Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

The topics that are covered and discussed during this training are:
Introduction, continuous improvement, customer value (VOC & CTQ), policy development, managing a project, roadmaps for process improvement, professional working environment (5S), standardized work, quality management, visual management, performance management & Kaizen, basic quality tools, process mapping, performance measures, coffee cup game, basic statistics, Lean Games, Value Stream analysis (VSM), reducing waste (Muda), reducing overload (Muri), reducing imperfections (Mura), value stream improvement, manageable processes (FTR & FMEA), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Minitab, statistical techniques, probability distributions, measurement system analysis (MSA), various games, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, tests for averages and variations, correlation and regression, design of Experiments (DOE), catapult DOE, label case - Part I & II, process capability and performance, statistical process control (SPC), label case - Part III & IV and of course the practice exam.

This training is particularly suitable for professionals involved in production, process improvement and project management.
This includes positions such as managers or team leaders, process engineers, quality professionals, project managers, business analysts and employees who want to contribute to the continuity and sustainability of improvement initiatives.
Anyone involved in understanding and improving business processes to make data-driven decisions.

HBO working and thinking level.
No prior knowledge required: you do have some knowledge of data and statistics.

After successfully completing the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training, you will gain a new view of processes. You have mastery of Lean techniques that allow you to design processes in a more efficient way.
You have the skills to thoroughly map processes and value streams and you master an extensive range of practical Lean techniques to make processes more stable and predictable.
You are able to identify unnecessary activities and assess the performance of processes in a more objective way. This results in shorter lead times and greater customer satisfaction.

The official LSSA exam with internationally recognized partial certificate is a 180-minute open book exam that is available in Dutch and English and consists of 60 multiple choice questions of which you must have answered at least 39 correctly to pass.

The certificate is co-signed by the University of Twente.

The conditions for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt practical exam are as follows:

1. 1 Project is submitted at CIMM* level III or higher with a minimum impact of € 20.000 on an annual basis.
   
2. The project has a significant impact on the organization.
   This means that it has a financial impact of at least €20.000 or €50.000 on an annual basis or that another relevant CTQ has been improved (for example the lead time).
3. The project must follow the PDCA or DMAIC roadmap.
4. Projects are signed off by the Champion and/or Financial controller. They thereby declare that the project has been carried out professionally and improvements have been guaranteed.
5. The language of the submitted project is English or Dutch.
6. The project must be submitted within three years after passing the theoretical exam.

The project will be judged by Master Black Belts assigned by the LSSA. We recommend that the project be checked by an internal Lean Black Belt or Master Black Belt before submitting it.
The result of the practical assessment will be sufficient (passed) or unsatisfactory (failed). No score is given. In the event of an insufficient grade, brief feedback will be given regarding criteria that are considered 'missing' or 'incorrect'.

If you do not pass the exam, you have the option to register for the re-exam. The requirements for the re-examination and the costs are the same as the first exam. There is one option to retake the exam.
The certificate is co-signed by the University of Twente.