Six Sigma Yellow Belt

The six sigma yellow belt practitioner is a professional that is well versed in the fundamentals of Six Sigma. The fundamentals will include a deep understanding of the tools used in the six sigma field. The yellow belt certification is ideal for those people that are new to the six sigma ;
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Not only will six sigma yellow belt allow the practitioner to participate and assist green belts and black belts with Six sigma projects, but a certified yellow belt practitioner will also be able to affect small improvements in their own and immediate working section. The holder of the yellow belt certification can be considered to be a subject matter expert (SME) in six sigma.

Why choose lean six sigma?

• Globally recognised and endorsed
• Tools and techniques to improve business processes
• Six sigma can be used across all industries
• It provides a great addition to your CV and will help to improve your career prospects

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you will: At the end of this course you will:

• Understand the history of Six Sigma
• Will understand and recognize fundamentals of Six Sigma principles, roles, and value to the organization.
• Will recognize stages of team development and dynamics; understand decision-making tools and communication methods.
• Will be able to apply basic quality tools and metrics to a DMAIC project.
• Will be able to perform basic project management practices to define project goals.
• Will understand project planning, documenting and reporting, and selection of project tools in each phase.
• Will be able to perform basic data collection activities, using appropriate tools and techniques.
• Will be able to apply basic statistics and calculations (mean, median mode, identification, and calculating).
• Define how 5S can be used
• to eliminate waste.
• Describe and distinguish between common and special cause variation.
• Will be able to explain how a basic control chart works.

Course Content (as defined by the American Society for Quality’s, Book of Knowledge)

Six Sigma Fundamentals

• Six Sigma Foundations and Principles
• Lean Foundations and Principles
• Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
• Team Basics
• Quality Tools and Six Sigma Metrics

Define Phase

• Project Identification
• Project Management
• Measure Phase
• Basic Statistics
• Data Collection
• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)

Analyze Phase

• Process Analysis Tools
• Lean tools
• Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)
• Root Cause Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Correlation and Regression
• Hypothesis Testing

Improve Phase 

• Improvement Techniques

Control Phases

• Control Tools and Documentation