Leadership Tools for Black Belts
The Leadership Tools for Black Belts course covers all the non-statistical tools Black Belts need to successfully lead improvement projects.
Fourteen learning modules with instructor support and cheerleading! Students do not need a Green Belt to qualify for the Black Belt program.
Green Belt not required
Weekly live office hours with instructor
Instructional videos
Graded assignments with instructor feedback
Module quizzes
LinkedIn group
Course textbooks and slide books available separately
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I think this section covers the real nuts and bolts of the Black Belt role, leading your project team to success. Your team working together is what is going...
Read MoreI think this section covers the real nuts and bolts of the Black Belt role, leading your project team to success. Your team working together is what is going to make the project a success, but without proper leadership that will not happen. This course teaches you how to put together the right team and guide them through the process, working with each other, not against each other. Great stuff!
Read LessThe leadership modules provided in-depth training on the tools needed to manage a project from start to finish, including drawing up project charters, perfor...
Read MoreThe leadership modules provided in-depth training on the tools needed to manage a project from start to finish, including drawing up project charters, performing root cause analysis, and calculating lean metrics.
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Congratulations on beginning your Black Belt journey
Welcome to the program!
About the course author/ instructor
Course design
How to use this course
What you will learn in this course
Study planner
What's in it for me?
Before we begin...
Module details
Lean Six Sigma part 1
Lean Six Sigma part 2
The DMAIC roadmap
Activity: Six Sigma defect comparison
Mirasol case study introduction
Activity: Cases study response and SWOT analysis
Module 2 Quiz
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Project selection
The project charter
Activity: Project brainstorming & selection
Activity: Project charter
Module 3 Quiz
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The voice of the customer
Sampling methods
Survey design & analysis
Survey question pitfalls
Survey question types & analysis
Kano analysis
Using Kano survey results
Intro to Survey Monkey
Activity: Design a survey
Module 4 Quiz
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Levels of measurement
Choosing metrics
Quality costs
Financial calculations
Financial calculations using Excel
Financial calculations for textbook examples in Excel
Activity: Choosing metrics
Activity: Financial calculations
Module 5 Quiz
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Stakeholder analysis
Using the stakeholder template
Six Sigma teams
Team dynamics
Activity: Stakeholder analysis
Activity: Team dynamics
Boy Scout Survival Team Exercise Scenario
Activity: Survival team exercise
Download only after you've completed the survival team exercise
Module 6 Quiz
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The PERT chart
More PERT chart examples
Activity: PERT chart
Module 7 Quiz
Whew! You're halfway there!
Who's a ninja?
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Process maps
Graphical analysis
More graphical analysis
Pareto charts in Excel
Run charts in Excel
Scatter plot patterns
Scatter plots in Excel
Activity: Graphical analysis
Module 8 Quiz
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Finding root causes
More root cause tools
Activity: Mind map
Activity: Fishbone diagram
Activity: Is - Is Not matrix
Module 9 Quiz
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Lean principles
Lean summarized
Lean tools
Eight wastes & SMED
Kaizen event planning
Value stream mapping
Module 10 Quiz
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Changes to the textbook!
Lean metrics
Yield calculations
Activity: Calculating lean metrics
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Training methods
Activity: Training reflection
Activity: Training presentation
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Affinity diagrams
Failure mode & effects analysis
Module 13 Quiz
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Control plans
Validating the gains
Lessons learned
Recognition & celebration
Project reports - Jim Sutton
Project reports - Eli Guzman
Activity: WiiFM reflection
Module 14 Quiz
Resources and further reading
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