Lean Methods Group has partnered with ABB to bring you the following courses
We are a global management consulting firm specializing in the application of highly collaborative and methodical approaches to business performance improvement. Our business model is simple: we apply Lean methodologies to solve our clients’ problems. Through our portfolio of Strategy, Innovation, Operational Excellence, Data Analytics, and Change Management methods, we help you solve today’s toughest problems while building your team’s capabilities to sustain success and drive change tomorrow.
Yellow Belt Course
Green Belt Course
Black Belt Course
Yellow Belt – $500/student
Duration: 4 half days (or 2 days if onsite-to be confirmed)
English Course: February 14 – 17, 7 a.m. – 11 a.m. EST/1300 – 1700 CET
German Course: March 7 – 10, 1300 – 1700 CET
This LSS Yellow Belt course prepares process owners and others to fully support efforts by exposing them to the concepts, constructs, and vernacular from the complementary domains of Lean and Six Sigma. It also gives them skills for mapping processes and collecting data so they can assist with project identification and execution.
Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Yellow Belts provide an often missing element of change program success: sewing performance excellence into the fabric of everyday operational management and process control.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the origins of Lean and Lean thinking.
- Identify the five principles of Lean and the eight types of waste.
- Participate as an active team member in a Lean Kaizen event.
- Understand Six Sigma and the benefits it brings to an organization.
- Comprehend the five-step DMAIC process and use certain tools within each phase.
- Apply new skills for collecting and analyzing data.
- Gain a new understanding of mistake proofing processes and apply other Lean concepts, tools and methods.
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Yellow Belt Course
Green Belt – $1000/student
Duration: 4 days
Dates:
Week 1: January 17 – 21
Week 2: February 21 – 25
Week 3: March 21 – 25
Times: 8:00 a.m. – noon EST/1400 – 1800 CET
Following the disciplined Six Sigma DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) road map, this course teaches you how to collect and analyze performance data, identify inefficiencies and problems, pinpoint root causes, and institute new protocols to greatly improve processes. In addition to teaching the complementary methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma, this course also provides skills in leading teams through the process of change.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Define, design and execute DMAIC projects.
- Apply such Lean concepts as 5S, waste reduction, mistake proofing and value stream mapping.
- Formulate basic statistical analyses to determine the relationship between key inputs and process outputs.
- Apply DMAIC to solve business issues and transition projects from phase to phase.
- Effectively manage team dynamics and recognize how to work with leadership.
- Prepare and present project reports and presentations to instructors, peers and management.
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Green Belt Course
Black Belt – $3000/student
Duration: 9.5 days
Dates:
Week 1: January 17 – 21
Week 2: February 21 – 25
Week 3: March 21 – 25
Week 4: April 18 – 22
Week 5: May 16 – 20
Week 6: June 13 – 17
Times: 8:00 a.m. – noon EST/1400 – 1800 CET
Following the disciplined Six Sigma DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control) road map, this course teaches you how to collect and analyze performance data, identify inefficiencies and problems, pinpoint root causes, and institute new protocols to greatly improve processes. In addition to teaching the complementary methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma, this course also provides skills in leading teams through the process of change.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Apply such Lean concepts as 5S, waste reduction, process mapping, value stream mapping and mistake proofing.
- Define, scope and execute DMAIC projects.
- Apply the DMAIC methodology to business issues and transition projects from phase to phase.
- Apply basic and more advanced statistical analyses to determine the relationship between key inputs and process outputs.
- Effectively manage team dynamics and understand how to work with multiple levels of leadership to remove barriers and achieve project success.
- Close projects and hand over control to process owners.
- Present projects to instructors, peers and managers.
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