Yellow Belt
- 14 Courses | 13h 1m 33s
- 9 Books | 44h 39m
- 2 Audiobooks | 11h 35m 26s
- Includes Test Prep
Lean Six Sigma is a powerful methodology and toolset enabling breakthrough process improvements. Learn about Six Sigma and DMAIC concepts, methodologies, and tools, and how they are applied in organizations. Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) is a data-driven quality strategy used to improve processes. Learn how it can be an integral part of the Six Sigma initiative.
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Six Sigma and Lean: Foundations and Principles
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COURSES INCLUDED
Six Sigma and Lean: Foundations and Principles
This course covers the foundations and principles of Six Sigma and Lean. You'll learn how, when used together, they can enable a system of process control and process design that will transform your business. This course includes the key Lean tools that are used in the typical Six Sigma project, and how they can be integrated into one business process improvement methodology called Lean Six Sigma.
17 videos |
1h 13m
Assessment
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Six Sigma: Team Basics, Roles, and Responsibilities
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies. When used together, they are called Lean Six Sigma and can become a transformational strategy that enables a system of process control and process design to supercharge your business. In this course, you'll learn about Six Sigma team roles and responsibilities. You'll also explore aspects of communication, as well as key tools used as part of more effective communication and decision-making.
15 videos |
47m
Assessment
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Six Sigma: Quality Tools
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies. When used together, they are called Lean Six Sigma and can become a transformational strategy that enables a system of process control and process design to supercharge your business. In this course, you'll learn about the analytical tools, charts, and diagrams that are used by Six Sigma practitioners. The course covers Pareto charts, flowcharts, run charts, cause and effect diagrams, check sheets, scatter diagrams, and histograms.
11 videos |
43m
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Six Sigma: Metrics
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies. Used together, and called Lean Six Sigma, they become a transformational strategy that enables a system of process control and process design that energizes your business. This course covers common performance metrics used in Six Sigma. It covers defects per unit, defects per million opportunities, the first time yield and rolled through yield, as well as looking at the cost of low quality, and inefficient cycle and takt times.
12 videos |
44m
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Six Sigma: Identifying Projects
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies that, used together, are called Lean Six Sigma. In concert, they can become a strategy for business transformation that enables a system of process control and process design that supercharge an organization. This course discusses how to capture Voice of the Customer and the Voice of the Business feedback, and how to capitalize on the information they provide. It also covers the project selection process that enables a Six Sigma team to decide which projects to pursue and what methodology to use to best effect.
14 videos |
59m
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Six Sigma: Project Management Basics
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies that, when used in concert, are called Lean Six Sigma and can become a transformational strategy that enables a system of process control and process design to make your business more effective and efficient. This course covers tools that are available for use when planning and managing a Six Sigma project. It explores the work breakdown structure, Gantt chart, activity network diagrams, affinity diagrams, matrix charts, tree diagrams and tollgate reviews.
16 videos |
1h 1m
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Basic Six Sigma Statistics
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies. Used together, they are called Lean Six Sigma and they can transform form a strategy that enables a system of process control and process design to make your business more effective and efficient. This course introduces you to the measure stage of a six sigma project and the basic statistical tools used for measuring its performance. The DMAIC methodology enables performance-related data to be summarized in a meaningful way by using statistical measures.
12 videos |
45m
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Classifying and Collecting Data
This course covers business process improvement and data - specifically, how to collect it and classify it. Both of these are critical skills for process improvement. With this data, you can use Lean, Six Sigma, and Lean Six Sigma concepts and practices to measure and improve each stage of your process. This course introduces process control and the basic types of data, such as qualitative and quantitative data, as well as measurement scales. You will learn the elements of a data collection plan, and how to use data collection tools, such as surveys and checklists, to improve process design. This course is aligned to the ASQ Body of Knowledge, and is designed to assist Yellow Belt candidates toward achieving their certification.
14 videos |
1h 8m
Assessment
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Six Sigma Measurement System Analysis
Six Sigma and Lean are business process improvement methodologies. When used together, they are called Lean Six Sigma and can become a transformational process improvement strategy that enables a system of process control and process design to supercharge your business. This course covers concepts and basic methods for measurement system analysis and GR and R studies. This course is aligned to the ASQ Body of Knowledge, and is designed to assist Yellow Belt candidates toward achieving their certification.
11 videos |
46m
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Lean Tools and FMEA
In order to conduct an effective process improvement initiative within your organization, you'll need to research the process that's currently in place. It's vital that you also implement a robust process control system. This course introduces common Lean tools that can help you when carrying out business process improvement. You'll learn how to use some common tools that Six Sigma has adapted from Lean, such as 5S and value stream mapping. You'll also explore other Lean Six Sigma techniques, such as how to conduct a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), which is used to identify potential failures in a process design and assess the risk they pose.
11 videos |
58m
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Data Analysis and Root Cause Analysis in Six Sigma
A critical success factor when carrying out business process improvement is the ability to understand the vast amounts of data related to process design and process control. This course covers the data analysis and root cause analysis techniques used in Lean Six Sigma to implement process improvement. You'll explore different Lean tools, such as probability distribution charts and normal and binomial distributions. You'll also learn about other techniques used in Six Sigma, including the five whys, process maps, matrix charts, and force field analysis. This course is aligned to the ASQ Body of Knowledge, and is designed to assist Yellow Belt candidates toward achieving their certification.
