OnlineLeanSixSigmaGreenBeltProgrammeOuruniqueapproachtoonlinetrainingbringstheclassroomexperiencetoyou!Thecoreofourlearningmaterialis150bite-sizedvideos,recordedinlivetrainingsessionssothatyoucanlearnbywatchingrealpeopledeliveringarealcoursetorealdelegates.ThecontentisexactlythesameasourhighlyacclaimedclassroomGreenBeltprogramme(seeprogrammeinformationbelowstartingonpage3ofthisdocument).

HowitworksEachdelegatereceivesalogontotheBusinessImprovementZone–Catalyst’sstate-of-the-artLearningManagementSystem.Thereyouwillhaveaccesstothevideomaterialsaswellasanextensivesetoflearningandprojectresources.Tohelpensureyoursuccess,oneofourexperiencedclassroomtrainerswillbeassignedtoyoupersonallytosupportyouasyouprogressthroughthetrainingprogramme.YoudonotneedMinitabsoftwaretocompletethisprogramme*.ManyGreenBeltprojects,particularlyinnon-manufacturingenvironmentsdonotrequirethelevelofstatisticaltrainingwhichwouldinvolvestatisticalsoftware.However,wedoprovidedetailedinformationonusingdatainyourprojectsbasedonExcelandSPCPlus(whichisincludedfreeintheGreenBeltpackage).TrainingMaterialsandResources

ThevideosareorganizedintoaseriesofcourseswhichalignwiththeLeanSixSigmaprojectstructure.Youcanviewavideosamplerhere.

• Wedon’tuseanimationsandvoiced-overPowerPointsareonlyusedoccasionallytointroduceorsummarisesometopics

• Therearequizzesattheendofeachcoursetocheckyourknowledge

Thevideosarecomplementedbyanextensivesetofresourcematerials

• Adetailedroadmaptoleadyouthroughthevideosandsummarisekeypoints• Ahigh-levelroadmaptoexplainthekeystepsandobjectiveswithin

eachprojectphase• Copiesoftheslidesusedintheclassroom• Apdfcopyofthepublishedbookweuseintheclassroom• AprojectGuidetoexplaineverythingyouandyourchampionneedto

knowaboutLeanSixSigmaprojects• ToolsandTemplatesforyourprojects• DetailedguidetousingdatainGreenBeltprojectsbasedonExceland

SPCPlus(SPCPlusisprovided)• Projectstoryboardguideandexamplestoryboards

YourpersonalcoachYouwillbeassignedoneofourclassroomtrainersasyourtrainingcoach.OurtrainersareallexperiencedLeanSixSigmapractitionerswhohavebeenthereanddoneitforrealpriortojoiningCatalyst.Youwillbeabletoemailyourcoachforguidanceasyouworkthroughthetrainingprogramme.

*Ifyoudorequiretraininginthemoreadvancedstatisticaltools,youcanupgradetoourAdvancedGreenBeltprogrammeorBlackBeltprogramme–whichareMinitabbased.

LeanSixSigmaGreenBeltProgramme

ThisprogrammeprovidestheroutetoattainingbenchmarkBritishQualityFoundationGreenBeltCertificationbutisequallyfordelegateswhosimplywanttofindoutindetailwhatLeanSixSigmaisandhowitworks.

Whoisthecoursefor?

• YouwouldliketogetathoroughgroundingintheprinciplesandpracticeofLeanSixSigmaandlearnhowtoapplyitinyourworkplace

• YouwouldliketoimplementLean,LeanSixSigmaorContinuousImprovementbutdon’tknowhow

• Youwouldlikeaprovensystematicapproachtotacklebusinessproblemsandinefficiencieswithouttheneedforsophisticatedstatisticaltools

• Youknowverylittleaboutprocessimprovementor…• Youalreadyhavealotofexperienceinprocessimprovementandwouldliketo

understandhowthetechniquesyouknowaboutfittogetherinapowerful,coherentstructure

• Youarefromaserviceormanufacturingorganisation.YouwouldliketobecomeaBritishQualityFoundationCertifiedLeanSixSigmaGreenBeltwiththeassociatedcareerenhancementopportunities

• YouarereadytobeginyourjourneytowardsbecomingaBlackBelt–we’vefoundthatlearningtheprojectprinciplesfirstandthenaddingadvancedStatisticalandChangetoolsthroughfurthertrainingmodulesisamuchmoreeffectivewaytoprogress.

LearningOutcomesThiscourseteachesyouhowtoleadimprovementprojectsusingLeanSixSigma’sworld-classstructuredproblemsolvingapproach,toolsandprinciplesandbecomeaGreenBelt.Itteachesyouhowtounderstand,measureandmanageprocesses.Itteachesyouhowtocollectanduseprocessdatabutisfreefromadvancedstatistics.OutcomesforYourBusiness:Delegatesareequippedtodelivercustomerserviceandqualityimprovements,businessefficiencyandproductivityimprovementsandamoreeffectiveandsatisfyingworkingenvironmentOutcomesforYourPersonalDevelopment:

