Learning Six Sigma: Black Belt Video Course

Curriculum For This Course

• 1. Organization-Wide Planning and Deployment (BOK I) 12 Videos 02:15:37
  • Course Introduction and Welcome 05:50
  • Introduction - Section 1 05:39
  • Fundamentals of six sigma and lean methodologies (BOK I.A.1) 19:08
  • Six Sigma, Lean, and Other Continuous Improvement Methodologies (BOK I.A.2) 07:22
  • Selecting Six Sigma Project (BOK I.A.2 Part 2) 16:14
  • Relationships among business systems and processes (BOK I.A.3) 09:59
  • Strategic planning and deployment for initiatives (BOK I.A.4) 17:06
  • Strategic planning and deployment for initiatives (BOK I.A.4 Part 2) 07:23
  • Leadership - Roles and Responsibilities (BOK I.B.1) 13:14
  • Organizational roadblocks and change management (BOK I.B.2 Part 1) 10:10
  • Causes of Six Sigma failure (BOK I.B.2 Part 2) 06:05
  • Change Management (BOK I.B.2 Part 3) 16:08
• 2. Organizational Process Management and Measures (BOK II) 5 Videos 00:49:30
  • Introduction - Section 2 02:30
  • Impact of Six Sigma project on Stakeholders (BOK II.A) 02:30
  • Benchmarking (BOK II.B) 10:15
  • Performance Measures (BOK II.C.1) 12:40
  • Financial Measures (BOK II.C.2) 20:05
• 3. Team Management (BOK III) 15 Videos 01:21:27
  • Introduction - Section 3 04:19
  • Types of Teams (BOK III.A.1) 03:29
  • Team Roles (BOK III.A.2) 04:59
  • Team member selection (BOK III.A.3) 01:16
  • Team Success Factors (BOK III.A.4) 02:01
  • Team Motivation (BOK III.B.1) 07:16
  • Team Stages (BOK III.B.2) 08:08
  • Team Communications (BOK III.B.3) 07:50
  • Team Leadership Models (BOK III.B.4) 01:28
  • Group Behaviors (BOK III.C.1) 14:06
  • Meeting Management (BOK III.C.2) 02:12
  • Team Tools (BOK III.C.3) 09:01
  • Team Training - Need Assessment (BOK III.D.1) 02:00
  • Team Training - Delivery (BOK III.D.2) 06:48
  • Team Training - Evaluation (BOK III.D.3) 02:07
• 4. Define (BOK IV) 23 Videos 02:35:03
  • Introduction - Section 4 05:07
  • Customer Identification (BOK IV.A.1) 07:43
  • Customer Data Collection (BOK IV.A.2) 09:22
  • Customer Requirements - Introduction (BOK IV.A.3) 02:40
  • Customer Requirements - VOC and CTQ (BOK IV.A.3) 05:13
  • Customer Requirements - Quality Function Deployment QFD (BOK IV.A.3) 08:23
  • Customer Requirements - SIPOC (BOK IV.A.3) 04:08
  • Customer Requirements - Kano Model (BOK IV.A.3) 07:07
  • Project Charter - Writing Business Case (BOK IV.B.1) 08:40
  • Project Charter - Writing Problem Statement (BOK IV.B.2) 03:45
  • Project Charter - Writing Project Scope (BOK IV.B.3) 06:35
  • Project Charter - SMART Goals and Objectives (BOK IV.B.4) 04:43
  • Project Charter - Project Performance Measurements (BOK IV.B.5) 03:38
  • Project Charter Review (BOK IV.B.6) 03:43
  • Project Managament Tools - Gantt Chart (BOK IV.C.1) 10:06
  • Project Managament Tools - Toll-gate Reviews (BOK IV.C.2) 03:23
  • Project Managament Tools - WBS (BOK IV.C.3) 03:30
  • Project Managament Tools - RACI (BOK IV.C.4) 06:11
