Black Belts are the critical core of every Six Sigma implementation. They are change agents and leaders, project managers and problem solvers. Often the best and the brightest employees of an organization, Black Belts work full-time solving chronic issues that plague company performance.

Because they can have such a profound impact on a Six Sigma deployment and ultimately drive a company ís success, it is critical Black Belts receive the most comprehensive and robust training available.

 
Breakthrough Management Group’s Black Belt Certification Program is focused on building competent, data-driven Six Sigma practitioners. Candidates receive a comprehensive education on the Six Sigma methodology, starting with an in-depth description of the Six Sigma phases, their role within each phase, and the statistical tools necessary for driving a project to success. The curriculum follows the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) phases, teaching candidates how to integrate Six Sigma tools into an overall approach to process improvement. Students are taught how to launch an improvement project, how to transition it from phase to phase, and finally how to close out the project.


An important part of becoming a Black Belt is to understand team dynamics. BMGI has added a one-day Change Leadership Workshop to complement the Black Belt curriculum. It is here Black Belt candidates learn how to effectively manage, support and motivate teams to achieve their desired goals. This portion of the program also teaches students some invaluable skills for working with multiple levels of leadership to remove organizational and political barriers and achieve project success.

BMGI combines lectures with experiential learning exercises to maximize comprehension. Throughout the training, each Black Belt candidate works on an actual business issue and applies the skills taught in the classroom to a real world project.

The program is technically challenging to ensure that all graduates gain the skills to implement solutions and produce hard financial results.

BMGI’s Black Belt instructors are all Master Black Belts. Regarded as some of the very best trainers in the world, all BMGI Master Black Belt instructors are required to complete a rigorous certification process themselves to demonstrate their mastery of the Six Sigma methodology.

  Agenda
BMGI s training consists of 24 days, including four full weeks of training spread over a four-month period, plus an additional three days that focus exclusively on the Define phase of the DMAIC roadmap. These three additional days provide students with expanded coverage of the most critical aspect of any Six Sigma project - project scoping and project definition. The first week also includes a one-day Change Leadership session to develop the student’s leadership skills when working with their Six Sigma projects.

Between each one-week training session, Black Belt candidates return to their business environments to apply the tools and methods learned in class to an actual Six Sigma project. Our curriculum is designed to be highly interactive through the use of hands-on simulations and homework assignments.

Week 1: Define Phase Adult Learning Process Six Sigma Overview Roles and Responsibilities Project Scoping Project Definition Minitab Basics Part I Introduction to Basic Statistics One-day Change Leadership Project Planning & Deliverables	Week 2: Measure Phase Project Reviews Define Phase Review Process Mapping Rolled Throughput Yield Cause & Effect Tools C & E Diagram C & E Matrix Minitab Basics Part II Lean Introduction Advanced Basic Statistics Measurement Systems Analysis Variable Attribute Capability Analysis Project Planning & Deliverables
Week 3: Analyze Phase Project Reviews Measure Phase Review Process FMEA Graphical Data Analysis Simple Linear Regression and Central Limit Theorem Confidence Intervals Hypothesis Testing (Continuous Data) Sigma Testing Means Testing One-way ANOVA Hypothesis Testing (Discrete Data) Proportions Testing Contingency Tables Sample Size Selection New : Non Parametric Testing Project Planning & Deliverables	Week 4: Improve Phase Project Reviews Analyze Phase Review DOE Introduction Randomized Block Design (Two – way ANOVA) Full Factorial Experiments 2k Factorial Experiments 2k Factorial Experiments with/ w/o Centerpoints and Blocking Fractional Factorial Experiments DOE Sample Size Selection Attribute DOE Statapult Exercise NEW: Innovation Techniques for Idea Generation Project Planning & Deliverables
Week 5: Control Phase Reviews Multiple Regression Response Surface Design EVOP/PLEX Black Belts as Pioneers Introduction to Control Control Methods New: Mistake Proofing Concepts and 21 principles Project Closure Process Intro to SPC Variable SPC Attribute SPC Project Planning and Deliverables