Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - Course Details

Course Title Lessons Quizzes Phase
Tests 		Exam
Attempts 		Exam
Questions 		Pass
Score 		Time
Limit 		Pass
Rate 		Sat.
Rating 		PDU Earned
Designation 		Avg.
Completion 		Price
Six Sigma Black Belt19195215080%3Hrs.92.6%96.3%100SSBB54 Days$795
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Certification Requirements
  • Complete all Lessons and Quizzes
  • Pass all Phase Tests (unlimited attempts, passing score 80%)
  • Pass the SSBB Certification Exam (2 attempts, passing score 80%, 3hr. time limit)
  • Complete the Required Course Feedback Form

Course Does Not Require a Project  |  Statistical Software is Not Required  |  Default Statistical References: Minitab.
SigmaXL and JMP Versions are Available on Request  |  Curriculum Compatibility: Minitab v.22, SigmaXL v.10, JMP v.18.
KEY: LSS = Lean Six Sigma | SS = Six Sigma | BB = Black Belt | GB = Green Belt | YB = Yellow Belt | PDU = Professional Development Units

Six Sigma Black Belt Course Outline

  • Define Phase

    Overview of Six Sigma
    Six Sigma Fundamentals
    Lean Six Sigma Projects
    Lean Fundamentals
    Define Phase Test

  • Measure Phase

    Process Definition
    Six Sigma Statistics
    Measurement Systems
    Process Capability
    Measure Phase Test

  • Analyze Phase

    Patterns of Variation
    Inferential Statistics
    Hypothesis Testing
    Hyp. Tests Normal
    Hyp. Tests Non-Normal
    Analyze Phase Test

  • Improve Phase

    Simple Linear Regression
    Multiple Regression
    Design of Experiment
    Full Factorial DOE
    Fractional Factorial DOE
    Improve Phase Test

  • Control Phase

    Statistical Process Control
    Six Sigma Control Plans
    Lean Controls
    Control Phase Test
    SSBB Certification Exam

  • DEFINE PHASE

  • Overview of Six Sigma

    What is Six Sigma
    Six Sigma History
    Six Sigma Approach Y = f(x)
    Six Sigma Methodology
    Roles & Responsibilities

  • Six Sigma Fundamentals

    Defining a Process
    VOC & CTQ's
    QFD
    Cost of Poor Quality
    Pareto Analysis (80:20 rule)

  • Lean Six Sigma Projects

    Six Sigma Metrics
    Rolled Throughput Yield
    Business Case & Charter
    Project Team Selection
    Project Risk Management
    Project Planning

  • Lean Fundamentals

    Lean and Six Sigma
    History of Lean
    Seven Deadly Muda
    Five-S (5S)
    Define Phase Test

  • MEASURE PHASE

  • Process Definition

    Cause & Effect Diagram
    Cause & Effect Matrix
    Process Mapping
    FMEA
    Theory of Constraints

  • Six Sigma Statistics

    Basic Statistics
    Descriptive Statistics
    Distributions & Normality
    Graphical Analysis

  • MSA

    Precision & Accuracy
    Bias, Linearity & Stability
    Gage R&R
    Variable & Attribute MSA

  • Process Capability

    Capability Analysis
    Concept of Stability
    Attribute vs Discrete
    Monitoring Techniques
    Measure Phase Test

  • ANALYZE PHASE

  • Patterns of Variation

    Multi-Vari Analysis
    Classes of Distributions

  • Inferential Statistics

    Understanding Inference
    Sampling Techniques
    Sample Size
    Central Limit Theorem

  • Hypothesis Testing

    Hypothesis Testing
    Statistical Significance
    Risk; Alpha & Beta
    Types of Hypothesis Tests

  • Hyp. Tests Normal

    1-sample t-test
    2-Sample t-test
    Paired t-test
    1-sample variance
    One Way ANOVA

  • Hyp. Tests Non-Normal

    Mann-Whitney
    Moods Median
    Kruskal-Wallis / Friedman
    1 Sample Sign & Wilcoxon
    1 & 2 Sample Proportions
    Chi-Squared
    Test of Equal Variances
    Analyze Phase Test

  • IMPROVE PHASE

  • Simple Linear Reg.

    Correlation
    X-Y Diagram
    Regression Equations
    Residuals Analysis

  • Multiple Regression

    Non-Linear Reg.
    Multiple Linear Reg.
    Confidence Intervals
    Residuals Analysis
    Box-Cox Transformation
    Stepwise Regression
    Logistic Regression

  • Design of Experiment

    Experiment Objectives
    Experimental Methods
    DOE Design Considerations

  • Full Factorial DOE

    2k Full Factorial Designs
    Linear & Quadratic Models
    Orthogonal Designs
    Fit, Model & Center Points

  • Fractional Factorial DOE

    Fractional Designs
    Confounding Effects
    Experimental Resolution
    Improve Phase Test

  • CONTROL PHASE

  • SPC

    Data Collection for SPC
    Individuals Charts
    Xbar Charts
    Proportions Charts
    CumSum, EWMA Charts
    Control Chart Anatomy
    Subgroups & Sampling
    Control Limits

  • Lean Controls

    Control Methods for 5S
    Kanban
    Poka-Yoke

  • Six Sigma Control Plans

    Cost Benefit Analysis
    Control Plan Elements
    Response Plan Elements
    Control Phase Test

  • SSBB Certification Exam