Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt Course

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The MetaPM Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt course is designed to provide a thorough knowledge base in Six Sigma, Lean and Change Management principles. The program provides business and operations leaders with complementary skills needed to
effectively implement projects and manage the risks associated with change.

The program includes tools used in and practical training on the structure of Lean Six Sigma projects. Through a combination of classroom training, practical exercises, and shared experiences, participants are ‘walked through’ the project process to become
familiar with the steps of Lean Six Sigma DMAIC projects.

Participants will:

• Identify the strategic benefits of Lean Six Sigma
• Gain thorough knowledge of the Six Sigma DMAIC 15-step process
• Understand the Lean concepts and their practical applications
• Acquire a sound knowledge of the Lean tools and how to utilise them
• Apply Six Sigma and Lean to delivery solutions to resolve business problems

This program provides the essential basics for those who wish to be trained to Green Belt level or beyond. No prior knowledge of Lean Six Sigma is needed.

This course is suitable for:

• Middle & senior operations managers
• Quality & business improvement team members
• Project managers

This course has proven to be equally relevant to manufacturing and service/transactional environments.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Practitioner certification will be issued to program participants who have successfully:

• Passed the MetaPM Green Belt knowledge test
• Completed a business improvement project using Lean Six Sigma framework and tools in the workplace

This Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt course is a 4-day accelerated foundation course concentrating on the Lean Six Sigma methodology.

Elements covered in the course include:

Six Sigma Rigour

• Six Sigma overview
• Six Sigma DMAIC 15-step process
• Define: critical to quality customer requirements, managing project expectations
• Measure: product characteristics, data collection, graphical analysis using MINITAB or SigmaXL
• Analyse: current process capability, root cause analysis, hypothesis tests
• Improve: brainstorming tools, risk analysis, and solution selection
• Control: control charts, control management strategy

Lean Framework

• Lean overview
• Lean principles and foundation
• Understanding value and creating flow within a process
• Value Stream Mapping – facilitating a VSM session
• Establishing a Lean Measurement System
• Creating a Future State
• Creating efficient work cells
• Mistake proofing
• Foundations of 5S and Visual management and control
• Kaizen and Continuous Improvement

Implementing Change

• Lean versus Six Sigma
• Lean Action Workout
• Implementing a measurement system
• Project handover
• Facilitating change
• Change Management toolkit
• Business simulation

• Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt courseware folder
• Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt Quick Reference Guides
• Green Belt knowledge test
• Completion certificate
• Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt certification (project coaching not included)
• Refreshments
• Experienced instructors

Upcoming course dates are listed on the right of this page.

Or, view our course complete course schedule here: Course Schedule

Individual and multiple attendee registrations can be made online.