Green Belt Lean-Six Sigma DMAIC Project Leader - Spring 2027

Target Group

The Stanwick Green Belt is the ideal entry level for team leaders who are active in process improvement.

Our approach

• The Green Belt course consists of 3 work sessions each of 3 consecutive days.
• Each work session offers a mix of theoretical foundation and practical exercises.
• Each participant should preferably have a project regarding process improvement.
• During the training, there are feedback moments about the progress and possible problems in these projects.
• Each session provides the opportunity for exchanging experiences with other participants.
• At the end of the training an exam is administered and participants who get a score of 70% or higher will receive a Green Belt Training Certificate.

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What can you expect?

• Analysis techniques to recognise waste in your own business processes.
• Project prioritisation tools based on the differences between chronic and acute problems.
• Selection criteria for choosing the right approach / tools regarding the defined problem.
• A thorough knowledge of the Lean-Six Sigma DMAIC methodology:
  • As a project management structure
  • As a statistic toolbox
  • As a lean toolbox
  • As a problem-solving toolbox
• Teamwork approach in process improvement projects.
• Change Management approach by managing a process improvement project. 

What is Lean?

Lean is a management philosophy and methodology that originated in the manufacturing sector, particularly at Toyota. The aim of Lean is to maximise value for the customer by eliminating waste and improving efficiency. It focuses on identifying and eliminating activities that do not add value to the product or service, such as waiting times, overproduction, unnecessary movements and defects.

What is Six Sigma?

Six Sigma is a quality improvement methodology aimed at minimising variation and reducing defects in processes. It uses statistical tools and techniques to make data-driven decisions and optimise process performance. By aiming for a defect rate of just 3.4 per million opportunities, Six Sigma helps organisations operate more efficiently and effectively, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and higher profitability.

What is the Stanwick Lean Six Sigma Green Belt?

This ‘Process Improvement Methodologies’ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt combines the rigorous, data-driven approach of Six Sigma with the simplicity and speed of Lean. This enables organisations to achieve their challenging financial objectives more quickly and efficiently. The continued success of organisations is therefore increasingly determined by the presence of specialised staff who can optimise processes as a team, encompassing both production processes and service and administrative processes.

More info on the difference between Yellow Belt, Green Belt and Black Belt

Where can I apply the Stanwick Lean Six Sigma Green Belt knowledge afterwards?

Lean Six Sigma principles can be applied across a wide range of industries and sectors. Although Lean Six Sigma was initially developed for the manufacturing sector, it has evolved and found applications in various fields.

Programme

Diagnose

• Basic philosophy of Lean-Six Sigma DMAIC
• Lean principles: value, value stream (mapping), create flow, establish pull, pursue perfection
• Identifying wastes in the process: 7 technical + 3 human wastes
• Chronic vs. Acute variation: the Kepner-Tregoe approach to acute variation

Define

• Defining your process improvement project (business case, project charter, social contract, stakeholder analysis, communication plan)
• Visualisation of the process (SIPOC, flow chart, value stream mapping, ...)
• Voice-of-the-customer (KANO, CTQs, ...)
• Building and managing your project team

Measure

• Funnelling (priority matrix, FMEA)
• Data collection plan (TAKT-time, lead time cycle time, operational definition, sampling,…)
• Visualisation of data (histogram, Pareto chart, time plot, box-plot,…)

Analyse

• Root cause analysis (5 WHY’s, Ishikawa, 6 M’s)
• Value added – Non value added analysis
• Data-analysis (stratification, hypothesis-testing, regression)

Improve

• Generate, evaluate and select the solutions (brainstorming, creativity, selection- and decision-making techniques)
• Creating an efficient process: linking value added activities according to the pace and the demand of the customer
• Lean Toolbox: 5S, line balancing, visual management, standard work, Kaizen, Poka Yoke,…

Control

• Control charts (Statistical Process Control) and process capabilities
• Securing the results: standardisation, documentation, training, …

Green Belt Certification

• Participants receive, after following the training and passing the exam, a Green Belt Training Certificate. If they want to receive a Green Belt Certificate, they need to successfully perform a process improvement project according to the DMAIC-roadmap. 
• Stanwick can coach them during this project execution and after participating in the final presentation of the project hand them their Green Belt Certificate. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to receive more information on project certification. 

What software is used for the statistical exercises?

Participants will receive a Minitab Statistical software - MSS - licence (www.minitab.com) throughout the training course. By integrating Minitab into the Green Belt training, theoretical concepts are converted into practical applications, making participants better prepared to carry out effective improvement projects and add value to organisations.

Language

The language is Dutch.