NIEVGEN | Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt aims to provide the participants with the fundamental knowledge, skills, tools and techniques on continuous improvement, lean thinking and supporting six sigma projects using the lean and DMAIC approaches.

Pre-requisite: None

Co-requisite: None

Instructor Led Hours: 16 Hours

Instructor Led Mentoring: 0 Hours

Project & Homework: 8 Hours

Total Certificate Hours: 24 Hours

Training Type: Experiential

Training All-in Fee: Course Fees

Training Schedule: Schedule

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

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CERTIFICATION PROCESS:

Phase 1: Attend the instructor led workshop, fully participate and submit in-class activity outputs.

Phase 2: Complete the post-class assignments, essays and take home examinations.

Phase 3: Nievgen Internal Assessment and Audit Activities (Assessors' full evaluation of the competency based on recorded evidences)

Milestone: Awarding of "Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt" Credential.

IDEAL PARTICIPANTS:

Lean six sigma project team members, CI professionals, leaders, developers, software engineers, project supervisors, project managers, university students, call center professionals, quality professionals and other employees of the company.

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the course, it is expected that the participants will be able to:

1. Understand how the various programs used in continuous improvement and quality, i.e. 5S, Just-Do-It, Kaizen, Kaikaku, Lean, Six Sigma and lean six sigma are used by organizations. Understand wastes in processes and how "DOWNTIME" and "VARIATION" affects efficiency and effectiveness.

2. Understand the importance of business metrics and the use of SIPOC in process analysis and metrics determination.

3. Skillfully use foundational statistics to identify wastes and variation; and then later on use the same skills in solving the problem, including the use of it for controlling the process and products.

4. Use Microsoft Excel for data driven analysis of wastes and variation.

5. Understand and remember the activities in define, measure, analyze, improve and control and apply in lean six sigma project case studies.

6. Create an statistical process control chart and fully understand the value of it in achieving lean six sigma.

7. Calculate and report capability index and understand the value of it in achieving lean six sigma.

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Answer and pass all homework/activities given by the instructor.

2. Actively participate in the class.

3. Full attendance to the sessions.

4. The candidate must commit to displaying good behaviors or conduct to the instructor and his peers.

5. Passing the MCQ final examination and the written essay.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Online classes are delivered via ZOOM. Please install zoom.

Install GanttProject Software. Other software that will be used in the class will be advised by the instructor on Day 01.

2. A laptop or desktop computer is required in the class.

3. For best training experience, you should have an extra viewing/extension monitor that you can connect and be placed adjacent to your laptop.

4. The participants must be computer-literate and must be able to use MS Excel.

5. All classes are recorded for learning, assessment and certification purposes. In joining the class, you agree to be recorded by the Nievgen instructor.

6. The candidate shall TURN ON the CAMERA at all times.

CLSSYB IS NOT A REQUIREMENT

The CLSSGB course can be taken or enrolled in even without any CLSSYB training and certification. While we do not restrict CLSSGB enrollees, it is highly recommended that participants engage in the CLSSYB course prior enrolling in CLSSGB. For more information on CLSSYB, please visit the course page at https://www.nievgen.com/SSYB.html.

ENROLLMENTS REQUIRE APPROVAL OF NIEVGEN

Nievgen has the right to reject course enrollments if it sees that the enrollment of an individual or of a company is invalid, detrimental and against to the overall interests and internal policies of the company, i.e. intellectual property infringement, the knowledge acquired from the company shall be used to start another training company, knowledge/skill will be used for illegal acts or when the enrollee individual/ company is a competitor or potentially will become a competitor or when the enrollee is deemed unqualified to take the course due to prerequisite or due to professional decisions of the enrollment assessors and/or the enrollee showed unprofessional behaviors. All enrollments to Nievgen undergoes audit prior the start of the class and requires the APPROVAL of the company, similar to other knowledge and competency centers. Immediate refund will be made to individuals or entities who paid during registration, but is declared as ineligible for enrollment.

AWARD AND REVOCATION

The certification is awarded to the successful participants after successful training and assessments, but the certification remains a property of the Nievgen. The certification shall and may be revoked if the participant failed to demonstrate decent or professional behaviors, as according to the Code of Conduct and Professional Ethics of Nievgen, after a complaint has been issued and and an investigation is completed by Nievgen. Nievgen deserves the full right to revoke the certification after due consideration of facts.

ESSENCE OF CERTIFICATION

A certification awarded by Nievgen, thru our competent trainors and assessors, means that you have completed the training and has been assessed to be COMPETENT in the required competencies of learning, as required by NIEVGEN. Certifications are supported by evidences of learning and skills, that are fully documented during training and after training.

Our goal is for you to get the best-in-class training and competency certification at a reasonable price.

SOURCE OF INSTRUCTION

NIEVGEN uses ISO and other ISO-derived international standards of practice and references, including relevant codes and best know practices. Our instructors are also highly experienced, highly trained and internationally certified by ISO 17024 accredited companies, issuing professional certification, as COMPETENT professionals. Our instructors are also graduates of international universities, who continuously train study and receive certifications in United Kingdom, United States and Canada so they can give YOU our customers the best international knowledge and training experience.

