This course is part of the Six Sigma Green Belt Specialization

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Six Sigma Green Belt SpecializationUniversity System of Georgia

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This course is for you if you are looking to dive deeper into Six Sigma or strengthen and expand your knowledge of the basic components of green belt level of Six Sigma and Lean. Six Sigma skills are widely sought by employers both nationally and internationally. These skills have been proven to help improve business processes and performance. This course will introduce you to the purpose of Six Sigma and its value to an organization. You will learn about the basic principles of Six Sigma and Lean. Your instructors will introduce you to, and have you apply, some of the tools and metrics that are critical components of Six Sigma. This course will provide you with the basic knowledge of the principles, roles, and responsibilities of Six Sigma and Lean. 
Every module will include readings, videos, and a quiz to help make sure you understand the material and concepts that are studied. You will also have the opportunity to participate in discussions and peer review exercises to give you the opportunity to apply the material to your daily life.

Registration includes online access to course content, projects, and resources but does not include the companion text The Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook (2nd edition). The companion text is NOT required to complete the assignments. However, the text is a recognized handbook used by professionals in the field. Also, it is a highly-recommended text for those wishing to move forward in Six Sigma and eventually gain certification from professional agencies such as American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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Lean Six Sigma
Process Improvement
Process Capability
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Approx. 16 hours to complete

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David Cook, PhD

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology

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14 Courses

Bill Bailey, PhD

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering

Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering

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8 Courses

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University System of Georgia

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Six Sigma and the Organization

Welcome to the Six Sigma Green Belt Specialization! Six Sigma skills are widely sought by employers both nationally and internationally. These skills help to improve business processes and performance. Your team of instructors, Dr. Bill Bailey, Dr. David Cook, Dr. Christine Scherrer, and Dr. Gregory Wiles, currently work in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology at Kennesaw State University. They have collaborated to create a specialization that is all encompassing of the Six Sigma methodologies for both Yellow and Green belt. Completion of this specialization will provide you with the knowledge to either continue to full Six Sigma certification or simply advance your knowledge professionally. In this module you will be introduced to how Six Sigma interacts with the organization, lean principles, and project management basics.

2 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 23 min), 6 readings, 2 quizzes

8 videos

Six Sigma Philosophy2m

Luminaries and Path to Six Sigma5m

What is Process2m

Significance of Six Sigma2m

Green Belt Roles1m

DMAIC2m

Cost Benefit Analysis5m

Key Concepts57s

6 readings

Highly-Recommended Text10m

Six Sigma Philosophy - Recommended Reading10m

Luminaries and Path to Six Sigma - Recommended Reading10m

What is Process and Significance of Six Sigma - Recommended Reading10m

Green Belt Roles and DMAIC - Recommended Reading10m

Cost Benefit Analysis and Key Concepts - Recommended Reading10m

2 practice exercises

Organizational Goals - Practice Quiz30m

Organizational Goals Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 2

3 hours to complete

Lean Principles in the Organization

In this module, Dr. Bill Bailey will introduce you to the history of lean as well as new lean concepts. Dr. Bailey will also explain the five lean principles. In addition, this module will introduce you to more quality tools used in lean. This module also begins with a Yellow Belt Refresher Area, since some learners may have entered this course without having taken the previous yellow belt material. This refresher area does not serve as a "replacement" for taking the yellow belt material. It is only a "patch" for those who already have some knowledge of six sigma, but find the yellow belt specialization to be too introductory for their current situation. If you find yourself struggling with the green belt material in this course, it is highly recommended that you travel through the yellow belt specialization before attempting the green belt content.

3 hours to complete

19 videos (Total 87 min), 5 readings, 2 quizzes

19 videos

Explaining Yellow Belt Refresher Areas1m

Purpose of Lean5m

Value Stream Mapping3m

JIT and Kan Ban8m

Poka Yoke3m

Value to the Organization2m

Suboptimization6m

Kaizen and Kaizen Blitz4m

PDCA2m

Cost Benefit Analysis3m

Cost of Quality4m

Introduction2m

History of Lean5m

Lean Principles6m

Lean Concepts5m

The Toyota Way4m

Theory of Constraints5m

Important Tools4m

Measuring and Monitoring6m

5 readings

Useful Resources10m

Lean Concepts - Recommended Reading10m

The Toyota Way - Recommended Reading10m

Theory of Constraints - Recommended Reading10m

Important Tools - Recommended Reading10m

2 practice exercises

Lean Principles in the Organization - Practice30m

Lean Principles in the Organization - Graded30m

Week

Week 3

2 hours to complete

Design for Six Sigma

2 hours to complete

2 videos (Total 10 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes

Week

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Project Identification - VOC - Project Management Basics

4 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 25 min), 6 readings, 6 quizzes

