Course Methodology

This course is instructor-led and classroom-based. The instruction is a blend of lectures, applications as well as individual and team based exercises. Laptop computers will be used extensively during the course to practice on Minitab. Various exercises and a full case study will be used to direct and illustrate the implementation of a project. Learned skills are practiced and applied through individual and team exercises as well as individual projects. Participants will be able to apply the concepts learned in the course to a business improvement project assigned to them by their management sponsor. Games and discussions will be used to enrich course delivery.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop the Six Sigma methodology and apply its roadmap
• Apply the principles of the Six Sigma ‘DMAIC’ performance improvement model
• Examine in detail the various elements of building a complete project for improvement
• Develop statistical hypotheses using simple statistical tools
• Use quantifiable tools to solve problems related to an improvement project
• Eliminate waste and defects by applying Lean and Six Sigma
• Collect, analyze, and quantify data that enable process improvements
• Employ statistical analysis using statistical tools and software

Target Audience

Individuals from all organization departments including finance, quality and business operations staff functions as well as those who have direct intervention as process owners or stakeholders.

Target Competencies

• Applying Six Sigma
• Understanding Lean
• Using 5S
• Using poka yoke
• Understanding descriptive statistics
• Understanding hypothesis testing
• Understanding measurement system analysis
• Developing control charts
• Computing process capability