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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate

Program Type

Certificate

Program Format

Online

Instruction Format

Instructor Led

Courses

1 course

CEUs/PDUs

2/20

Next Start

01/01/2025

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If you’re searching for a starting point to begin your (or your team’s) educational path into Lean Six Sigma, completing Yellow Belt training online through SMU Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) is a good first step.

Who should enroll?
There are no prerequisite requirements to enroll in the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt program.

Designed for Lean Six Sigma beginners, Yellow Belt training provides individuals or groups with a high-level understanding of Lean and Six Sigma basics to start making incremental changes that can strengthen an organization’s operational efficiency.

The Yellow Belt program is ideal for entry-level employees through corporate executives who want to learn or sharpen their skills to start putting Lean Six Sigma strategies into practice.

What You'll Learn
Learn the fundamental concepts of Lean and Six Sigma methodology to support process improvement projects in your organization.

 
  • Understanding variability
  • The importance of improvement
  • The five phases of DMAIC methodology
  • Common tools associated with DMAIC
  • Lean principles
  • Kaizen events

Program Outcomes
Upon your successful completion of the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt program, you will be able to:
  • Define common Lean and Six Sigma terminology, tools and concepts
  • Identify potential process improvement opportunities in your day-to-day tasks
  • Understand the purpose and process of a Kaizen event
  • Participate in discussions about quality improvement





 

 

Recognize the differences between Six Sigma and Lean

Curriculum & Tuition

Tuition

Average Cost Per Course: $495

Program Content Summary

Week 1: Lean Six Sigma Introduction

  • The Importance of Continual Improvement
  • Project Identification
  • Definition and History of Lean and Six Sigma
  • Economics of Improvement
  • Value
  • Waste
  • Voice of the Customer


Week 2: DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) Methodology

  • 15 Tollgates of Six Sigma
  • Elements of a Project Charter
  • Recognizing Defects
  • SIPOC
  • Flowcharts
  • Business Case, Problem Statement and Project Scope
  • Cost Reduction vs. Customer Impact


Week 3: Defining Lean Methodology

  • 5 Principles of Lean
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Kanban
  • Identifying Wasteful Activities
  • Spaghetti Mapping
  • Single Piece Flow
  • Total Productive Maintenance


Week 4: Combining Lean and Six Sigma

  • Differences Between Lean and Six Sigma
  • Lean Six Sigma Roles
  • Applying 5S
  • Kaizen and Kaizen Events
  • Standard Work
  • Success Factors for Process Improvement
  • Examples of Successful Lean Six Sigma Implementation

Why SMU?

  • SMU Continuing and Professional Education has offered noncredit learning programs since 1953.
  • SMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
  • Students who successfully complete a certificate program will be issued a digital credential through Credly and will earn a lifetime credential through SMU Continuing and Professional Education.

Average Cost Per Course: $495

Additional tuition reductions and flexible payment options may be available!

Career Pathways

Architectural and Engineering Managers
Financial Managers
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
General and Operations Managers
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Industrial Engineers
Industrial Production Managers
Project Management Specialists
Quality Control Analysts
Quality Control Systems Managers
Regulatory Affairs Managers
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Validation Engineers