PDS 240 - Lean Six Sigma for Green Belts: Foundations
Course Description
Would you like to learn the principles and practices of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to achieve your business performance goals while minimizing costs and reducing inefficiencies? Would you like to implement continuous process improvements but you’re not sure how?
Learn how to combine Lean tools and Six Sigma methods to tackle business problems and inefficiencies without the need for overly sophisticated statistical tools. Using data techniques, you’ll measure and analyze processes to identify opportunities for improvement and create meaningful change within your organization. Over the course of this five-day workshop, we will cover the DMAIC framework and the tools and techniques required to assist and lead continuous improvement projects.
Course Details
By completion of this course, successful students will be able to:
- Use Six Sigma methodology and lean principles when performing the duties and assuming the responsibilities of a Green Belt
- Categorize key business drivers and metrics that influence organizational processes
- Implement appropriate actions to create change
- Use statistical and graphical tools to create visual displays of data
- Implement a chosen solution to create efficiencies and monitor processes to maintain improvements
- Analyze existing business process inputs, outputs, and feedback
- Investigate company goals, mission, success metrics, and outputs to determine where changes can be made to align with Six Sigma methods and lean principles
Applies Towards the Following Program(s)
- Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals Certificate : Core Courses
Rick Volpel is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Continuous Improvement. Following a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Alberta, Rick began his career as a Radiation Therapy Technologist which eventually led to a number of progressive leadership roles in a provincial health agency. Along the way he also earned a Masters degree in Administration from the University of Central Michigan where his major project focused on improving the diagnostic yield of biopsy techniques which led to changes in local biopsy techniques.