Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Introduction

Lean and Six Sigma, both proven business improvement approaches, provide businesses with the ability to maximise customer, employee and shareholder value by minimising process variation and waste. This Master Black Belt course provides the experienced Black Belt with the necessary softer skills to lead and deliver business wide Lean Six Sigma transformations. The course develops the personal and managerial skills required to deliver transformation through the resources of Black and Green Belts and their improvement teams. Using a blend of theory, practical exercises and role play the course develops the knowledge of the delegates to integrate formal improvement methodology into the strategic planning of their business. The course has been designed to build on the technical and practical Lean Six Sigma skills already existing to create business transformation leaders.

Objectives

This five day course will enable delegates to:

• Understand advanced business and financial tools to work with the business at the highest levels
• Understand and apply the soft managerial and leadership skills required to coach and mentor Black Belt resources through their project work.
• Understand how to integrate business strategy with improvement transformation delivering exceptional benefits
• Design and deliver the business framework and customer focused culture to facilitate continuous improvement and change.

Course Content

• Developing effective training material, monitoring and continuously improving its effectiveness
• Ensuring Lean principles and Six Sigma methods are effectively applied to improve customer value; reduce waste and variation; and improve performance.
• Business environmental analysis
• Traditional and Lean Accounting principles and interface to management accounts
• Being an active voice for improvement initiatives
• Monitoring and being responsible for transformation benefits
• Being a roll model for Black Belts
• Business strategic planning
• Participating in tollgate reviews
• Leading, coaching and mentoring Black Belts
• Maintaining project standards
• Introducing Lean Six Sigma initiatives to the supply chain

Who should attend?

All Black Belts who are required to perform at the strategic level of their organisation and to create improvement transformations across multiple sites or functions.

Follow on courses

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