Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• The general philosophy of process improvement and why it is important
• Awareness of various methods for process improvement
• How improvement projects must be implemented
• Setting up and facilitating Kaizen teams
• Techniques to create a culture of continuous improvement
• The tools and techniques needed to create stable and efficient processes.

Curriculum

Word-class performance through Lean Six Sigma

• Competitive strategy
• The history of continuous improvement
• Philosophy and principles of continuous improvement.

Process improvement deployment

• Management of change

Lean Six Sigma project management

• Team formation
• Process improvement roadmaps
• Voice of the Customer (VoC)
• The project charter.

CIMM level 1 – Foundations of Lean Six Sigma

• Creating an organised work environment
• Standardizing work
• Quality management.

CIMM level 2 – Creating a culture of continuous improvement

• Kaizen
• Basic quality assurance tools
• Basic management tools.

CIMM level 3 – Creating stable and efficient processes

• Process mapping
• Lean performance metrics
• Value stream analysis
• Waste – Muda, Muri and Mura
• Lean concepts – First Time Right.

CIMM level 4 – Creating capable processes

• Ensuring quality
• Six Sigma performance metrics
• Distribution
• Measurement systems
• Testing
• Correlation and regression
• Process capability and performance
• Design of experiments (DoE)
• Statistical Process Control (SPC).