Yellow Belt

Our Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt programme offers candidates an introduction to Lean Six Sigma, focusing on the wastes they encounter in their day-to-day activities and provide a number of tools to identify, measure and improve these processes.

Our Yellow Belt programme is designed to be applicable and appropriate to individuals at all levels of a business and therefore the associated selection criteria is much more flexible. As a minimum we would recommend basic literacy and numeracy skills coupled with an understanding of Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and PowerPoint. 

By focusing on both process improvement and professional development, our bespoke services produce a fundamental and sustainable change in business efficiencies and organisational behaviour.

Course : Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Training DurationTotal Training Hours: 20 hours (min)
Classroom: 8 hours
On the job: 12 hours (min)
Who should attend this training?Open to all individuals. Basic literacy and numeracy skills coupled with an understanding of Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel and Powerpoint
Course MaterialHard Copies of Study material provided
Course Content / OutlineINTRODUCTION TO LEAN SIX SIGMA

DEFINE PHASE
Deliverables of a Lean Six Sigma Project
The Problem Solving Strategy Y = f(x)
Voice of the Customer, Business and Employee
Six Sigma Roles & Responsibilities
Critical to Quality Characteristics (CTQ’s)
Pareto Analysis (80:20 rule)
Basic Six Sigma Metrics
Building a Business Case & Project Charter
Understanding Lean
Lean & Six Sigma
The Seven Elements of Waste

MEASURE PHASE
Cause & Effect / Fishbone Diagrams
Process Mapping, SIPOC, Value Stream Map
X-Y Diagram
Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Six Sigma Statistics
Measurement System Analysis
Process Capability Analysis

ANALYSE PHASE
Introduction to Probability Distributions
Sampling Techniques & Uses
Hypothesis Testing

IMPROVE PHASE
Introduction to Design of Experiment
Introduction to Correlation

CONTROL PHASE
Introduction to Statistical Process Control (SPC)
– Attribute
– Variable
Six Sigma Control Plans
Statutory Inspections