Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification training is an elite certification for professionals. This Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification validates your professional skills in handling complex improvement projects and expertise in implementing Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

The Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is a professional who can explain Six Sigma philosophies and principles, including supporting systems and tools. A Black Belt should demonstrate team leadership, understand team dynamics, and assign team member roles and responsibilities. Black Belts have a thorough understanding of all aspects of the DMAIC model in accordance with Six Sigma principles. They have basic knowledge of lean enterprise concepts, are able to identify non value-added elements and activities, and are able to use advanced analytical tools.

What should we expect from VarSigma?

There are numerous reasons, let’s list a few

  • International Recognition– VarSigma is Exemplar Global (member of ASQ family) Certified TPECS Provider for Six Sigma Competency ensuring Global recognition for our Lean Six Sigma Certification.

    • The pedagogy has been designed by Dr. Shantanu Kumar, making it the most sought after workshop and certification
    • VarSigma course content, coverage and certification is by far the most rigorous and exhaustive across all public offered programs
    • VarSigma has certified professionals across industries, functions and countries, and therefore the recognition and acceptance unparalleled.
  • Alumni network for placement support –  25,000+ professionals trained across the world, 7500+ Senior professionals trained, 300,000 + Linkedin followers and presence across the world.
  • Extraordinary Facilitators – Our facilitators have a minimum of 15 years of consulting and extensive training experience. All the facilitators undergo a rigorous ‘Train the trainer’ workshop by Dr. Shantanu Kumar.
  • Project and Career Guidance–  Regular webinars and expert moderated forum provide the necessary support for completing improvement initiatives and understanding the next steps for career progression. Your success is a testimonial for VarSigma.
  • Classroom learning with online support – Our Lean Six Sigma workshops are conducted in person, along with webinars and online sessions to facilitate conceptual learning. Blending the best of both worlds

Training Duration

  • Participants will attend a minimum 40 hours of facilitator led classroom training for Black Belt in addition to 30 hours of Green Belt virtual classroom training
  • Participants will also have access to another 36 hours of advanced learning modules
  • Total Learning Duration available to a participant  is 106 hours

Training Package

  • Black Belt E-Book of Knowledge aligned to ASQ Bok
  • Real life Simulation Projects & Analysis data files and templates
  • Learn to use Minitab like an expert (30 hours of Minitab practice)
  • Free Excel based software for statistical analysis
  • Access to 50+  completed case studies
  • Access to 10+ e-books on Lean Six Sigma content
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Exam Fee
  • 200 Practice Questions
  • Refreshment and lunch on classroom training days (Applicable only for physical classroom training)
  • Project Completion certificate
  • Free membership to project support forum
  • PDUs for PMI credential renewal

For comprehensive workshop and certification information, Please email us at info@varsigma.com

Trainer/Facilitator

  • VarSigma facilitators have a minimum of 15 years of consulting experience, and have conducted 100s of workshops. Our consultants have international experience in leading improvement initiatives and providing breakthrough solutions. Please review the management profile
  • Program Director – Dr. Shantanu Kumar is an accomplished author, educator and visionary. He has been a prominent business strategy consultant for Fortune 500 organisations. He has trained over 15,000 professionals in US, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Saudi Arabia
  • Please connect with the Program Director—  Dr. Shantanu Kumar

Certification Exam

  • Each certification candidate is required to pass a written examination that consists of multiple choice questions measuring comprehension of the Body of Knowledge. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification examination is for 4-hour, 150 multiple-choice question examination. It is only offered in English.

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Internationally Standardized Curriculum

Varsigma has a standardized body of knowledge for all programs comparable to ASQ and Exemplar body of knowledge. The body of knowledge is reviewed periodically and updated to include new tools, techniques and application of technology.

  • Balanced Scorecard – Voice of Customer, Business and CoPQ
  • Kano Analysis, Quality Function Deployment, Goal Means Diagram
  • Project Selection
    • CTQ Prioritization matrix
    • Approach Screening
  • Business Case and Project Charter
  • ‘As Is’ Process Mapping
    • High level process map – SIPOC
    • Functional Deployment map

  • Performance standards
    • Process Flow Metrics
    • Key Performance Indicators
    • Measurement system design and types
    • Specification limits / Tolerance
  • Measurement system analysis
    • Gage R & R
    • Attribute Agreement Analysis
  • Basic Statistics
    • Descriptive Statistics
    • Graphical methods
    • Probability distributions
  • Capability Analysis
    • Sigma level
      • Continuous data – Normal distribution
      • Continuous data – Non- normal distribution
      • Discrete data
        • Defects and Defectives
    • Process Capability indices – Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk

  • Identify potential factors
    • Sources of Waste – Process Mapping, VA/NVA Analysis
    • Sources of Risks – Failure modes and effects analysis
    • Sources of Variation Qualitative Screening using Affinity diagram, Fishbone
  • Exploratory Analysis usings Graphical plot
    • Pareto Plots
    • Histogram
    • Box Plot
    • Scatter Plots
  • Data Visualisation using PowerBI
  • Inferential Statistical Analysis
    • Hypothesis testing for normally distributed data
      • F– test, t test, ANOVA, Bartlett test
    • Hypothesis testing for non-normally distributed data – Non-Parametric Tests
      • 1 -sign test, 1- Wilcoxon,  Mann-Whitney, Kruskal Wallis, Moods Median, Friedman’s test
    • Hypothesis tests for discrete data
      • Chi-square test, 2-proportion test
  • Predictive Statistical Analysis
    • Correlation – Determine linear association of 2 variables
    • Simple Linear Regression – Predicting a response variable with 1 factor
    • Multiple Regression – Predicting a response variable with multiple factors
    • Logistic Regression – Predicting discrete response variables

