Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt

Have a Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt certification.

Write to us at certification@opexonlineacademy.org to validate your certificate if you obtained it from another institution or with Opex Online Academy.

How it works:

1. Enroll in one of our upcoming courses.

2. Complete the instructor-led virtual training.

3. Pass the exam, complete your project, and earn your certification.

Master Black Belt Certification Recognition

By completing the Lean 6 Sigma Master Black Belt certification, you will be fully capable of coaching other change agents, hone your power skills to enhance leadership, incorporate knowledge management strategies into your continuous improvement program, use world-class project management standards to design and implement improvement projects, create an operational excellence management system, use situational leadership models, use design for Lean Six Sigma, understand the context of Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence in today's business reality, promote innovation processes that help your organization be at the forefront of innovation and master the elements of negotiation to help you achieve your objectives.

Course Duration: 40 academic hours

Achieve excellence with Lean Six Sigma certifications for professionals seeking advanced skills.

Who is this certification for?

• Individuals and teams aiming to drive operational excellence within their organizations.

• Seasoned Lean Six Sigma experts aiming with the highest level of mastery who want to create Continuous Improvement Programs.

What is included?

• Training materials.

• International life certificate awarded by Opex Online Academy.

• Official Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt digital badge upon meeting all requirements.

What will you learn?

• Coaching

• Human Skills

• Knowledge Management

• Project Management

• Operational Excellence Management System

• Situational Leadership

• Design for 6 Sigma

• Industry 4.0

• Innovation

• Negotiation

• Artificial intelligence

Learn advanced change agent skills including:

• Principles of Coaching

• Coaching Practice

• Coaching Applications

• Benefits of Coaching

• Active listening

• Communication

• Conflict management

• Emotional Intelligence

• Empathy

• Negotiation

• Problem solving

• Teamwork

• What is Knowledge Management?

• The stages of knowledge management

• The standard for project management

• Project Management Knowledge Book

• Elements of the Operational Excellence Management System

• The four leadership styles of situational leadership

• The IDOV roadmap

• Megatrends, turning points and impact of the fourth industrial revolution

• Innovation as a process: recognize the opportunity, find the resources, develop entrepreneurship and create value

• Social Innovation

• Negotiation fundamentals

• Negotiation elements

• Artificial intelligence and project management

At the end of this program, you will be able to:

1. Create a Continuous Improvement Program: based on an Operational Excellence Management System.

2. Achieve Leadership Excellence: driving change and creating a Center of Excellence.

3. Lead organizations: integrating isolated work areas into high-performance value streams

4. Achieve the highest level of mastery: creating continuous improvement programs, developing change agents and leaders, and impacting your organization.

To obtain your Master Black Belt Certification you must fulfill the following requirements:

COURSE LEVEL CERTIFICATION POLICY

1. The candidate will have two attempts to pass the exam with a score of 80% or above.

2. The candidate has 180 days to submit the Lean Six Sigma Project (real or hypothetical) from the moment that the course starts.

3. The candidate will be issued with the course level certificate after obtaining a score of 80% or above in the exam and when the project has been validated according to the project completion guidelines.

PROJECT COMPLETION GUIDELINES

1. Provide a signed affidavit that attests that the project, either real-life or hypothetical, is the own work of the Candidate.

2. Describe the Six Sigma Project Title

3. Provide a brief description of the purpose of the project, and how it is related to the business objective.

4. Six Sigma project’s start and completion dates by month/year.

5. Provide a brief statement on the benefits achieved by the successful completion of the project.

6. Include the following minimum project deliverables

1. Define Phase:

   1. Project Charter that includes:

   2. Business Case and Problem Statement.

   3. Critical to X requirements applicable to the project.

   4. Six Sigma Metrics defined for the project.

   5. Financial Indicators applicable to the project

   6. Hard and soft benefits derived from the project implementation

2. Measure Phase:

   1. Process Definition support documents.

   2. Six Sigma Statistics

      1. Descriptive and inferential statistics are presented wherever required.

      2. Normality of data is assessed.

   3. Measurement Analysis

      1. Gage R&R (variable or attribute)

   4. Capability Analysis

      1. Capability Indices

3. Analyze Phase:

   1. Sources of Variation

   2. Hypothesis testing analysis

4. Improve Phase:

   1. Simple or Multiple Regression analysis

   2. Design of Experiments

   3. Full Factorial Experiments OR

   4. Fractional Factorial Experiments

5. Control Phase:

   1. Lean Controls (if applicable)

   2. SPC Control Charts

   3. Control and Response Plan

Other important points:

1. There is no minimum length required.

2. The quality of work will be assessed on the following criteria:

   1. Conclusions are coherent and portray what the data is showing.

   2. The tools chosen are representative of the analysis required to solve the issue.

   3. The problem statement is of strategic importance to the organization that it belongs to.