Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate

Explore the foundational elements of Lean and Six Sigma methodology and gain an understanding that can help you interact with Lean Six Sigma teams throughout your organization. Throughout the 16-hour self-paced course offered 100% online through Emory Continuing Education (ECE), you will learn fundamental Lean Six Sigma terminology and concepts, examine common Lean and Six Sigma tools that improve quality and eliminate waste, and learn how the two methodologies intersect to help businesses increase their competitive advantage. Plus, you'll have up to six months of access to complete your studies at your own pace.

Who Should Register

The Yellow Belt program is designed for entry- and mid-level professionals with or without management experience who want to learn or sharpen their process improvement skills, as well as senior leadership who would benefit from a high level overview to champion process improvements at their organization. Yellow Belt training provides professionals with a high-level overview of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies that can help them contribute to process improvement projects and apply basic strategies in their day-to-day tasks.

Why Choose Emory?

Academic Excellence:
Emory is nationally recognized for its rigorous academic standards and exceptional faculty.

Practical Training:
Courses are led by industry practitioners with real-world expertise.

Custom Learning Options:
Emory’s Corporate Learning unit offers customized curricula for organizations, including Fortune 100 companies, nonprofits, and school systems.

Live Virtual Instruction:
Weekly live, instructor-led sessions ensure an interactive learning experience.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this program.

Learning Module Summary

Lean Six Sigma

• Lean Six Sigma Overview and Six Sigma History
• Lean History and Lean Six Sigma Benefits
• Lean Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
• Voice of the Customer
• What is value?
• What is process improvement?
• Definition of quality
• Understanding variation
• The 6 M’s
• Bell Curve
• Measures of central tendency
• Measures of dispersion
• Histograms
  
  

DMAIC

• The five phases and 15 tollgates
• Project Charters
• Process Maps
• Baseline Measurement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Pareto charts
• Implementing improvements 
• Team Dynamics
  
  

Lean

• Lean and efficiency
• Waste walks
• Value stream mapping
• Kanban
• Quick changeovers
• Spaghetti diagrams
• One piece flow
  
  

Additional Lean Topics

• 5S principles
• Standard work
• Mistake proofing
• Kaizen events
• Lean Six Sigma
• Lean Six Sigma teams and roles

What You'll Learn

Learn fundamental concepts of Lean and Six Sigma methodology to support process improvement projects in your organization. 

What is Lean Six Sigma?
Learn the history of Lean Six Sigma, roles and responsibilities of Lean Six Sigma practitioners, and common tools of the methodology.

DMAIC
Learn to identify the five phases of DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, control) and the tools and concepts that apply to each phase.  

What is Lean?
Understand the five principles of Lean methodology and how its tools focus on creating value and eliminating wasteful activities.

Additional Lean Topics
Learn additional Lean concepts such as Poka-Yoke and Kaizen events, as well as the critical success factors for process improvement projects.