Six Sigma

Green Belt to Black Belt

Course Code TGS004

Thornley Group's Green Belt to Black Belt programme is for certified green belts requiring certification to Black Belt without having to complete a full 20 day course. Thornley Group Green Belts are automatically qualified for this route whilst other Green Belts are required to submit their certificate and complete a pre-course questionnaire for review prior to acceptance on the course. The training programme is carried out by professional trainers who are experienced as senior management practitioners in both Six-Sigma and Lean Operations. After 2 weeks of training, a written examination and satisfactory review of project material you will receive certification as a Six Sigma Black Belt. Course details are as follows:

Course Duration

• 8 days - 2 x 4 days over 1 to 2 months

Entry Requirements

• Candidates must be Green Belt trained and certified with a project available for review by Thornley Group.
• Candidates must have a basic working knowledge of algebra and be used to working with numerical data. A familiarity with Computer Spreadsheets is also required.
• Candidates must have prior authorisation to work on a high value/impact project from their parent organisation and bring details of that project at the beginning of the course. This should be a cost saving, defect reduction or other customer impacting project.

Equipment Needed by Candidates

• A lap-top computer loaded with Minitab software will be required during the course.
• Scientific Calculator.

Course Contents

Our Black Belt training provides all that is required for Six Sigma implementation and project leadership. Whilst building on the central DMAIC principles, the focus is on team and project management along with advanced statistical tools and data management. Thornley Group Black Belt training is targeted at people who run business improvement projects and have responsibility for managing improvement teams. Building business cases and understanding cost management are covered along with the presentation of cases to management. After attending the course and passing the written examinations a project of significant size is undertaken and delivered within a 4 month period. At this stage the project is assessed and, subject to acceptance, a Black Belt certificate is issued.
Using their practical experience of improvement programmes, along with our simulation exercises, our trainers can take candidates through the process of applying the tools and techniques that they learn.

Week 1

Presentation of Green Belt Projects/Pre-Work
Project Management
Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
The DMAIC Cycle Revisited
Managing Teams
Business Improvement Case Preparation
Quality Function Deployment
Process Mapping
The Value Stream
7 Quality Tools
Advanced Control Charting
Measurement System Effectiveness
Defining Appropriate Measures
Advanced Statistical Tools
Capability Indicies
Minitab Tutorial
Data Analysis Tools
Problem Definition
Effective Investigation of Special Cause Variation