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Continuous Improvement for Everyone (Yellow Belt-Lean Six Sigma, Quality)

Chris Bujak • Apr 20, 2021
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In a culture of improvement, everyone should have skills in seeing the opportunities (aka problems), using the problem solving process and implementing solutions. This “Individual Contributor / Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt ” course prepares every member of the organization to complete personal improvement activities and enable them to participate in team improvement activities that target larger opportunities.

Goal of Continuous Improvement for Every Individual Contributor:

Using the Tell/Show/Do/Recycle learning approach, participants will learn several Continuous Improvement (Lean Six Sigma and Quality) techniques followed by immediate application on their own work problem. They will learn and apply the improvement cycle phases of establishing goals and measures; using data, identifying waste & value to understand the opportunities in current activities; performing cause and effect analysis to determine the root of the problems and identify solutions; testing and installing solutions.

Benefits:

  • Problems are eliminated rather than reoccurring.
  • More opportunities are identified, evaluated, and solutions implemented for individual or small team workplace and work processes.
  • The rate of improvement benefits in daily activities is increased.
  • Effectiveness of solutions is increased.
  • You can better participate in larger improvement projects and events.
  • One year CI Community of Practice membership.

Agenda: 

Training: 16 hours of interactive education and application. Participants bring a scenario to class on which to focus and practice.

  1.  Continual Quality Improvement Cycle
  2. Working with Others communication
  3.  Goal Setting and Measures 
  4. Understanding the Current State
  5. Cause & Effect Analysis using 5 Whys
  6. Testing and Installing Solutions 

Prerequisites (recommended, not required): Introduction to Improvement: “Seeing the Possible” Course

Application and Coaching: One-on-one coaching until results are achieved.

Certification: Participation in this course and completion of 1 project = Continuous Improvement Yellow Belt

CERTIFICATION.

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