9 videos

Project Selection1m

Process Elements4m

SIPOC2m

Identifying Stakeholders1m

Voice of the Customer3m

Critical to Satisfaction2m

Quality Function Deployment2m

Defining Project Charter2m

Developing a Project Plan5m

6 readings

Learning Objectives for Project Identification - Recommended Reading10m

Project Identification & Owners and Stakeholders - Recommended Reading10m

Learning Objectives for Voice of the Customer10m

Voice of the Customer - Recommended Reading10m

Learning Objectives for Project Management Basics - Recommended Reading10m

Project Management Basics - Recommended Reading10m

6 practice exercises

Project Identification Practice Quiz30m

Project Identification Graded Quiz30m

Voice of the Customer Practice Quiz30m

Voice of the Customer Graded Quiz30m

Project Management Basics Practice Quiz30m

Project Management Basics Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 5

5 hours to complete

Management and Planning Tools & Business Results for Projects

In this module, Dr. Bill Bailey will introduce you to management planning tools and business results for projects. This module also begins with a Yellow Belt Refresher Area, since some learners may have entered this course without having taken the previous yellow belt material. This refresher area does not serve as a "replacement" for taking the yellow belt material. It is only a "patch" for those who already have some knowledge of six sigma, but find the yellow belt specialization to be too introductory for their current situation. If you find yourself struggling with the green belt material in this course, it is highly recommended that you travel through the yellow belt specialization before attempting the green belt content.

5 hours to complete

24 videos (Total 91 min), 14 readings, 2 quizzes

24 videos

Yellow Belt Refresher Areas Explained1m

Cause and Effect Diagrams7m

Checksheets4m

Flow Charts and Process Mapping6m

PDCA2m

Defects Per Unit / Defects Per Million Opportnities5m

Roll Throughput Yield4m

Affinity Diagram59s

Activity Network Diagram55s

Multivoting49s

Nominal Group Technique45s

Force Field Analysis4m

Prioritization Matrices7m

SIPOC2m

Tree Diagrams1m

Control Charts - pt14m

Control Charts - pt24m

Introduction2m

Kano Model5m

Voice of the Customer-Tools for Measure4m

Benchmarking and Balanced Scorecard4m

More Team Tools3m

8D Problem Solving8m

Process Capability4m

14 readings

Cause & Effect Diagrams, Check Sheets, & Flow Chart - Recommended Reading10m

PDCA - Recommended Reading10m

Defects Per Unit/ Per Million Opportunities, & Roll Throughput Yield - Recommended Reading10m

Affinity Diagrams & Activity Network Diagrams - Recommended Reading10m

Multivoting and Nominal Group Technique - Recommended Reading10m

Force Field Analysis Reading10m

Prioritization Matrices - Recommended Reading10m

SIPOC & Tree Diagrams Reading10m

Control Charts Reading10m

Voice of the Customer - Recommended Reading10m

Benchmarking and Balanced Scorecard - Recommended Reading10m

More Team Tools - Recommended Reading10m

8D Reading - Recommended Reading10m

Process Capability - Recommended Reading10m

2 practice exercises

Practice Quiz30m

Graded Quiz30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SIX SIGMA AND THE ORGANIZATION (ADVANCED)

by BZApr 23, 2021

I had an outstanding experience of quality learning which has exponentially increased my awareness on the subject. I wish to join the organization again if opportunity provided. Best Regards

by FMOct 7, 2022

Very good material and explanations. I really recommend this course for begineers and experienced workers that wants to engage with a Continuous Improvement culture, at any types of industry.

by WMMay 25, 2020

The course makes sure that you know the basics of six sigma, VOC and tools to identify. I wish there was actually some guided projects to use these tools or links. Practical aspect was low

by SSDec 4, 2019

I liked it, informative easy to understand, Would have been better if quiz questions would have been more challenging instead of exact copy paste of trainer's verbiage in the course.

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About the Six Sigma Green Belt Specialization

This specialization is for you if you are looking to learn more about the more advanced components of Six Sigma and Lean. Six Sigma skills are widely sought by employers both nationally and internationally. These skills have been proven to help improve business processes, performance, and quality assurance.

In this specialization, you will learn proven principles and tools specific to six sigma and lean. This is a sequential, linear designed specialization that covers a more advanced level of content (at the "green belt" level) of Six Sigma and Lean. Yellow Belt knowledge is needed before advancing to Green Belt (which is the second specialization offered here on Coursera by the USG). Green Belt knowledge is needed before moving to a Black Belt. The proper sequence of this specialization is: Course #1 - Six Sigma and the Organization (Advanced) Course #2 - Six Sigma Advanced Define and Measure Phase Course #3 - Six Sigma Advanced Analyze Phase Course #4 - Six Sigma Advanced Improve and Control Phase At the end of Course #4 (Six Sigma Advanced Improve and Control Phase), there is a peer-reviewed, capstone project. Successful completion of this project is necessary for full completion of this specialization. It should be noted that completing either the Yellow Belt or Green Belt Specializations does not give the learner "professional accreditation" in Six Sigma, but should assist in better preparation for such professional accreditation testing.

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Access to lectures and assignments depends on your type of enrollment. If you take a course in audit mode, you will be able to see most course materials for free. To access graded assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience, during or after your audit. If you don't see the audit option:
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The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. Your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free.
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