Lean Six Sigma

The Six Sigma method provides organizations the necessary tools to improve processes and elevate performance.  This is done by improving business processes so you can increase performance and decrease process variation.  This helps lead to a reduction in product or service defects and improves profits, employee morale and quality of products or services. 

Lean Foundations for Six Sigma

This course will offer a basic overview of the different tools used in Lean and Six Sigma (LSS). This includes Six Sigma process stages: define, measure, analyze, improve and control; and the Lean toolkit: Pokayoke (mistake proofing), Kanban, Kaizen (continuous improvement) and downtime. This course will also identify the different ways in which Lean Six Sigma can benefit an organization.

Lean Foundations for Leaders

This course will introduce company management to the principles of LSS and the basic steps to set up and manage an LSS initiative within an organization. It will also assist leaders in transitioning to an LSS culture, coaching and deploying LSS teams, and picking projects that will propel the organization forward.

Lean Six Sigma Leadership

This course is intended for managers and administrators who champion the Six Sigma approach to project management. Content will include:

  • example projects,
  • project selection,
  • capability study,
  • keeping track and managing six sigma projects,
  • and support of lean using leader standard work.

Coursework will also include the management principles of Toyota as a general guideline to successfully implement lean.

Important Things to Note

  • Participants with no background in LSS can complete both green and black belt training. Participants will need to register for both courses but will complete one project of the black belt magnitude.
  • Participants who have previously completed a green belt training can register for black belt training.

Lean Six Sigma Certifications

Georgia Southern University’s Division of Continuing and Professional Education understands the importance of being lean certified. Earning and maintaining your lean six certifications is critical in today’s market. Learn how the Six Sigma method provides organizations with the necessary tools to improve processes and elevate performance. By improving business processes, you can increase performance and decrease process variation. Additionally, it helps reduce product or service defects and improves profits, employee morale, and the quality of products or services.

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Online

Yellow Belt Training is an excellent way for you, your team, or your entire organization to learn the fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma. This Lean Six Sigma training is a high-level overview that quickly and effectively builds awareness and covers the Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools.


In the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt course, you will learn about the origins of Lean Six Sigma and why organizations benefit from it, the Lean Six Sigma roles, each of the eight wastes, the improvement method known as DMAIC, and the main tools and techniques used in each of the five phases of DMAIC. You’ll see the world with new eyes and understand how Lean Six Sigma can transform your workplace or home. Finally, you will prepare for the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification exam after successful completion and financial obligation. Enrollment includes the exam cost. The exam cost is included in your registration.

Online

This course will teach you Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects from start to finish. Green Belts can deliver measurable, sustainable improvement by finding the root causes of problems and streamlining processes. Highly experienced and successful Lean Six Sigma Experts facilitate this course which covers topics on today’s changing business environments. It draws on what the experts practice in the field daily to provide you with the most effective way to learn and implement Lean Six Sigma.

Completing this course and the required project prepares you for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification exam. The exam cost is included in your registration.

Online

Six Sigma Black Belts streamline organizational processes through strategic improvement projects. These highly skilled professionals will lead and mentor a team of Green Belts to complete tasks that deliver sustainable results.

This online Six Sigma training course will help you prepare for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam. Learn to transform your organization by reducing costs, increasing revenue, and improving collaboration. You will learn how to manage multiple projects and ensure their alignment meets organizational goals.

Completing this course and the required project prepares you for the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification exam. The exam cost is included in your registration.

Customized Training

The Division of Continuing and Professional Education at Georgia Southern University provides customized Lean Six Sigma training specifically developed to meet your organization’s needs delivered onsite at your location, on one of Georgia Southern’s campuses, or virtually. Discover how we can help your organization learn the necessary tools to improve processes and elevate performance.