COMPETENCIES OF LEARNING:

YB-01. Understand continuous improvement.

YB-02. Differentiate lean, six sigma and LSS.

YB-03. Design metrics (KPI) for organizations.

YB-04. Perform statistical calculations using Excel.

YB-05. Use Excel and Minitab for SPC.

YB-06. Use Excel and Minitab for capability.

YB-07. Identify, eliminate or reduce wastes.

YB-08. Identify, eliminate or reduce variation.

YB-09. Understand DMAIC.

YB-10. Write DMAIC paper - Case 1.

YB-11. Analyze data and propose a project.

YB-12. Pass the Nievgen CLSSYB exam.

COMPETENCY INFORMATION

YB-01. Understand continuous improvement.

Discussion of 5S/6S/7S, Just-Do-it, Kaizen, Kaikaku, Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma. Calculate the no. of pass, no. of fail, yield or pass rate, defect rate, DPMO, sigma score, Cpk and interpret business performance based on the calculations.

YB-02. Differentiate lean, six sigma and LSS.

Discussion of what is lean, "DOWNTIME", variation in 5M+E, six sigma, sigma score. The participants are expected to understand, differentiate the objectives of lean and six sigma, including when lean is necessary and why six sigma is at most considered prior lean (for purpose of organizational control). A discussion of the importance of 5M+E will also emphasized in the competency.

YB-03. Design metrics (KPI) for organizations.

The competency starts with a discussion of the primary or parent classification of business metrics. It will be followed by the use of SIPOC to determine the process metrics. The participants will also receive a list of department metrics for HR, finance, customer service, sales and other departments. Also the value of the function y=f(x) will be explained (Input, Process and Output) and its relation to 5M+E.

YB-04. Perform statistical calculations using Excel.

Two important set of measures will be explained in the lecture: Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median and Mode) and Measures of Dispersion/Variation (Range, Standard Deviation, Interquartile Range). The instructor shall explain how the two sets of measures are very relevant to continuous improvement and process/product performance. Also, normality, skewness and kurtosis shall be explained. The participants, aside from performing statistical calculation by function and by Data Analysis, will also graph data for better explanation of process story. Other topics in the competencies are visualization of process variation and linear regression.

YB-05. Use Excel and Minitab for SPC.

The Statistical Process Control Chart will be explained to the participants, most especially, in limiting the variation of process and detection of process excursion and outliers. The participants are expected to calculate the Lower Control Limit (LCL), Upper Control Limit (UCL), recommend and specify the Upper and Lower Specification Limit (USL, LSL). After the calculation, the participants are expected to graph SPC via Excel. A demonstration on the use of Minitab for SPC shall also be performed by the facilitator.

YB-06. Use Excel and Minitab for capability.

Overall capability determines the compliance of a process or a product to the specification limits (no violation of limits, Cpk>=1.33). In the class, the participants are expected to understand how capability is being reported in the organization and why it is important. The participants will also calculate Cpk, with a given case as provided by the facilitator. The facilitator shall also demonstrate how capability analysis is being performed in Minitab.

YB-07. Identify, eliminate or reduce wastes.

The participants will be given cases and they will identify wastes in the processes. The participants will also be asked on what are they going to do to improve the process/product.

YB-08. Identify, eliminate or reduce variation.

The participants will be given cases and they will identify variation in the processes. The participants will also be asked on what are they going to do to improve the process/product.

YB-09. Understand DMAIC.

The participants are expected to understand and remember the emphasis and significance of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control. The facilitator shall explain the process of proposing, evaluating, executing, approving and validating a lean six sigma project implementation (initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control and shall provide a template to fill up.

YB-10. Write DMAIC paper - Case 1.

The facilitator and the participants will analyze a lean six sigma case study and will define the problem, measure the baseline performance, analyze wastes and causes of variation, recommend solution and based from given implementation data, provide the improved data (statistical performance), compare means of the performances (baseline vs new data) and then identify control measures to sustain the process.

YB-11. Analyze data and propose a project.

The participants shall be given cases and they will be asked on what to do with the problem. They need to apply their learnings and newly developed skills in providing the solutions.

YB-12. Pass the Nievgen CLSSYB exam.

The participants need to answer the take home final examination and the interview essays to determine their full comprehension of the topics discussed and to close the gaps in learning.

INSTRUCTOR

ENGR. JOHN PLACENTE, PMP(R), PRINCE2(R)

President & CEO, Nievgen Group

Master of Business Administration, Heriot-Watt University Post Post Graduate Diploma of Business Administration, HWU

Post Graduate Certificate of Business Administration, HWU

MSc Electrical Engineering, Mapua (Cum Laude)

MSc Finance, Accounting & Taxation, IU Germany

BSc Mechanical Engineering, UC (With Honors)

BSc Electrical Engineering, PLM (Cum Laude)

Board Placer, Registered Electrical Engineering

Certified Trainer and Assessor, Australia

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