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Executive Overview for Six Sigma

Duration: 0.5 days
CEUs: 0.3
Available for on-site training or can be scheduled at any SAS training facility if demand warrants.

This outline is provisional and subject to change.

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

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Who should attend

People from manufacturing or transactional backgrounds, and executives working directly with champions, Black Belts, and Green Belts on Six Sigma breakthrough projects

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Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course.
Course Contents
Six Sigma Introduction
  • What is six sigma?
  • Three elements of six sigma
  • How six sigma fits into the company
  • Integration of lean into six sigma deployment
  • DMAIC roadmap
  • Expected benefits of six sigma
Management Infrastructure for Six Sigma
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Executive staff and champions
  • Black belts, green belts and all employees
Business Goals, Objectives, and Dashboards for Six Sigma
  • Alignment of six sigma to business goals and objectives
  • Dashboards use and purpose
DMAIC Breakthrough Methodology
  • Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control
Implementation Issues and Timelines
  • Six sigma deployment model
  • Project selection
  • Black belt selection
  • Reviewing progress and maintaining accountability
  • Next steps
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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