Followingsuccessfulcompletionofyourfirstsuccessfulproject,youwillhavetheoptiontobecertifiedbytheBritishQualityFoundationwiththeensuingrecognitionandcareeradvancementopportunities.HowcanItakethiscourse?Thisisourmostpopularcourse.Wedeliveritfrequentlyin-houseina6-dayformat,every1-2monthsineachofouropentrainingvenues(London,Birmingham,Edinburgh)ina4-dayformatandalsoasanonlineprogramme.SupportPackAllclassroomdelegatesreceive

• 12monthsaccesstoCatalyst’sonlineBusinessImprovementZone–over150shortvideosrecordedliveintheclassroomcoveringtheentirecoursecontent

• Printedandpdfcopiesofthecourseslides• TheLeanSixSigmaImprovementJourneyBookandPocketGuide• TheManagingChangePocketGuide• DownloadableGreenBeltprojectToolsandTemplates• DownloadableguideonusingExceltounderstandprocessdata• LeanSixSigmaProjectGuide• ProjectStoryboardGuide• BritishQualityFoundationLeanSixSigmaGreenBeltexam

Allonlinedelegatesreceive

• 12monthsaccesstoCatalyst’sonlineBusinessImprovementZone–over150shortvideosrecordedliveintheclassroomcoveringtheentirecoursecontent

• Detailedlearningguidestohelpstructureyourlearningandleadyouthroughthevideos

• Quizzesattheendofeachsectiontocheckyourprogress• pdfcopyofthecourseslides• pdfcopyofTheLeanSixSigmaImprovementJourneyBook• DownloadableGreenBeltprojectToolsandTemplates• DownloadableguideonusingExceltounderstandprocessdata• LeanSixSigmaProjectGuide• ProjectStoryboardGuide• BritishQualityFoundationLeanSixSigmaGreenBeltexam

Follow-onOptions

• BritishQualityFoundationGreenBeltCertification• ProjectCoachingSupportService• LeanSixSigmaProjectTeamMembere-learningtrainingpack• TheGreenBeltCourseisthefoundationforbuildingyourLeanSixSigmaskillsnow

orlater.Courseswhichfollowondirectlyinclude– ManagingChangeforLeanSixSigmaProjects– LeanSixSigmaforInnovationandDesign(DesignforSixSigma)– AdvancedGreenBelt– BlackBelt

FoundationGreenBeltCourseContentsIntroduction:

• KeyprinciplesandfoundationsofLeanandSixSigma• WasteandFlow• VariationandSigmavalues• RolesandResponsibilities• Thesystematicapproach(DMAIC)• ProjectSelection• IntrotoChangeManagement

TheprogrammethenfollowstheDMAIC(Define,Measure,Analyse,Improve,Control)phases,wecover8stepswithinthisframework,coveringrelevanttoolsandtechniquesundereachoftheseheadingsasfollows:

DefinePhase:Step1-SelecttheProblem

• ImprovementCharter• SIPOC• FocusontheCustomer• Voiceofthecustomerandbusiness• CriticalToQualityrequirements• Inframe/outofframe• Stakeholderanalysis• Elevatorspeech

MeasurePhase:Step2–UnderstandtheCurrentSituation

• ProcessStapling• Valueaddedflowanalysis• Processmapping:DeploymentFlowChartsandValueStreamMapping• MomentsofTruth• Datacollection• VOCtoCTQMatrix

• CTQtoOutputMeasuresmatrix• OperationalDefinitions• MeasurementPlans• ContinuousandAttributedata• IntroductiontoGaugeRandR• Datacollectionmethods• YtoX(outputtoinputs)matrix• Output,InputandIn-processmeasures• IntroductiontoSamplingmethods• Variation• StatisticalProcessControlCharts• Special&CommonCauseVariation• ProcessCapability• ProcessSigma

AnalysePhase:Step3-Identify&CheckthePossibleCauses

• Fishbone/Ishikawadiagrams• NegativeBrainstorming• InterrelationshipDiagrams• Developingmeasurementsofpossiblecauses• ProcessFlowandWaste• IntroductiontoDataAnalysisTechniques• ParetoCharts• BasicGraphs• Scatterdiagrams• HypothesisTests• RegressionAnalysis• IntroductiontoDesignofExperiments• LogicalCausetesting• Financial&Tollgatereviews• IntroductiontoMulti-GenerationalPlans

ImprovePhase:Step4–GeneratePossibleSolutions

• LeanSolutions• SMED• Batchsizereduction• Pullprocessing• ProductFamilies,3RsandCells• IntroductiontoTheoryofConstraints• ProcessLevellingandSequencing• 5S• Creativethinking• AssumptionBusting

• Catalyst• IdeasBox

Step5–SelecttheSolution• N/3andPairedComparisons• PrioritisationMatrices• ForceFieldAnalysis• XYgrids

Step6–Plan&TesttheSolution• ProcessPilot• FMEA• PokeYoke• FinancialReview-Costbenefitanalysis

ControlPhase:Step7–Implement&StandardisetheSolution

• Processmanagement• VisualManagement• ControlPlans• Standardisation• Documentation• ResponsePlan• ControlCharts

Step8–AssessAchievements&Lessons• Storyboards• FinalReview/PostProjectReview• Recognition

CatalystoffersBritishQualityFoundationaccreditedLeanSixSigmatrainingfromAwarenessthroughtoMasterBlackBeltlevelincludingworkshopsforExecutiveTeamsandProjectChampions.