12 videos |
55m
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Six Sigma Correlation, Regression, and Hypothesis Testing
If you're planning to carry out a Lean process improvement within your organization, you'll need a strong understanding of some key Six Sigma statistical analysis tools. These analysis tools are vital for enhancing process design, as well as for creating an effective process control system. In this course, you'll learn about correlation analysis, a business process improvement technique that can help you identify relationships between variables. You'll explore regression analysis, which enables you to predict outcomes. Finally, you'll learn about the Lean Six Sigma tool of hypothesis testing, which is used to test for significant improvements in a process. This course is aligned to the ASQ Body of Knowledge, and is designed to assist Yellow Belt candidates toward achieving their certification.
13 videos |
56m
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Six Sigma Techniques for Improvement
To carry out business process improvement successfully, it's important that you understand how to use some tools that are commonly used in Lean Six Sigma projects. This course covers common Lean tools used to improve process design and facilitate process control, including kaizen, kaizen blitz, and the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle. You'll also learn how to carry out a cost-benefit analysis, which is an important tool used during the process improvement process. This course is aligned with ASQ's 2015 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Body of Knowledge.
11 videos |
1h
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PMI PDU
Six Sigma Control Tools and Documentation
A key part of Lean process improvement is the process control phase, which aims to ensure that agreed actions for the new process design are being carried out correctly and consistently. This course covers common Lean Six Sigma control tools used in business process improvement projects such as control plans. You'll also learn about control charts, how they're developed, and how they're used to monitor process performance. Finally, you'll find out why documentation is so important to maintaining process control. This course is aligned with ASQ's 2015 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Body of Knowledge.
12 videos |
1h
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BOOK SUMMARY
Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy, Second EditionGemba Kaizen, Second Edition presents an elegant and simple approach to improving quality within your organization. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
10m
By Masaaki Imai
Book
The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Guide XL: Combining the Best of Both Worlds Together to Eliminate Waste!Written for all levels of employees to gain a working knowledge of the Lean tools within the Six Sigma structure (and its quantitative analysis tools), this quick-reference guide will help them get their ideas into improved, more productive work processes.
3h 4m
By Jaideep Motwani, Rob Ptacek
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Six Sigma +Lean Toolset: Mindset for Successful Implementation of Improvement Projects, Second EditionPresenting a comprehensive collection of all the tools necessary for project work and running workshops when improving processes, this book guides users to select the appropriate tool using questions and guides them to solve given task formulations quickly and in a sustainable way.
3h 4m
By Alexander John, Christian Staudter (eds), Olin Roenpage, Renata Meran, Stephan Lunau
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Six Sigma for Powerful Improvement: A Green Belt DMAIC Training Course with Excel Tools and a 25-Lesson CourseUsing hundreds of figures and tables to illustrate key concepts, this authoritative book clarifies the long-accepted statistical and logical processes of Six Sigma and provides you with tools you can use again and again in your own real world projects.
10h 9m
By Charles T. Carroll
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Today's Lean Leader: A Practical Guide to Applying Lean Six Sigma and Emerging Technologies to Leadership and SupervisionProviding valuable insight into the "How To's" of leadership and supervision, this hands-on training and reference guide will assist the supervisor, front-line or team leader with the time-proven tools and practices to be more effective in helping an organization in meeting its performance goals.
3h 39m
By Mark Coats, Rob Ptacek, Todd Ptacek
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Epiphanized: A Novel on Unifying Theory of Constraints, Lean, and Six Sigma, Second EditionUing a compelling novel format to demonstrate how to achieve superior on-time delivery along with unprecedented levels of profitability, this book arms readers with a proven method for convincing management that using the improvement methodology outlined in the text will lead to significantly higher levels of profitability.
7h 7m
By Bob Sproull, Bruce Nelson
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Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma: Building Positive and Engaging Business ImprovementCombining the leading approaches to business improvement with those of organizational change, this practical guide provides fresh ideas and tools to ensure that short-term achievements in process improvement become long-term benefits.
3h 42m
By David Shaked
Book
The Success or Die UltimatumDetailing a proven recipe for applying Lean, Six Sigma, and the Theory of Constraints in a manner that will maximize return on investment, cash flow, and net profits, this book uses a compelling story format to guide readers through a collection of stories that illustrate best practices for finding and fixing common issues found in today's organizations.
5h 29m
By Daniel Borris, Steven Borris
Book
The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook: Tools and Methods for Process AccelerationFilled with diagrams of the tools you'll need, this insightful book supplies a comprehensive framework to help you organize and process the vast amount of information currently available about Lean, quality management, and continuous improvement process applications.
8h 15m
By Chuck Mignosa, Frank Voehl, H. James Harrington, Rich Charron
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AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED
Audiobook
Innovating Lean Six Sigma: A Strategic Guide to Deploying the World's Most Effective Business Improvement ProcessThis audio edition shows you how to customize and apply the principles of Lean Six Sigma to your own organizational needs, giving you more options, strategies, and solutions than you thought possible.
7h 13m 52s
By Kimberly Watson-Hemphill, Kristine Nissen Bradley
Audiobook
The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their PerformanceIn this audio edition, you will learn to develop a Six Sigma approach customized for your company's needs and the challenges of the twenty-first century business environment.
4h 21m 34s
By Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanagh
SKILL BENCHMARKS INCLUDED
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Lean Six Sigma is a powerful methodology and toolset enabling breakthrough process improvements. Lean Six Sigma is a combination of two popular process improvement methods, Lean and Six Sigma. These two time-tested approaches provide organizations with a clear path to achieving their missions quickly and efficiently. This benchmark evaluates your understanding of this topic. Being aware of potential knowledge gaps allows you to better understand your current competency and areas for improvement, so you can find suitable content and curate your own learning path. The courses recommended at the end of this benchmark can help you fill potential gaps in your knowledge.
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