statistical unit or measure, which reflects process capability. The sigma scale of measure is perfectly correlated to such characteristics as defects per unit, parts per million and probability of a failure / error. ‘Six’ sigma meaning no more than 3.4 parts per million.
Why Six Sigma
- Focuses on customer requirements
- Decision making based on data and facts rather than opinion and assumption
- Management and improvement of processes
- Proactive management – act before things go wrong
- Going beyond boundaries – understand how your work fits into the whole process – Team working
- Aiming for a process which is as near perfection as you can imagine!
“Six Sigma 2000 will be the biggest, the most personally Rewarding and, in the end, the most profitable undertaking in our history.”
Jack F Welch Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - General Electric Company |
Green Belt Programme – Module
1-8
| Module 1 |
Core Principles |
Six Sigma Overview |
| Module 2 |
Define |
Define Current Situation |
| Module 3 |
Measure |
Data Collection and Analysis |
| Module 4 |
Measure |
Process Capability |
| Module 5 |
Measure |
Six Sigma Metrics |
| Module 6 |
Measure/Analyse |
Measurement Systems |
| Module 7 |
Analyse/Improve |
Root Cause Analysis |
| Module 8 |
Control |
Process Control (1) |
Black Belt Programme – Module 9-20
| Module 9 |
Core Principles |
Team Skills |
| Module 10 |
Core Principles |
Lean Thinking |
| Module 11 |
Define/Measure |
QFD / Probability and Statistics |
| Module 12 |
Analyse |
Hypothesis Testing |
| Module 13 |
Analyse |
Regression Analysis |
| Module 14 |
Analyse |
Analysis of Variance |
| Module 15 |
Analyse |
Design of Experiments (1) |
| Module 16 |
Analyse/Improve |
Design of Experiments (2) |
| Module 17 |
Analyse/Improve |
Design of Experiments (3) |
| Module 18 |
Improve |
Process Planning |
| Module 19 |
Control |
Process Control (2) |
| Module 20 |
Control |
Six Sigma Project Session |
- Participants
who are considering entering the programme
at Day 9 should complete a Green Belt
Evaluation
Form; a bridging course may be appropriate
prior to attendance at Black Belt level. Alternatively,
the 15 Day Fast Track Black Belt Programme
may
be more appropriate.
- Project Lead:
For both Belts, delegates are encouraged
to complete an agreed Project within
their workplace to demonstrate their proficiency.
- Subject to various criteria, Black Belt delegates
may
sit the ASQ, American Society for
Quality CSSBB examination.
- Minitab examples
used throughout the training.
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