Black Belt Curriculum

Introduction

	Basics of Quality & Process
	Focus Areas of Six Sigma
	Introduction & Meaning of Six Sigma
	Evolution of Six Sigma- Hidden Factories
	Six Sigma in Industry
	Benefits of Six Sigma
	Types of Waste- Hidden Factories
	Role of a Black Belt

Define

	Identification of Customer Pain Areas
	Voice of the Customer (VoC)
	Ways of Capturing VoC
	Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
	Project Charter
	CAP Tools- ARMI, GRPI, Stakeholder Analysis

Measure

	Importance of Measurements
	Operational Definition
	CTQ Drill Down Tree
	Data Collection Plan
	Data Stratification and Segmentation
	Data Types- Discrete and Continuous
	Mean, Median and Mode
	Sampling Strategies
	Introduction to Process Mapping
	Concept of Yield
	Measurement System Analysis- Discrete Data
	Measurement System Analysis- Continuous data using Minitab

Analyze

	Concept of Root Cause
	Process Capability Analysis
	Fish Bone Diagram and Pareto Analysis
	Detailed Process Mapping- Value Stream Mapping
	FMEA
	Concept of P-Value
	Analyzing continuous data
	Concept of Normality and Stability
	Statistical tools and techniques- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Chi Square test, T-tests , Box Plots, Histograms etc.
	Analyzing Non-Normal Data
	Correlation & Regression Analysis

Improve

	Improvement Action Planning
	Control Impact Matrix
	Solution Design Matrix
	Mistake Proofing
	Brainstorming
	Benchmarking – Internal & External
	Measurement System Analysis for Xs
	Updating Fish Bone, FMEA

Control

	Developing a Control Plan
	Types of Control Plans- Audits, Dashboards
	Control Charts for Attribute Data
	Control Charts for Continuous Data
	Process Audit Overview- How to Audit a Process on an ongoing basis
	Process Audit Checklist

Other Topics

	Project Closure
	Project Report
	Benefits Capturing
	Innovation and Creativity
	Project Selection Methodology- Deriving Projects Linked with Business Priorities