Training Black Belt

Are you a project leader of improving processes or willing to expand your knowledge of Lean Six Sigma ...

...The interactive Black Belt course will be suitable for you.

Black Belt

"Excellent trainers with a lot of experience in the field"- Wilma van den Brink

A PowerPoint presentation is replaced by case simulations, post it notes, practical examples and interaction with other participants. This way of learning will help with the usage of Lean and Six Sigma in a practical way, which will help you with fast and long lasting results.

What is a Black Belt?

Black Belts are change agents and upcoming leaders within the organisation. Black Belts are being helped by the current leaders or other executives.

...Change agents within Lean Six Sigma are mostly considered as Black Belts ...

Black Belts are full time project managers and process improvers with a few years of experience. DMAIC is a worldwide known method that is used as the structure of the Black Belt training.

Lean or Lean Six Sigma course?

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"Lean and Six Sigma used to be two seperate worlds, but that is not the case anymore"

Our vision is that it is compulsory for continuous improvement, to often use both Lean and Six Sigma. This is the reason why there will be a focus on the Six Sigma approach, even within the Lean course. The Six Sigma Green Belt course will be more focused on the analytical part of Six Sigma. Further information could be obtained by using this link. click here ...

Details about the Black Belt training

In the table below you can find additional information about the training.

Topics Black Belt training:

Program

The  Lean Black Belt course takes 13 days. 

The  Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course takes 18 days, as the Lean Six Sigma world standard (ASQ). 

Lean Black Belt summarized:

  • 3 days of Lean Awareness & Practise: The program includes: Leadership, Change management, coaching etc.
  • 6 days of Lean philosophy, principles & tools
  • 2 days DMAIC Project & Programma mgt and Six Sigma principes & tools
  • 2 days training and application in a workshop of Facilitation skills

Six Sigma Black Belt summarized (additional)

  • 2 days of Six Sigma basic principles such as: MSA, Process performance-analyses (understanding and applying variation), Y-X graphs and hypotheses tests within DMAIC.
  • >3 days of advanced Six Sigma principles and tools within DMAIC. Experimentation with MSA and DOE, how to approach not normally distributed data (non-parametric) and SPC (control charts regarding visualisation and managing of (K)PI's)

Examples of other methods LSSP uses within their training are mentioned below.

DMAIC project-methodology and tools

DMAIC is a worldwide known method that is used as a standard for project-based improvements. Billions has been saved through cost reductions and prove could be found in annual reports of companies that implemented this method. DMAIC is an acronym, which separates itself in Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control. This method will be used in several simulations, principles and tools.

Principles that will be discussed are: Project-selection, coaching, DMAIC storyboard & templates (A3 & Project charters), VOC2CTQ selection, Brown Paper-Sessions, Brainstorm techniques, Lean House of Quality included philosophy, principles and tools such as the 3M’s, TIMWOODS, 5S, Flow, (process line balancing, Kanban principles, Poka Yoke, Lean Operational management included Visual Management, Assurance and improvement methods, On-site Lean Assessments such as 5S audit, Change Management, etc.

Additional principles and tools within the Six Sigma training:

Customer-focussed Kano analysis (included implementation), MSA & Gage R&R experiments/kappa studies, Process Capability Analysis (process-performance analysis), SPC (Control Charts & OCAP), Y-x graphs, Regression-analysis, ANOVA, 2-sample T-test, non-parametrises such as Mood’s Median test and Chi2-test, DOE, Scrum and DMADV principles and tools and more than 150 recognized tools by ASQ.

Project and program supervision

During the Black Belt course there will be presentations about ongoing improvement pathways from yourself and other participants. Additional coaching is possible to receive personal help to successfully complete an ongoing project within your company. Having an ongoing project is not necessary to participate on this course.

Details Black Belt

Duration

Our Lean Black Belt will take 13 days. Divided in periods of 1 or 2 days and additional individual coaching of 6 hours. A evening-course is possible as well (22 evenings and 2 seperate days in-company). You will also recieve 6 hours of individual coaching (starting with a project-intake).

Our Lean Six Sigma Black Belt includes 18 days, divided in 9 periods of 2 days and additional individual coaching of 8 hours (starting with a project-intake). A evening-course is possible as well (32 evenings and 2 seperate days in-company)

Date & Location

An overview is shown on the right side of this page.

For who? This course is suitable for experienced Lean professionals, Orange Belts, Green Belts and other senior project leaders who are willing to accept challenges on a Black Belt level.

Investment
(excluded Tax) 

Lean Black Belt (13 days): €5300 per person. Software package is not needed to purchase.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (18 days): €6900 per person. Minitab software package is not included.

For each additional participant of the same company who participates in the same course will be given a discount of 30% (15% per person by more than 1 participant of the same company.) The amount is exclusive coaching per person.

PAY ATTENTION: Lean days are on location of a customer, which means that it is perhaps needed to book a hotel.

Tax

21% VAT

Coaching

For a complete coaching session it is advised to make an appointment with one of the (Master) Black Belts for at least 1.5 day. Costs are €1450 (exclusive tax) per day. 

Examination The training includes an examination. 1 re-examination is possible. Test exam will be assessed.
Certification By successfully completing the examination, the participant will be given a theory certification. 
Materials included All materials are included.

What do I have to bring myself?

It is advised to bring a laptop which is provided with Excel (from day 2.) Minitab is needed for the Six Sigma course which could be downloaded from this link: www.minitab.com

Time investment 9:00 until 16:30 (and 17.00-17:30 until 21:00 for the evening courses).
Lunch Lunch is provided by LSSP. The evening courses will include a meal as well.
Parking Free-parking is possible in Soesterberg outside the blue-zone.

Additional questions?

For additional questions or/and information, call or send an email to us.