  • Generate solutions
    • Ideation techniques
    • Benchmarking Approaches
    • Process Modelling – Discrete event simulation
    • Experimental Trials
      • Design of Experiments – Full Factorial, Fractional Factorial, General Full Factorial
    • Lean Approaches for Kaizens
      • Muda – Waste Reduction – Pull Systems, Kanban, 5S, Standard Work
      • Muri – Flow improvement- Continuous Flow, Set up time reduction (SMED), Load Levelling
      • Mura – Burden management –  Poka Yoke, Jidoka
    • Robotic Process Automation
      • Rule versus Cognitive Automation
  • Evaluate Solution
    • Comparison matrix – Pugh Matrix
    • Solution Risk Analysis
    • Consensus Building
      • Nominal group technique
      • Multi Voting
      • Delphi
    • Mock Trials and Simulation
      • Monte-Carlo Simulation
    • Pilot and Proof of Concept
  • Full Scale Implementation plan
    • Project plan for implementation
    • Validate Improvement

  • Implement Control System
    • Document Revision
    • Process Control Document
    • Audit and Inspection plans
    • Business Continuity Planning
  • Risk Management Framework
    • Inductive Risk Reasoning
    • Deductive Risk Reasoning
  • Statistical Process Control
    • Control Charts for Attribute Data
    • Control Charts for Continuous Data
    • Nelson test for special cause detection
  • Total Productive Maintenance
  • Retrospective Review
    • Lessons learnt
    • Replication opportunities
  • Executive Summary
    • Project Journey
    • Cost Benefit report
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What do our participants say?

To write anything about how knowledgeable Dr. Shantanu Kumar is will be an understatement. Frankly, I had joined the six sigma green belt workshop to add an extra line in my resume. But, what I learnt from the workshop was way beyond my expectations. Starting from the videos of farming practices in Israel to the automatic inventory system of amazon, the workshop impacted my rusted brain! The workshop helped me to look things differently. Even in highly standardized engineering projects, I was able to identify the issues and could come up with the solutions. I developed a tool which helped the management to easily tackle larger projects and effectively manage the training hours which in turn meant saving hundreds of euro. For me, workshop was not about learning minitab. It was to apply the learning in my area of job, to increase productivity, identify the errors and improve the quality of my work.
Thank you Shantanu for inspiring and motivating to see a broader picture!
Linkedin Testimonials- Saheba Arora, Sr. Executive Engineer at Siemens Energy and Automations, Siemens Energy and Automations

“Just amazing” is the word comes to my mind, when i think about Dr. Shantanu! His approach, his strong control over concepts makes him stand apart from others. I gained in-depth knowledge for practical use of six sigma methodology supported with examples from him during his training program i attended.
Not just knowledge the delivery system, time management is extraordinary. Exemplary! very well organised and in true sense “Six Sigma” planned & delivered program!
Linkedin Testimonials- Shaveta Alwadi, AVP – Business Process Mapping & Business Intelligence, MIPS
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Please email us at info@varsigma.com and we will guide you through the enrollment process.

Global recognition of the program ensures the certification that you receive is accepted internationally.
The certificate kit includes
1. Certificate of Successful Completion
2. Reference check form that you can share with your employer

Yes, the examination fee is included. If you are unable to pass the certification examination in the first attempt, you can take the exam again. The first re-examination attempt is free.

Yes, all statistical exercises will be carried out on Minitab. Participants usually spend 8-12 hours on Minitab related exercises during the workshop. We will provide the trial version of the software on the first day of the workshop.

36 hours classroom training, Hard copy of Green Belt Book of Knowledge, Preparatory module, Analysis data files and templates, 19 completed case studies, 10 e-books on Lean Six Sigma related content. 2 Simulation projects, 2 Sample question papers, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Exam Fee, Refreshment and lunch on training days.

This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Shantanu Kumar. We don’t use services of freelance consultants as it affects the quality and consistency of the training workshop. We believe in conducting few however effective workshops with lasting impact. Dr. Shantanu Kumar has trained over 10000 participants on Lean Six Sigma, Innovation, Risk Management and Data Analytics.

LSSGB training is suitable for middle to senior managers, Engineers, MBAs, Operations Managers, Quality Managers and professionals who want to apply the methodologies and quality control process within an organization.

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PROGRAMME DIRECTOR

Dr. Shantanu Kumar
Dr. Shantanu KumarProgramme Director

Dr. Shantanu Kumar has influenced and transformed the path organisations tread on for process improvement, innovation and change management. A prominent author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Kumar is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, humble, influential and recommended strategy consultants and is respected for his years of research in the fields of process improvement, business intelligence and innovation.

His experience has enabled most Fortune 500 companies across industries to improve operations efficiency, re-engineer obsolete and dying processes, reinvigorate business strategies and turn around failing businesses. He has trained and consulted on innovation using TRIZ, lean six sigma, program & project management, business process re-engineering, strategic leadership and managing change. He has trained more than 10000 professionals on lean six sigma, innovation, structured decision making and business process re-engineering across industries and touched many more lives in other leadership workshops. He uses his diverse life experiences to deliver workshops of seemingly complex concepts in easy to understand stories. His storytelling ability and humor keeps participants glued to their seats and his focus on applicability at work ensure tangible returns.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce and statistics, master’s degree in applied math and statistics, MBA in operations management and a Phd-business intelligence scholar. His expertise includes master black belt six sigma, ISO lead auditor and project management. He has published research papers and continues to research on statistical application of neural networks in decision making, artificial intelligence in decision making models, financial risk management using decision trees classification model, multivariate statistics in marketing and operation research. He is a guest faculty at multiple business schools and continues to mentor business leaders realise their potential.

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