EDGO 0315 - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Overview

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is highly valued by organizations focused on minimizing waste and providing premium quality, defect-free products and services. This 100% online course provides the concepts, methodology and preparation needed to qualify for the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam.

As a project driven course, you will master the Lean Six Sigma Improvement method known as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) as you complete a Green Belt project. By course completion, you will be fully prepared to take and pass the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam.

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Features

What you will learn

• Learn what Lean Six Sigma is, its origins, and its benefits
• Understand the Lean Six Sigma roles and 8 Wastes
• Master the Lean Six Sigma Improvement method known as DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control)
• Learn how to collect data and track the success of projects

How you will benefit:

• Be able to streamline projects from start to finish by using Lean Six Sigma
• Help potential employers by identifying problems in processes and offering sustainable solutions
• Become fully prepared to take the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification exam
• Create added efficiency in any workplace, which is enticing to prospective employers and clients

Requirements

Hardware Requirements

• This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac.

Software Requirements:

• PC: Windows 8 or newer.
• Mac: OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 or later.
• Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
• Microsoft Office Suite or Google Docs/Sheets/Slides/Forms & Apache OpenOffice (not included in enrollment).
• Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download the Acrobat Reader.
• Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:

• ** email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:

• The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.

Designed For

As a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, you may lead quality improvement projects, or you may work under or in support of a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for more complex projects. In this role, you will be responsible for defining, measuring, analyzing, improving and controlling projects that affect quality. This may be your full time role but sometimes, Green Belts work on quality improvement projects part-time in addition to their other roles within a company.

Demand for professionals with Lean Six Sigma certifications is high and continuing to rise not just in large corporations where we've seen these jobs historically but also in mid-sized organizations as well. In fact, many of the jobs with the highest salaries as well as highest increases in job openings in the United States are related to process improvement.

Certified Lean Six Sigma professionals can work in almost any industry. Some of the more common industries for Lean Six Sigma jobs include healthcare, technology, retail, finance, hospitality, and government. Your work environment will depend largely on the industry in which you work, but you will work with closely with other people to improve processes and solve problems regardless of the industry you choose.

This course starts from the ground up — laying a solid foundation of Lean Six Sigma terminology and concepts. Then after you gain a great foundation in Lean Six Sigma, you will move on to mastering more complex concepts that will provide a level of expertise that you can bring into almost any industry. You'll be prepared to sit for your Green Belt and/or Black Belt when you complete the course and gain the necessary experience.