  • Analytical Tools - Affinity Diagrams (BOK IV.D.1) 04:56
  • Analytical Tools - Tree Diagrams (BOK IV.D.2) 02:41
  • Analytical Tools - Matrix Diagrams (BOK IV.D.3) 07:56
  • Analytical Tools - Prioritization Matrices (BOK IV.D.4) 02:55
  • Analytical Tools - Activity Network Diagrams (BOK IV.D.5) 24:54
• 5. Measure (BOK V) 53 Videos 08:30:19
  • Introduction - Section 5 07:36
  • Process Flow Metrics (BOK V.A.1) 17:32
  • Process Analysis Tools - Part 1 (BOK V.A.2) 15:53
  • Process Analysis Tools - Part 2 (BOK V.A.2) 05:33
  • Types of Data (BOK V.B.1) 11:32
  • Measurement Scales (BOK V.B.2) 11:47
  • Sampling (BOK V.B.3) 20:25
  • Data Collection Plans and Methods (BOK V.B.4) 05:45
  • Data Collection Plans and Methods - Data Coding (BOK V.B.4) 11:27
  • Data Collection Plans and Methods - Missing Data (BOK V.B.4) 03:44
  • Measurement System Analysis - Introduction (BOK V.C.1) 14:10
  • Measurement System Analysis - Accuracy (BOK V.C.1) 06:58
  • Measurement System Analysis - Precision (BOK V.C.1) 07:37
  • Measurement System Analysis - Precision to Tolerance Ratio (BOK V.C.1) 05:35
  • Measurement System Analysis - Three Methods of GRR (BOK V.C.1) 04:32
  • Gage R&R - Range Method (BOK V.C.1) 05:43
  • Gage R&R - Average and Range Method (BOK V.C.1) 18:39
  • Gage R&R - ANOVA Method (BOK V.C.1) 11:50
  • Gage R&R - Number of Distinct Categories (NDC) (BOK V.C.1) 09:19
  • Gage R&R - Crossed vs Nested Gage R&R Study (BOK V.C.1) 03:15
  • Measurement systems across the organization (BOK V.C.2) 12:05
  • Metrology (BOK V.C.3) 11:51
  • Basic statistical terms (BOK V.D.1) 06:41
  • Central limit theorem (BOK V.D.2) 15:14
  • Descriptive statistics - Part 1(BOK V.D.3) 04:48
  • Descriptive statistics - Part 2(BOK V.D.3) 11:58
  • Descriptive statistics - Part 3(BOK V.D.3) 09:01
  • Descriptive statistics - Using Microsoft Excel and SigmaXL (BOK V.D.3) 07:43
  • Graphical Methods - 1 Box and Whisker Plots(BOK V.D.4) 08:17
  • Graphical Methods - 2 Scatter Plots (BOK V.D.4) 03:34
  • Graphical Methods - 3 Histograms (BOK V.D.4) 10:14
  • Graphical Methods - 4 Creating Histograms Using SigmaXL and MS Excel (BOK V.D.4) 06:38
  • Valid statistical conclusions - Hypothesis Testing (BOK V.D.5) 08:50
  • Valid statistical conclusions - Types of Errors (BOK V.D.5) 04:29
  • Probability Basic concepts - Part 1(BOK V.E.1) 07:31
  • Probability Basic concepts - Part 2 (BOK V.E.1) 09:20
  • Probability Basic concepts - Part 3(BOK V.E.1) 16:03
  • Probability Distributions - Normal Distribution 1 (BOK V.E.2) 19:32
  • Normal Distribution Calculations Using MS Excel 03:34
  • Normal Distribution Calculations Using SigmaXL 02:06
  • Binomial Distribution 16:04
  • Bernoulli, Hypergeometric, Geometric and Negative Geometric Distributions 12:21
  • Poisson Distribution 06:00
  • Process capability indices - Part 1 (BOK V.F.1) 19:27
  • Process capability indices - Part 2 (BOK V.F.1) 06:48
