Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB)

This course prepares you for the CLSSBB-001 certification exam, covering all official exam domains:

Domain 1 Section I – Organizational Roadblocks & Lean Management

• Identify organizational roadblocks and resistance to change
• Understand continuous improvement approaches (overview)
• Apply Lean and Six Sigma fundamentals
• Use Lean management metrics: Takt Time, Cycle Time, PCE, Lead Time, SWIP, Setup/Changeover time
• Apply Lean tools: 5S, Kaizen, SMED, Heijunka

Domain 2 Section II – Pre-Define and Define Phase

• Compare DMAIC versus DFSS approaches
• Assess pre-define prerequisites and project prioritization (NPV, IRR, enterprise vs. line-of-business view)
• Develop project charters and manage team dynamics
• Build SIPOC/COPIS process maps
• Capture Voice of Customer/Business/Process and define CTQ, CTC, CTS
• Apply the Kano Model and Quality Function Deployment; establish baseline performance metrics and Rolled Throughput Yield

Domain 3 Section III – Measure Phase

• Identify data types and distributions (Normal, Binomial, Poisson, Weibull)
• Perform Measurement Systems Analysis and GAGE R&R
• Calculate process capability indices (Cp, Cpk, Cpkm)
• Conduct normality testing

Domain 4 Section IV – Analyze Phase

• Perform regression analysis (simple, multiple, curvilinear)
• Use Fishbone diagrams and Pareto charts for root-cause analysis
• Conduct hypothesis testing (parametric and non-parametric methods)

Domain 5 Section V – Improve Phase

• Perform cost-benefit analysis
• Design and analyze experiments (DOE, factorial designs)
• Prioritize improvement solutions using decision matrices

Domain 6 Section VI – Control Phase

• Apply Taguchi's Loss Function
• Build and interpret control charts (variable and attribute)
• Develop control plans and execute project closure
• Introduce Total Productive Maintenance