About This Course
Bundle Description
Six Sigma is a quality control methodology designed to help businesses minimize defects and enhance processes. It focuses on reducing waste and errors by measuring, analyzing, and improving processes across various industries, including manufacturing and services. By utilizing these tools, organizations can achieve more efficient operations and higher quality outcomes. This bundle of twenty-one courses explores the origins of Six Sigma and explains why organizations implement these statistical techniques and tools.
Bundle Objectives
- Defines the origins of Six Sigma.
- Explains when to use the Six Sigma methodology as opposed to other problem-solving tools.
- Teaches the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) application of Six Sigma that encompasses the product design and redesign process.
- Defines the components of process elements for projects.
- Provides an understanding of a project charter and its components.
- Defines management and process tools such as affinity, tree, prioritization, activity, and matrix diagrams.
- Teaches the learner how to apply basic statistical concepts.
- Identifies types of data to be collected and analyzed.
- Defines measurement analysis and process capability studies.
- Enables the learner to explain multivariate studies and describe hypothesis testing.
- Defines statistical process control (SPC)
- Reviews project team dynamics and performance.
Requisite Knowledge:
None
Target Audience
- New industry professionals, technologists, college students, and high school students
Curriculum
32h
Six Sigma and the Organization
Course Description
Six Sigma is a structured and disciplined approach aimed at achieving near perfection in the products or services produced by an organization. Grounded in statistical techniques and tools, it seeks to enhance an organization’s bottom line by reducing variation in business processes that can lead to defects.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Six Sigma is a structured and disciplined approach aimed at achieving near perfection in the products or services produced by an organization. Grounded in statistical techniques and tools, it seeks to enhance an organization’s bottom line by reducing variation in business processes that can lead to defects.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define the origins of Six Sigma.
- Recognize why organizations use Six Sigma.
- Explain how they apply its philosophy and goals.
- Describe how process inputs, outputs, and feedback impact the larger organization.
- Recognize key drivers for business and how key metrics and scorecards are developed.
- Describe the project selection process.
- Explain when to use Six Sigma improvement methodology as opposed to other problem-solving tools.
- Explain how a project supports and is linked to organizational goals.
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Six Sigma – Design for Six Sigma
Course Description
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is an application of Six Sigma that focuses on product design and redesign processes. DFSS ensures that the voice of the customer is incorporated into every new product and service.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is an application of Six Sigma that focuses on product design and redesign processes. DFSS ensures that the voice of the customer is incorporated into every new product and service.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Describe how quality function deployment fits into the overall DFSS process
- Define the purpose of the QFD
- Create a QFD matrix
- Explain the purpose of process and design failure mode and effects analyses (PFMEA and DFMEA)
- Calculate the RPN value for a PFMEA and DFMEA
- Explain the differences between a PFMEA and a DFMEA
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Define – Process Elements for Projects
Course Description
A Six Sigma project typically demands significant time and resources from various team members, which can be costly for the organization. The define phase of the DMAIC continuous improvement model offers the information and tools needed to identify the issues affecting customer satisfaction and to ensure that the project will deliver value.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
72 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
A Six Sigma project typically demands significant time and resources from various team members, which can be costly for the organization. The define phase of the DMAIC continuous improvement model offers the information and tools needed to identify the issues affecting customer satisfaction and to ensure that the project will deliver value.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define components of processes
- Define process boundaries
- Describe the difference between internal and external customers
- Define process owner
- Define process stakeholder
- List some means of identifying customers
- Identify means for collecting customer data
Course Duration
72 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Define – Project Management Basics
Course Description
Fundamental project management techniques are essential for the success of a Six Sigma project. Developing a project charter and conducting risk analysis during the define phase help keep the project focused and address potential risks.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
66 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Fundamental project management techniques are essential for the success of a Six Sigma project. Developing a project charter and conducting risk analysis during the define phase help keep the project focused and address potential risks.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- List the contents of a project charter
- Define problem statement
- Define purpose
- Define benefits
- Define scope
- Define results
- State the benefit of project risk analysis
Course Duration
66 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six SIgma Define – Management and Planning Tools
Course Description
The success of a Six Sigma project relies on accurately identifying the current state of a process and assessing the issues within it. There are various management and planning tools available to facilitate this assessment.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
The success of a Six Sigma project relies on accurately identifying the current state of a process and assessing the issues within it. There are various management and planning tools available to facilitate this assessment.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define affinity diagram
- Define interrelationship diagraph
- Define tree diagram
- Define prioritization matrix
- Define PDPC
- Define activity network diagram
- Define matrix diagram
- Identify types and uses of matrix diagrams
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Define – Business Results for Projects
Course Description
To complete the define phase of a Six Sigma project, it's essential to assess its performance. Business results serve as performance metrics that can be applied to the overall business, specific projects, or processes.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
66 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
To complete the define phase of a Six Sigma project, it's essential to assess its performance. Business results serve as performance metrics that can be applied to the overall business, specific projects, or processes.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define Defects per Unit (DPU)
