Training
What is Lean Six Sigma?
Lean is a process or philosophy that has 5 key principles:
- Value – understand the value from the customers perspective and ensure that value is expressed in terms of the product or service. Lean teams constantly review their product offering from a customer perspective
- Map the Value stream – once you understand the value proposition, map all the steps in the process and define which steps are value add and which are non value adding
- Create flow – eliminate the “waste” from the value stream analysis and create an environment that runs smoothly and efficiently.
- Pull – the creation of a “pull” environment is centered around producing products based upon demand and not forecast. This reduces overheads, stock holding and work in progress.
- Seek perfection – finally continue to improve. Regular reviews of the value stream will always find additional benefits.
Over the years, Lean and Six Sigma have merged to complement their principles perfectly into what we know now as Lean Six Sigma.
Lean Six Sigma Certifications
There are 4 levels of certification;
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt PLUS
Is an introductory level for continuous improvement. Typically a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt project delivers about £5000/year benefit. The focus at this level is for collaborative team based root cause problem solving. Yellow Belt proejcts typically add £5k/year benefit
Open Course dates available are:
20th Oct 2022(Sold out)17th Nov 2022 (4 Available)17th Jan 2023 (10 available)21st Feb 2023 (10 available)28th Feb 2023 (10 available)- Contact us for company specific days
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt PLUS
A more advanced level of understanding where statistical analysis is used to ensure the effort for improvement focuses on the right problem. A Green Belt might have 1 or 2 Yellow Belts working within their project teams, and projects typically deliver up to £50k/year benefit.
Course dates available are:
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt;
have all the understanding and competence to deliver training and mentoring to Green and Yellow Belts, and lead major projects. Typically, Black Belt projects would be in the order of £250k/year.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt;
are Six Sigma experts responsible for strategic implementations within an organisation. Main responsibilities include training and mentoring of Black Belts and Green Belts; helping to prioritise, select and charter high-impact projects; maintaining the integrity of the Six Sigma measurements, improvements and tollgates; and developing, maintaining and revising Six Sigma training materials.
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt PLUS Coaching
This program is a unique delivery of training, coaching and project delivery leading to a certification in Lean Six Sigma.
Candidates would be expected to come into the training with a real life problem in the workplace and a sponsor (generally someone in a senior role who would support and benefit from the improvement)
The program consists of:
The Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt PLUS program cost is £599 + VAT
Six Sigma Green Belt Coaching
The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program is the next level up from Yellow Belt and utilizes more tools and techniques to deliver slightly more complicated projects but also equip the candidates with the knowledge and skills to coach and train Yellow Belts.
The program consists of:
The cost of the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program cost is £975 + VAT
*1 These benefits figures are an indicative number; some projects may deliver more value, some less. Every candidate will have the opportunity to deliver a real project of benefit, fully supported by the Trainer. It is in our interest for every candidate to gain real value through the training and in the delivery of a beneficial project.