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Course overview
Six Sigma is a set of techniques and tools for process improvement. It was introduced by engineer Bill Smith while working at Motorola in 1986. Jack Welch made it central to his business strategy at General Electric in 1995. Today it is used in many industrial sectors.
Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of the output of a process by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a set of quality management methods, mainly empirical, statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization, who are experts in these methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization follows a defined sequence of steps and has specific value targets, for example: reduce process cycle time, reduce pollution, reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction, and increase profits.
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
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Duration study load
- 41 hours and 25 mins of video and reading material
- 21 hours supplementary course reading
- 2 hours of exercises
- 1 hour of quizzes/tests
- 15 hours self-study/revision
- 12 months of access to course material
- Total duration: 80 hours
Course features
- Video-based training material
- Supplementary training manual
- Downloadable course notes
- Exercise files
- Minitab example files
- Interactive quizzes
- 2 x sample test papers
Assessment
The IASSC Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification closed book exam is made up of 60 multiple choice and true/false questions. Your time allowance for the exam is 2 hours, although you may finish the exam sooner if you are able to.
In order to achieve the professional designation of IASSC Certified Yellow Belt (ICYB) from the IASSC, you must score a minimum of 230 points out of a total 300 points.
How will I take the exam?
The IASSC official exam can be conducted online in the comfort of your own home or office. In order to sit the exam online, you must meet the following hardware and software requirements:
- A computer with a keyboard and mouse
- A quiet and calm location at your home or office
- A web camera that you can rotate 360 degrees so you can be observed by a proctor (the observer)
- An active reliable broadband/high-speed internet connection of at least 4Mbps
- Browser compatibility: the latest version of Internet Explorer, Windows Firefox, Windows Chrome, Mac Firefox, Mac Chrome with Java (these can be downloaded for free before beginning the test)
- Enabled Java Runtime and cookies enabled which comes standard with web browsers
Who's it for?
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt is most beneficial for organisations that encourage employees to ensure efficiency in all business/industry processes. This certification is a good fit if you’re part of a Six Sigma team working to improve a business.
Subjects
- Course Structure
- Introduction to Six Sigma
- Steps and Tools
- The Cost of Poor Quality
- Six Sigma Metrics
- Lean
- Project Charter
- Phase Summary
- Test Questions
- Test Question Resources
- Exercise File
- Course Structure
- Process Mapping Overview
- Types of Process Map
- Inputs to the Process
- Cause and Effect Diagrams
- X-Y Matrix
- FMEA
- Basic Statistics Part 1
- Basic Statistics Part 2
- Graphs
- Measurement Systems Analysis Overview
- Measurement Systems Analysis – Continuous Data
- Measurement Systems Analysis – Quantitative Data
- Stability
- Capability Analysis
- Capability Analysis – Non-normal Data
- Phase Summary
- Test Questions
- Test Question Resources
- Exercise File
- Course Structure and Overview
- Final Capability and Lean Controls
- Control Plans
- Centre Line and Control Limit Calculation, Control Plans
- Phase Summary
- Test Questions
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