ASSB - Accelerated Six Sigma Black Belt

Six Sigma is recognised as the 'Global Best Practice' approach to process management and improvement. To find out how you can improve processes, minimise reproduction, decrease costs and establish continual profit growth, download the Six Sigma brochure here.

The Key components of Modules One and Two of the Green Belt program are reviewed in the introduction to Six Sigma Black Belt. This incorporates an overview of Six Sigma and the Define and Measure phase of the DMAIC framework and also covers essential tools and techniques associated with the Analyse, improve and Control stages of DMAIC.

Module One
• Understanding Customer Requirements
• The Need for Measurement
• Calculation of Sigma and COPQ
• Project Prioritisation
• Project Management
• Developing the Charter
• Stakeholder Management and Communication
• Basics of Change Management
• Process Mapping
• Planning for Measurement
• Introduction to Gage R&R
• Data Collection Techniques
• Understanding Variation
• Calculation of Sigma and COPQ

Module Two
• Process Analysis Techniques
• Identifying and Validating Root Cause
• The Seven Wastes and 5S Model
• Effective Brainstorming Techniques
• Developing and Prioritising Solutions
• Building a Successful Action Plan
• FMEA
• Mistake-Proofing
• Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Process Documentation and SOP, nd
• Visual Process Controls and Dashboards

Module Three delivers the advanced topic of Process Management, easurement System Analysis and Process and Data Analysis.

Module Three
• Identifying Business Opportunities
• Process Management
• Measurement Systems Analysis
• Process Capability Analysis
• Calculating Baseline Performance
• Graphical Analysis
• Hypothesis Testing, and
• Non-parametric Tests

Module Three also includes a case study and presentation requirement.

Module Four explores Design of Experiments and  Statistical Process Control and provides an  introduction to Design for Six Sigma.

Module Four
• Correlation and Regression Analysis
• Experimental Design
• Sample Size Calculation
• Statistical Process Control and Charting
• Introduction to DFSS
• Quality Function Deployment
• Analytical Hierarchical Process, and
• Pugh Matrix

Module Four also includes a case study, presentation requirement and the certification exam.

• The Program will commence on a Sunday evening with a welcome dinner and a Six Sigma overview.

• Each day of the program will start at 8.30am and finish around 6.00pm with evening assignments on days 1, 2, 3 & 4.

• The main body of participants will be split into equal groups for completion of assignments.

• Groups will need to give presentations on the morning of days 2, 3, 4 & 5.

• In addition, each candidate will go through a ‘one-on-one’ interview and project file review with the program facilitator.

• On Friday (the final day of the program), there will be an open book exam made up of 100 multiple choice questions. 

• Certification documents will be presented shortly after the  completion of the workshop.

• Accelerated Six Sigma Black Belt Program $9,990.00 (incl. GST)

• This cost includes the e-Learning modules, workshop, assessment and certification.  It also includes accommodation and all meals for the length of the workshop.

• Completion of a Green Belt certificate is required prior to ommencing the Black Belt program.

• A deposit of $2,995 (including GST) needs to be paid to receive your online learning modules.

• Full payment must be received four weeks before the commencement of the workshops.