Six Sigma Yellow Belt Professional

Why Attend

This thought-provoking course uses the renowned Motorola methodology to identify and solve organizational problems. Targeting the yellow belt level, this course will provide participants with the knowledge and tools to identify improvement opportunities in their organizations, help kick off the Six Sigma methodology with their teams, and assess their organization's readiness to launch Six Sigma projects. Participants will learn the different phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) and how to build a project charter. Additionally, they will learn about quality tools and statistics to help them formulate problem statements and translate them into a measurable format.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

The course will present participants with the chance to practice the skills acquired through exercises and case studies. Group and individual presentations will also be conducted. Additionally, videos will be shown about real life companies which have implemented the Six Sigma methodology.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Define and understand quality concepts and their evolution
Discuss Six Sigma and why it is necessary to sustain business improvement and support customer service
Apply and implement the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control problem-solving methodology
Examine the statistical background supporting Six Sigma projects
Compare the various tools usually used in a Six Sigma project
Explain how to deploy Six Sigma and assess organizational readiness to launch a successful Six Sigma project

Target Audience

Managers, supervisors and professionals who wish to understand Six Sigma, its use and how it relates to work and business improvement.

Target Competencies

Deploying Six Sigma
Problem solving skills
Critical thinking skills
Using applied statistics
Change management techniques

Introduction to Quality

Definition of quality
History of quality
Benefits of quality systems
Meet the ISO 9000 family
Cost of poor quality
Evolution of quality management
Quality management principles and Six Sigma
Quality maturity ladder

Definitions of Six Sigma

Definition of Six Sigma and the meaning of sigma
History of Six Sigma
Benefits of Six Sigma for organizations
Savings from Six Sigma
Six Sigma as an improvement strategy
Six Sigma in customer service
Translating the Voice of Customer (VOC) to Critical to Quality (CTQ)
Quality function deployment

Implementing Six Sigma

The methodology
The DMAIC stages (define, measure, analyze, improve and control)
Project selection
Problem statement write up
Roles of green belts and black belts
Six Sigma and Lean

Statistical Analysis in Six Sigma

Sigma as a metric for quality
Sources of variation in operations
Calculation of process capability and sigma level
The commute example
Software to support analysis

Problem-solving Tools in Six Sigma

Six Sigma toolbox
Histogram
Run charts
Control charts
Scatter diagrams
Pareto charts
Cause and effect diagrams
Why-why and how-how diagrams
Process mapping
The turtle diagram

Deployment of Six Sigma

Guidelines for selecting Six Sigma projects
Characteristics of a successful Six Sigma project
Leadership and employee Involvement
Corporate commitment: 10 questions for leaders

Manila

Manila (Philippines)2025-10-20$3775

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)2026-05-18$3775