Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Analyze Phase Course

New eLearning course just launched.

The Analyze Phase Course of the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Improvement Process is now available via eLearning. Learn the tools and methods to dissect your process, product, or service delivery issues. Learn how to uncover the root causes of the problems and quantify their impact on your customers.

The Analyze Phase covers Lean Root Cause Analysis, Hypothesis Testing, Teamwork Listening and Thinking Skills, Linear Regression, and Design of Experiments. The course features hands on exercises with video demonstrations of software tools and the breakout exercises. You will become proficient with the Minitab Statistical Software Package along the way.
We provide plenty of spreadsheet tools to help you with breaking down your problems.

Sign up for this course Today, its only $299.95 and you can take it at your own pace.

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Course Results Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Training

The Lean Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Course taught at Missouri State University's Management Development Institute finished last week. The results from the students are very impressive. The course comprises 4 weeks of training in a workshop format over a 4 month period of time spanning 13 weeks.

Four Lean Six Sigma projects were completed during this time and 15 students achieved their Green Belt Certifications and have already begun their second projects to achieve their Black Belt Certifications. The total savings for the completed projects exceeded $750,000. We congratulate our students for their excellent project work and the successful application of what they learned.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical System certified 9 Green Belts with two team projects. Watts Radient certified 5 Green Belts with one team project. Lennox certified 1 Green Belt. Three additional projects from other students are nearing completion.

Your project teams can achieve similar results at the upcoming MSU MDI Lean Six Sigma Course offered this Spring on campus. The Black Belt training covers the full 4 weeks and the Green Belt training is the first two weeks of the course. The Spring dates are 2/22 to 2/25, 3/29 to 4/1, 4/26 to 4/29, and 5/24 to 5/27.

4 Week Black Belt Certification Training: $4995
2 Week Green Belt Certification Training: $2995

Ask about team discounts

Contact the MDI Course Manager with any questions or to Bulk Register a Team Click here for Belinda Davis

Lean Six Sigma Certification Training at Missouri State

Management Development Institute brings you Green Belt and Black Belt Certification Training at the Missouri State University Campus in Springfield, MO

MDI provides training so you can Learn, Lead, and Succeed.

Fall 2009

Green Belt

September 14-18, 2009

October 12-16, 2009

Black Belt

September 14-18, 2009

October 12-16, 2009

November 16-20, 2009

December 7-11, 2009

4 Week Black Belt Certification Training: $4995

2 Week Green Belt Certification Training: $2995

Ask about team discounts

Contact Belinda Davis the MDI Course Manager with any questions or to Bulk Register a Team. bdavis@missouristate.edu

How does the Certification Process Work?

Green Belts complete the first 2Wks of training, complete a verifiable Lean Six Sigma Project, and submit a project report per the guidelines and format provided.

Black Belts complete the 4Wks of training, complete 2 verifiable Lean Six Sigma Projects, and submit project reports per the guidelines and format provided.

Master Black belts are awarded after completion of 5 verifiable Lean Six Sigma Projects, and submission of project reports per the guidelines and format provided.

Our certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belts can:

Lead a project team through the 5 phases of DMAIC and apply Lean and Six
Sigma methods to achieve quantifiable improvements

Conduct analysis using spreadsheets and Minitab statistical software

Uncover and implement solutions to operations issues

Our certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belts can:

Organize multiple project improvement teams

Apply advanced statistical methods

Apply advanced Lean and Six Sigma methods

Coach and facilitate multiple operations improvement projects

Course instructor is Charlie Carpenter from EducateVirtually.com

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course Curriculum Click here to review course details

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course Curriculum Click here to review course details

Register for the Fall course offering at the Management Development Institute Click here for the MDI course homepage

Contact Belinda Davis the MDI Course Manager with any questions or to Bulk Register a Team. bdavis@missouristate.edu

Lean Root Cause Analysis

Do you have processes that don’t perform the way you would like them to?

Do you have processing errors and customer complaints?

Does it seem like nothing ever gets out the door on time?

Are you tired of the inefficiencies and waste in your processes?

If you are in this situation then finding the root causes in your processes is the answer. Lean Root Cause Analysis begins with mapping of the current state, which is where you are now. All it takes is a walk through review of your current process, a digital camera to capture actual evidence, some sticky notes, sharpies, and a roll of brown paper.

Depicting the current state of your process on a Process Map, whether it is a Value Stream Map or a Deployment Process Map, gives you a visual representation from the beginning to the end of your process. You will be able to take a step back and review what’s actually going on objectively.

