Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

A Complete Package for Six Sigma Black Belt

This Certified Six Sigma Black Belt course provides a complete package of education, application, and coaching for those seeking to learn and gain hands-on experience with the methodology and advanced tools used for six sigma projects.

Leveraging a powerful, yet easy to navigate, learning management system, this course provides a variety of educational techniques. Examples include video presentations, articles, podcasts, discussion forums, and a project.

As a Black Belt, you will lead major projects, ensure rigorous data analysis, coach teams in designing robust solutions, guide implementation of improvements, and monitor new processes until they are ingrained.

Three Options

100% online, with 24/7 access to the learning management system and optional check-ins with your instructor
Blended, or flipped classroom approach, with 7 half-days of in-person instruction and 24/7 access to the learning management system
Customized programs for organizations with 8 to 12 candidates – your chance to get everyone on the same page

What’s Involved

This course has everything you need:

A package of online tools you will access through a state-of-the-art learning management system
The opportunity to work a challenging six sigma project of your choice
Coaching from an instructor at every step along the way; you will not be alone on this journey of discovery
A certification exam with the opportunity to earn personal recognition as a Certified Six Sigma Belt Belt

You will work on a six sigma project for your organization, create quantifiable improvements, and begin seeing immediate results. Your instructor will help scope your project to meet your available time.

Your time investment will need to be about 8 to 12 hours per week.

Prerequisite for Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Certified Six Sigma Green Belt is required.

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Cabela's

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Loyola University Chicago

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Kristi Hodges, Associate Director of Executive Education

Loyola University Chicago

“The lean certification program, from Transformance Advisors, will make a huge impact for the better on the quality of your work. It will help you transform your company.”

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SparkFun Electronics

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Brent Rollman, Operations Manager

Professional Financial Specialists

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Patrick Looby, Director of Supply Chain

Ice Mobility

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Kevin Oliver, Vice President and General Manager

Springs Fabrication - Advanced Technology Group

“Mike Loughrin is an excellent instructor who gets all participants engaged in discussions and the thought processes regarding lean practices.”

Curtis Baker, Plant Operations Manager

Mount Sopris Instruments

“I’ve been doing lean work in one form or another for almost 10 years. During the lean certification program, I discovered refined approaches and new viewpoints around every corner. I highly recommend this program to any lean practitioner.”

Shane Coffey, Manufacturing Engineer

MKS Instruments

“We met my goal to achieve a 50% reduction in the time spent by our management team in the weekly production meeting.”

Brandan Greeley, Supply Chain Specialist

Wolf Robotics

“The Supply Chain Management program, from Loyola University Chicago, in collaboration with Transformance Advisors, opened our eyes to relevant industry best practices. We shared this knowledge with our S&OP stakeholders and made exciting improvements to our process.”

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Constellation Brands

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Woodward

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Trevor Hobson, Manufacturing Engineer

Lexmark International

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, is highly interactive and the instructors are excellent. We were able to learn and apply the knowledge to real life projects while engaging with like-minded participants from other companies.”

Annaliesa Garner, Project Manager

Cabela’s

“The lean training program, from Transformance Advisors, has an excellent balance of theory and practice. The instructors go the extra mile to help students achieve their projects and goals.”

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Lexmark International

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Cabela’s CLUB

7 Modules

1. Define - Selection and Charter

2. Measure - Characteristics and Report

3. Analyze Part 1 - Analysis and Visualization

4. Analyze Part 2 - Root Cause Analysis and Report

5. Improve - Assessment and Recommendation Report

6. Control - Process Control and Plan

7. Project Closure and Special Topics

Module 1

Define - Selection and Charter

Project Selection

Organizational Assessment

Project Charters

Charter Appendix

Avoiding Failure

Module 2

Measure - Characteristics and Report

Data Characteristics

Big Data

Sampling

Data Collection

Data Report

Module 3

Analyze Part 1 - Analysis and Visualization

Advanced Statistics

Analysis Tools

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Module 4

Analyze Part 2 - Root Cause Analysis and Report

Root Cause Analysis

Design of Experiments

Storytelling

Analysis Report

Module 5

Improve - Assessment and Recommendation Report

Process Assessment

Reaching Consensus

Recommendation Report

Change Management

Module 6

Control - Process Control and Plan

Statistical Process Control

Failure Mode Effects Analysis

Performance Measurement

Control Plan

Module 7

Project Closure and Special Topics

Project Closure

Product Development

Trends in Six Sigma

Black Belt Exam

“I came out of this class with confidence that I know the six sigma black belt methodology and I can apply it at my job.”

Tyson Webster

Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

Support

You won't be alone:

Participants have telephone, email, and online support to discuss progress
Instructors are experienced experts able to help participants respond to challenges
The learning management system is easy to navigate and includes an extensive "help" feature
Materials include templates and samples which significantly enhance effectiveness

Who Should Attend Certified Six Sigma Black Belt?

This program is designed for individuals with a Green Belt seeking to upgrade their skills to Black Belt.

Each module in the class has a brief refresher from the Green Belt course. However, this refresher is not comprehensive and participants are expected to know and be ready to use any concept covered during the Green Belt course.

“This class allowed me to expand my knowledge beyond six sigma. It gave me the full details of what exactly it is and what is best for.”

Kherly Chesser, LSUS MBA Candidate

“This is a great course. You will not be disappointed. I appreciate Mike’s skills as an instructor, for his process improvement experience, and for his sense of humor.”

Michelle Weiland, LSUS MBA Candidate

“This class is a must have to take! The material is well laid out and the instructor is one of the best I have had so far!”

Kendall Stoyle, LSUS MBA Candidate

“This is a great course. If you put in the effort, you will walk away with a great deal of knowledge.”

Joseph Harrison, LSUS MBA Candidate

“Transformance Advisors has the best certification programs on the market today. They provide an effective and complete package of education, application, and coaching.”

Jeff Roach, Operations Manager

Wagner Industrial Solutions

“This class provides tremendous real world value that you can use to progress your career, improve processes, reduce variation, and understand where so many teams and projects go wrong.”

Yuri Shevchenko, LSUS MBA Candidate

LSUS MBA

“This is a great class and I will be able to apply this to my career now and in the future.”

Jennifer Bates, LSUS MBA Candidate

LSUS MBA

“This is one of the best courses I have taken as part of my MBA program.”

Adam Archer, LSUS MBA Candidate

LSUS MBA

“This class did a great job in introducing me to the Six Sigma approach to project management.”

Joseph Samuels, LSUS MBA Candidate

LSUS MBA

Public Classes for Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Pricing is $1,500 for 100% online classes and $1,800 for a flipped classroom approach which includes 7 half-day in-person coaching and instruction sessions.

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Private Classes for Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

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