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.
