OE019 - Six Sigma Champion: manager of Green & Black Belt

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:

MINIMUM : 4, MAXIMUM : 12

LANGUAGES: 

Training materials: English/French
Trainers: 25+ spoken languages by TRIGO trainers all over the world

RECOMMANDED FOR:

Managers assigned as Champions or Sponsors of a 6 Sigma project. 

CONTEXT:

You want your managers to guarantee the strategic objectives achieved through Six Sigma projects and to fully understand their role as Six Sigma project champions:
Upstream, to identify opportunities for Six Sigma projects, define the exact scope of each project in a formal charter, and identify the resources needed to ensure the success of Six Sigma projects.
Throughout the project, to validate the transition from milestones to DMAIC steps, and to support the Six Sigma teams.
Afterwards, to verify the sustainability of the results and identify other opportunities for related Six Sigma projects. 

OBJECTIVES:

• Understand its role in relation to the executive committee and Six Sigma project teams.
• Identify opportunities for Six Sigma projects.
• Define the Six Sigma project charter (purpose, objectives, resources, aids and constraints).
• Know how to monitor, evaluate and guide teams in the development / execution of their improvement projects.
• Know how to conduct progress reviews of a Six Sigma team at the various DMAIC milestones.
• Understand your role as Champion after the end of a Six Sigma project.

PREREQUISITES:

No prerequisite.

SPECIFIC OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR REMOTE SESSIONS:

• Have a PC with a microphone, a webcam and, if possible, a headset for greater comfort. Note: background screens are available on Zoom or Teams to blur or hide the rear view.
• Have a good Internet connection, to be tested before the session.
• Be installed in a quiet, isolated place ; set yourself to “unavailable” status on Teams ; close your email access, and mute your phone, so as not to be disturbed during the session.
• Participants from the same organization should not be grouped together in the same room, but each at his/ her own desk, to avoid any side discussions during the session. Virtual sub-groups will be specially created for the exercises, which will also enable mixed groups. 
• Remote qualification/certification exams must be taken with camera and microphone open. We may also need to check that you are alone in the room.
• Please connect 5 minutes before the start of the session.

TRAINING METHOD:

The principles are learned through active teaching and teamwork.

TRAINING PROGRAM:

1. Define: select the priorities.
2. Measure: find sources of variation.
3. Analyze: test the theories.
4. Improve: 
   •    Define the solution and test it.
   •    Assess the risks of the solution and anticipate resistance to change. Plan the implementation.
5. Control: embed the changes and ensure sustainability.
   •    Control the process.
   •    Evaluate the financial savings and performance of the team. Communicate the results.

EVALUATION METHOD:

Knowledge test (Multi Choice Questions)

SKILLS VALIDATION:

Attestation of qualification

TRAINING MATERIALS:

Participant file containing the training material and exercises. Training materials in digital format are made available to trainees a few days before the course.

TO GO FURTHER:

Six Sigma Green Belt qualification - OE013