Photographs provide reminders of what is actually taking place. Sometimes the photos show some pretty scary things taking place in the process.

Information that should also be captured are cycle times, processing times, lead times, quantities of good and bad process outputs, travel distances, and inventory. The list is not all encompassing, but a good start.

The next step is to classify and quantify the Value Adding activities and the Non Value Adding Activities. We define Value Adding activities as ones that (1) the customer considers to be important and would be willing to pay for them, (2) the “THING” that travels through the process is physically changed, and (3) the process activity is done correctly the first time through the process. All three requirements must be met or the process activity is considered to be Non Value Adding.

To reduce or eliminate the Non Value Adding activities in the process requires an understanding of the root causes that created the need for them. We use Cause and Effect Diagrams, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, and 5 Why Brainstorming to uncover the root causes.

Devise your corrective actions and implement the improvements. Sounds pretty easy and it can be. Just follow the 5 step DMAIC improvement process. Define your current state, measure what is actually happening, analyze the information to uncover the root causes, develop creative solutions to improve the process, and then implement the solutions and install controls to maintain your gains.

If you need some help getting started then take our course Lean Root Cause Analysis

The Lean Root Cause Analysis course teaches practical application tools for uncovering the root causes in your processes. Lean concepts are demonstrated with a simulation. You will then learn how to define your current state and uncover the root causes that are the impediments to your future state success. Budget friendly at only $69.95

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Measuring Improvement without Data

When faced with a process that cycles infrequently it is often deemed impossible to measure the improvement from the current state to the future state. It doesn’t have to be.

FMEA (failure mode effects analysis) can be used to show before and after improvements based upon the difference in RPN (risk priority number) Score. The question then becomes, “What does an RPN reduction of 500 points actually mean from an improvement standpoint?”

We have developed a table that links the RPN Score to Process Yield which in turn links to Process Sigma. By using the table we can calculate the improvement in Process Sigma from the current state to the future state.

To see how this concept works take our Free Nano Course. Complete topics in 5 minutes or less. (this course is actually about 8 minutes, oops)

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This Nano sized course introduces FMEA, RPN, and converting RPN to Process Sigma Level.

FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is a powerful tool for identifying, defining, and quantifying root causes to operations issues.

The RPN (Risk Priority Number) is calculated by multiplying the severity score times the occurrence score times the detection score.

The RPN quantifies the impact of a potential root cause providing the means to rank the root causes.

This is how we separate the vital few from the trivial many.

Converting the RPN into a Process Sigma Level is shown in a handy table.

When processes cycle infrequently the FMEA, RPN, and conversion to Process Sigma level provide the means to quantify the improvement.

Try a Nano Course, then Register for a Course Today!

More Free Nano Sized Courses

Our Nano courses cover complete topics in 5 minutes or less. These courses are offered for Free!

Take one today, then register for a full sized course that you can take at your leisure, when the time is right for you.

The New Nano Courses

TAKT Time and Process Flow are explained in this Nano course. Our bucket and spigot analogy fully illustrates the concept. Take this course today in less than 5 minutes!

Classifying Customer Wants and Needs Statements using the Kano Model. This Nano course includes an interactive quiz. Take this course in 5 minutes and 50 seconds

Each Nano Course will cover a Continual Improvement Topic, or Software Application, that supports improvement of products, processes, and service delivery.

Try a Nano Course, then Register for a Course Today!

To see the Nano Courses available visit EducateVirtually.com

Lean Six Sigma e-Learning - $299.95 per DMAIC Phase

Our premise is to provide the Lean Six Sigma Training by DMAIC phase concurrently while you work on your Lean Six Sigma Project. The format follows a train and do philosophy.

You will learn the deliverables, be provided with the templates to get them done, and have Master Black Belt support via e-mail for review and coaching.

The Define and Measure Phase Courses are currently available.

As you work on your project we provide the training when the time is right for you to coincide with the progress you are making on your project. When you finish the five DMAIC Phases of the Lean Six Sigma e-Learning, and complete your project you will be eligible for a University Certified Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma.

Taking the course by DMAIC Phase as you work a project is a great way to get certified and your organization benefits from the completed improvement project. It’s budget friendly at only $299.95 per DMAIC phase.

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Free Nano Courses – “The How To” in 5 minutes or Less!

We offer free Nano sized courses to give you a taste of some e-learning short subjects.

Each Nano Course will cover a Continual Improvement Topic, or Software Application, that supports improvement of products, processes, and service delivery.

Try a Nano Course, then Register for a Course Today!

To see the Nano Courses available visit EducateVirtually.com