- Define Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)
- Define Defects per Million Opportunities (DPMO)
- Describe sigma level
- Describe process capability indices
Course Duration
66 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Define- Team Dynamics and Performance
Course Description
For a Six Sigma project to succeed, it must be carried out by an effective team. Teams develop over time, progressing through distinct phases of evolution until they establish their role within the organization's Six Sigma framework.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
78 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
For a Six Sigma project to succeed, it must be carried out by an effective team. Teams develop over time, progressing through distinct phases of evolution until they establish their role within the organization's Six Sigma framework.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define and describe the stages of team evolution
- List the different roles in a Six Sigma team
- Define brainstorming
- Define nominal group technique
- Define multivoting
Course Duration
78 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six SIgma Define – Define Phase Tools
Course Description
A diverse range of tools is available for use in the define phase of a Six Sigma project. Each tool can offer valuable insights into an organization's processes and assist in creating an effective project plan.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
A diverse range of tools is available for use in the define phase of a Six Sigma project. Each tool can offer valuable insights into an organization's processes and assist in creating an effective project plan.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Surveys
- Focus groups
- Interviews
- Audits
- Cause and effect diagrams
- Check sheets
- Graphical charts
- Sampling plans
- Advanced Quality Planning (AQP)
- Benchmarking
- Force field analysis
- Gantt charts
- Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)/Critical Path Method (CPM)
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
SIx Sigma Measure – Process Analysis and Documentation
Course Description
The measure phase of the DMAIC methodology equips a Six Sigma team with the tools necessary to identify potential causes of problems and develop solutions to address them.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
The measure phase of the DMAIC methodology equips a Six Sigma team with the tools necessary to identify potential causes of problems and develop solutions to address them.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Identify and review process maps, written procedures, and work instructions
- Identify process input variables and process output variables
- Recognize the relationships between input variables and output variables
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Measure – Probability and Statistics
Course Description
In today's business landscape, companies cannot stay competitive by measuring every product's weight, color, size, strength, and other characteristics with complete precision. Instead, organizations rely on probability and statistics to assess samples of a product, providing mathematical evidence of the quality of the product or process.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
126 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
In today's business landscape, companies cannot stay competitive by measuring every product's weight, color, size, strength, and other characteristics with complete precision. Instead, organizations rely on probability and statistics to assess samples of a product, providing mathematical evidence of the quality of the product or process.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define probability
- Describe and apply probability concepts
- Define statistics
- List statistical parameters
- Distinguish between descriptive and inferential statistics
- Distinguish between a population parameter and a sample statistic
- Define a central limit theorem and its significance in statistics
Course Duration
126 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Measure – Collecting and Summarizing Data
Course Description
To enhance a process or product, it's crucial to understand its current state as well as its status after improvements are implemented. Collecting and summarizing valid data is essential to verify the status of the process or product.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
102 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
To enhance a process or product, it's crucial to understand its current state as well as its status after improvements are implemented. Collecting and summarizing valid data is essential to verify the status of the process or product.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Identify continuous or variable data
- Identify discrete or attribute data
- Describe and define nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio measurement scales
- Define and apply methods for collecting data
- Define and apply techniques such as random sampling, stratified sampling, and sample homogeneity
- Depict relationships by constructing, applying, and interpreting diagrams and charts
Course Duration
102 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Measure- Probability Distributions
Course Description
A random experiment or sample can yield various outcomes. The likelihood of each outcome occurring can be calculated and represented using different probability distributions.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
132 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
A random experiment or sample can yield various outcomes. The likelihood of each outcome occurring can be calculated and represented using different probability distributions.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Describe and interpret normal, binomial, Poisson, t, chi square, and F distributions
- Identify formulas for calculating the probability of data values of different probability distributions
Course Duration
132 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Measure – Measurement System Analysis
Course Description
Data typically comprises measurements of specific characteristics or conditions. Conducting a measurement system analysis is essential to identify measurement variation and differentiate it from process variation.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
150 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Data typically comprises measurements of specific characteristics or conditions. Conducting a measurement system analysis is essential to identify measurement variation and differentiate it from process variation.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define measurement system analysis
- Identify and conduct gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies
- Define measurement terms including sensitivity, accuracy, precision, bias, and linearity
Course Duration
150 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Measure – Process Capability Performance
Course Description
The primary objective of a Six Sigma project is to minimize variation in a process. To achieve this goal, the Six Sigma team must understand the process's capability and performance both before and after implementing improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
