Self-Study Six Sigma Black Belt Training & Certification Course

Certified Six Sigma Black Belts are skilled leaders who understand the how to effectively create change and improve business processes which exceed customer satisfaction.

The Black Belt student studies the 5 phases of Six Sigma: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) in detail, learns statistics, Six Sigma tools and techniques as well as their proper application. Cornerstone Six Sigma Consulting will teach you the skills to:

  • lead Six Sigma projects
  • act as a change agent
  • provide teams with ongoing support and leadership
  • understand how to use Six Sigma tools and techniques
  • identify and select projects and project team members
  • improve the performance of processes
  • understand customer requirements
  • mentor and coach Green Belts and project teams

Lesson Topics:

  • Building the Six Sigma Infrastructure
  • The History of Quality
  • Six Sigma Fundamentals
  • Introduction to DMAIC
  • Managing Six Sigma Projects
  • Customer Focus
  • Creating Customer Drive Organizations
  • Variables
  • Critical to Quality
  • Selecting and Tracking Six Sigma Projects
  • Project Selection
  • Project Charter
  • High Level Process Map
  • Problem Solving Tools
  • Cause and Effect Diagrams
  • Project Y
  • Project Y Performance
  • Scales of Measurement
  • Basic Principles of Measurement
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Opportunities for Defects
  • Data Collection
  • Measurement System Analysis
  • Measurement Error
  • Knowledge Discovery
  • Descriptive Statistics
  • Additional Statistics
  • Process Capability for Project Y
  • Process Capability Analysis
  • Six Sigma Statistics
  • Process Metrics
  • Improvement Goal for Project Y
  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
  • Diagnostic Tools
  • Hypothesis Testing
  • Decision Tools for Continuous Data
  • Statistical Analysis for Cause and Effect
  • Process & Cycle Time Analyses
  • Prioritized List of All Xs
  • List of Vital Few Xs
  • Quantified Financial Opportunity
  • Proposed Solution
  • Mistake Proofing
  • Risk Assessment
  • Design of Experiments
  • Piloted Solution
  • Sustaining the Solution
  • Statistical Process Control Techniques
  • Maintaining Control after the Project
  • Project Documentation
  • Translation Opportunities

After successfully completing this course, you will receive a Black Belt Technical Certification, indicating that you understand the Six Sigma tools/techniques required for a Six Sigma Black Belt.

Some students also elect to lead a project to show that they can successfully apply the Six Sigma tools. Students, who successfully complete a project, receive a second Certification, a Professional Certification.

Students have one year to complete the course. However, if you are unable to complete the course within a year, you can file for an extension.

The Certification Process includes:

  • Complete the training
  • Passing score on all exams

Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this Black Belt course.

PC Requirements:
To access our on-line portal, students need a web-enabled computer.

Please contact us at info@CornerstoneSixSigma.com for additional information.