Lean Six Sigma Training Program

The main factor for success in manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies

Lean Six Sigma is a management methodology that aims to increase quality, performance and customer satisfaction with lower costs. Its main focuses are the systematic elimination of waste from every process in the company and only keeping activities that are of value to the customer. Although Lean Six Sigma was created in Toyota, Motorola and GE, its methodology is commonly used in the service sector as well.

Kick-off digitalisation
& automation

If you want to start the digital transformation in your company, you need to map the processes and optimize them first. And that's exactly where Lean Six Sigma can help you. 

 

Improve processes and engage with customers

Understand customer needs and participate in redesigning the processes to create more value for customers.

Innovate and grow
your business

Find smart solutions to make things simpler, faster, cheaper and of higher value and learn how to lead innovation and change projects.

Build your own Lean team.
System of Lean certifications will help you deliver change.  

Lean Six Sigma certifications and organization structure

Black belts are typically program managers, innovation leads, trainers, coaches, some top managers and project managers of more demanding projects.

Green belts are typically project managers, workstream leaders and team members of more challenging projects. Typically 5% - 10% of the employees.

Yellow belts are project teams members and company general population. Typically 20% or more of the employees.

Example of Lean Six Sigma project structure: Yellow, green and black belts are nominated to the teams based on complexity of each project.

Why Lean Six Sigma with PwC’s Academy?

  • Our international certifications are life-long and never expire (you don’t have to retake any exam or renew your certification after a certain period of time).
  • Lean Six Sigma certification will make you more attractive in any industry and will take your career to the next level. 
  • Our tutors are experienced professionals from the real business environment with a tracked record of Lean Six Sigma projects.
  • Throughout the hands-on course you will solve a real-life business problem together with other experienced professionals participating in the training.
  • You will get a set of PwC project templates that PwC consultants use in their improvement projects.

 

White Belt

Half-day course; you will get White Belt certification
for free

 

Are you interested in Lean Six Sigma? Start your Lean journey with PwC's Academy!

The White Belt is an introductory level of the internationally recognized Lean Six Sigma certification. It is the perfect first step in your new career journey towards higher salary and more fulfilling work.
As part of this online course, you will get a basic overview of Lean methodology and find out how to improve your business processes and how to run innovation projects in your company.

This online course is free of charge. 


Course content

If you want to start digital transformation in your company, you need to map the processes and optimize them first. And that's exactly where Lean Six Sigma can help you. This interactive online course will help you to develop the Lean mindset and explore how to redesign business processes and find smart solutions. 

This course will help you to

  • explore Lean methodology – you will find out how to redesign processes and run innovation projects in companies;
  • learn practical methods – you will have a chance to practice on real-life cases 3 methods used in innovation projects;
  • work online with like-minded individuals – you will get to know people on similar career path and build understanding together;
  • develop Lean mindset – you will explore the philosophy of Lean way of doing things, that will help you boost your innovation projects and even your personal productivity;
  • get certification – you will get an international White Belt certificate that proves you have the understanding of the basics and willingness to learn.

Green Belt

Six-day course; to obtain certification you will need to attend the course and pass the final test

PwC Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is an internationally rewarding course linked to the basic Yellow Belt course. The programme will allow you to gain deeper theoretical and practical skills in Lean Six Sigma. It's part of running a stand-alone project that you can implement directly in your company, and you can make a real contribution to the course.

Price: 1400 EUR + VAT


Course content

This 6-day training is held in the form of three 2-day sessions separated by a few days. In between these sessions, you will work individually on your project and share your practical experience during the training sessions. If you do not have the option to carry out a practical project in your company, we will offer you an equally beneficial training alternative. The course is suitable for all lines of production and service.

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • seek out opportunities and lead medium-scale Lean Six Sigma projects, to lead a project team and carry out real benefits;
  • utilise a wide range of tools for the individual phases of the DMAIC cycle (define, measure, analyse, improve, control);
  • avoid frequent difficulties and understand what steps need to be taken for a project to be successful;
  • learn how to understand “the voice of the client”, to transform his requirements into a company process model and, last but not least, systematically eliminate features not bringing value to your clients;
  • learn to utilise basic Lean Six Sigma statistical methods for process capability calculations and to interpret outputs and control charts correctly;
  • map processes at more levels;
  • manage to create a Lean Six Sigma project plan and communicate it correctly with all parties involved; 
  • learn how to draw up projects, that will contribute and be sustainable in the long term. 

Yellow + Green Belt

Seven-day course; to obtain certification you will need to take part in the course and pass the final test

For those of you who would like to have a Green Belt level but have not yet got the Yellow Belt certificate, we have prepared a special offer. Now you have the opportunity to take the Yellow Belt in a shortened one-day option compared to the classic two-day training and to continue the Green Belt immediately. Upon successful completion of the Yellow + Green Belt programme, you will receive certificates for both levels.

Price: 1615 EUR + VAT

Conditions of the offer:

  • The one-day version of Yellow Belt cannot be attended separately.
  • It is necessary to attend the whole 7-day Yellow + Green Belt programme.
  • To get the Yellow Belt certificate you have to attend the course, for the Green Belt certificate you have to attend the course, present a standalone project and pass the final test.

Black Belt

Ten-day course; to obtain certification you willl need to take part in the course and pass the final test and document on the implementation of the project

Black Belt training provides a sophisticated integration of Lean techniques into Six Sigma methodology, combining two progressive management approaches into one strong business strategy. The content of the training is continuously adapted to meet the current requirements and needs of the manufacturing sector, administration and services.

Price: 2335 EUR + VAT


Participants must demonstrate Lean Six Sigma Green Belt qualification prior to participation:

  • Basic knowledge: Customer Voice, 7 Waste Types, SIPOC, Kano Model, 5S, Ishikawa Diagram, Process Mapping, OEE Calculation, Process Flow.
  • If necessary, we can organise a two-day Green Belt refresher to repeat basic concepts and methods before the Black Belt.


Who is the course for?

  • Project managers addressing the company's major problems;
  • Middle and top management of companies;
  • All those who want to lead the research teams using the DMAIC methodology.

Why Black Belt from PwC?

  • training starts with a quick review of business performance (Quick Business Review) by PwC’s management consultants;
  • during the whole training, participants will either work individually or in teams on projects that are focused on introducing innovative solutions;
  • participants will be fully acquainted with techniques and methods through simulation games and exercises;
  • the course is based on real and comprehensible examples rather than boring lectures, theoretical concepts, and unnecessarily complex statistics;
  • training focuses on systematically preparing future executives in companies to be responsible for Lean Six Sigma innovation projects.

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