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Champion Training for Six Sigma

Duration: 2.0 days
CEUs: 1.2
Available for on-site training or can be scheduled at any SAS training facility if demand warrants.

This course includes an overview of Six Sigma concepts, required infrastructure, expected benefits, enterprise level metrics, the DMAIC method for achieving breakthroughs in performance, project selection, and project management.

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Who should attend

Directors and managers working directly as champions of Six Sigma breakthrough projects; suitable for people from manufacturing or transactional backgrounds

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Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Course Contents
Six Sigma Introduction
  • what is six sigma?
  • expected benefits of six sigma
  • three elements of six sigma
  • DMAIC breakthrough process
Management and Organizational Infrastructure for Six Sigma
  • executive staff
  • champions
  • master black belt
  • black belts
  • green belts
  • finance partners
  • all employees
Project Identification and Prioritization
  • breakdown the balance sheet
  • consider painful processes
  • examining areas of waste
  • look at the cost of quality
  • customer satisfaction
  • link projects to strategic objectives
  • prioritizing projects
DMAIC Breakthrough Methodology and Deliverables
  • define
  • measure
  • analyze
  • improve
  • control
Black Belt and Green Belt Selection and Management
  • qualities of an effective leader
  • effective meetings and communication
  • escalation
Six Sigma Implementation Roadmap
  • six sigma roadmap
Course Materials
Students receive a hardcopy of the course notes and, in some courses, can choose to take home a copy of the course data.
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