The primary objective of a Six Sigma project is to minimize variation in a process. To achieve this goal, the Six Sigma team must understand the process's capability and performance both before and after implementing improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Describe the process of conducting a process capability study
- Distinguish between natural process limits and specification limits
- Define and calculate process capability indices
- Describe the differences between short-term and long-term capability
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Analyze – Exploratory Data Analysis
Course Description
Before any problem can be addressed or eliminated, it is essential to identify and confirm its cause. Six Sigma teams utilize statistical tools to analyze data and pinpoint the variables that contribute most significantly to variation in a process or product.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Before any problem can be addressed or eliminated, it is essential to identify and confirm its cause. Six Sigma teams utilize statistical tools to analyze data and pinpoint the variables that contribute most significantly to variation in a process or product.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Create and interpret multi-vari studies
- Identify the differences between positional, cyclical, and temporal variations
- Identify the largest source of variation in a process using a multi-vari study
- Interpret the linear correlation coefficient
- Determine the statistical significance of a linear correlation coefficient
- Identify the equation for linear regression
Course Duration
114 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Analyze – Hypotheses Test Basic
Course Description
Hypothesis tests are statistical methods used to make decisions based on the results of a study, helping to determine whether the findings are genuinely related or merely occur by chance. While different types of hypothesis tests produce varying results and require different information, they all share fundamental terms and concepts.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
90 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Hypothesis tests are statistical methods used to make decisions based on the results of a study, helping to determine whether the findings are genuinely related or merely occur by chance. While different types of hypothesis tests produce varying results and require different information, they all share fundamental terms and concepts.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define and distinguish between statistical significance and practical significance
- Apply tests for significance level, power, and type I and type II errors
- Define null and alternative hypotheses
- List acceptable null and alternative hypotheses for statistical parameters
- Determine appropriate sample size for various tests
- Define confidence levels and confidence intervals
- Calculate confidence intervals for population parameters
Course Duration
90 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Analyze – Hypotheses Tests
Course Description
Six Sigma teams need to understand the distinctions between different types of hypothesis tests to choose the appropriate one for the issue at hand. The selection of the right test is based on the statistical parameter being examined and the information available from the sample data.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
162 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma teams need to understand the distinctions between different types of hypothesis tests to choose the appropriate one for the issue at hand. The selection of the right test is based on the statistical parameter being examined and the information available from the sample data.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- List common hypotheses tests
- Define and describe paired-comparison hypotheses tests
- Define terms related to one-way ANOVAs and interpret their results and data plots
- Define and interpret chi-square and use it to determine statistical significance
Course Duration
162 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Improve and Control – Design of Experiments
Course Description
Well-designed experiments are crucial for enhancing a Six Sigma project and ensuring its success.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
78 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Well-designed experiments are crucial for enhancing a Six Sigma project and ensuring its success.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define terms associated with the design of experiments
- Interpret main effects of a factor
- Interpret interaction plots
Course Duration
78 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Improve and Control – SPC
Course Description
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a quality control methodology that employs statistics to forecast variation in processes. SPC serves as the foundation for the control phase of a Six Sigma project.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
102 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a quality control methodology that employs statistics to forecast variation in processes. SPC serves as the foundation for the control phase of a Six Sigma project.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define statistical process control
- Define and describe the objectives and benefits of statistical process control
- Explain the types of variation that exist in a process
- Define and describe how rational subgrouping is used
- Identify, select, construct, and apply various control charts
- Interpret various control charts
Course Duration
102 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Improve and Control – Implement and Validate
Course Description
Enhancements to a process are often essential for meeting an organization's objectives. Various Six Sigma tools can be employed to implement and validate these improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
48 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Enhancements to a process are often essential for meeting an organization's objectives. Various Six Sigma tools can be employed to implement and validate these improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- List the steps to improve a process
- Identify Six Sigma tools used to improve a project
- Identify Six Sigma tools used to validate improvement efforts
Course Duration
48 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Six Sigma Improve and Control – Control Plans
Course Description
The control plan is a vital document used to sustain the gains achieved during the analysis and improvement phases of a Six Sigma project. It is a "living" document that is regularly updated to reflect ongoing improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
The control plan is a vital document used to sustain the gains achieved during the analysis and improvement phases of a Six Sigma project. It is a "living" document that is regularly updated to reflect ongoing improvements.
By the end of this course, you will be capable of:
- Define the minimum requirements for a control plan
- List sources of information for a control plan
- List required documents based on a control plan
- Define a dynamic control plan
Course Duration
60 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
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