  • Process performance indices (BOK V.F.2) 07:19
  • General process capability studies (BOK V.F.3) 03:34
  • Process capability for attributes data (BOK V.F.4) 01:27
  • Process capability for non-normal data (BOK V.F.5) 08:47
  • Process capability for non-normal data - Transformation of Data (BOK V.F.5) 08:57
  • Process capability for non-normal data - Box-Cox Transformation (BOK V.F.5) 10:05
  • Process performance vs. specification (BOK V.F.6) 10:47
  • Short-term and long-term capability (BOK V.F.7) 02:01
• 6. Analyze (BOK VI) 56 Videos 07:50:39
  • Introduction - Section 6 04:25
  • Correlation Coefficient - Introduction (BOK VI.A.1) 04:28
  • Correlation Coefficient - Manual Calculation (BOK VI.A.1) 06:17
  • Correlation Coefficient - Calculation Using MS Excel (BOK VI.A.1) 02:19
  • Correlation Coefficient - Summary (BOK VI.A.1) 04:53
  • Correlation vs Causation (BOK VI.A.1) 03:16
  • Correlation Coefficient - Calculating Confidence Interval (BOK VI.A.1) 16:47
  • Coefficient of Determination (BOK VI.A.2) 02:40
  • Regression Equation - Manual Calculations (BOK VI.A.2) 10:14
  • Residual Analysis (BOK VI.A.2) 03:35
  • Multivariate Analysis (BOK VI.A.3) 15:18
  • Hypothesis Testing Terminology - Errors, Power and Significance (BOK VI.B.1) 15:55
  • Statistical vs Practical Significance (BOK VI.B.2) 08:08
  • Finding the Z Value (BOK VI.B.3) 08:27
  • What is p Value? (BOK VI.B.3) 08:27
  • Sample Sizes for Means and Proportions (BOK VI.B.3) 03:55
  • Point and Interval Estimate - Introduction ( BOK VI.B.4) 11:41
  • Factors Affecting Confidence Interval Width (BOK VI.B.4) 06:30
  • Calculating Confidence Interval for Mean - z Distribution (BOK VI.B.4) 05:45
  • Calculating Confidence Interval for Mean - t Distribution (BOK VI.B.4) 05:12
  • Calculating Confidence Interval for Proportions (BOK VI.B.4) 09:18
  • Calculating Confidence Interval for Variance (BOK VI.B.4) 04:29
  • Tests for mean variance and proportions - Introduction (BOK VI.B.5) 12:05
  • Tests for mean variance and proportions - z Test (BOK VI.B.5) 04:53
  • Tests for mean variance and proportions - t Test (BOK VI.B.5) 07:00
  • Tests for mean variance and proportions - p Test (BOK VI.B.5) 06:10
  • Two Sample z Test (BOK VI.B.5) 07:50
  • Two Sample t Test - Introduction (BOK VI.B.5) 16:59
  • Two Sample t Test - Equal Variance (BOK VI.B.5) 08:28
  • Two Sample t Test - Unequal Variance (BOK VI.B.5) 16:04
  • Two Sample Paired t Test (BOK VI.B.5) 09:50
  • Two Sample p Test (BOK VI.B.5) 08:09
  • Tests for Variance - F and Chi Square (BOK VI.B.5) 12:57
  • F Test (BOK VI.B.5) 05:14
  • One Sample Chi Square Test (BOK VI.B.5) 10:55
  • ANOVA - Introduction (BOK VI.B.6) 09:36
  • ANOVA - Understanding the Concept without any Calculation (BOK VI.B.6) 08:47
  • ANOVA - Understanding the Calculation (BOK VI.B.6) 11:13
  • ANOVA - Doing Manual Calculation (BOK VI.B.6) 04:56
  • ANOVA - Using MS Excel (BOK VI.B.6) 14:30
  • ANOVA - Using SigmaXL (BOK VI.B.6) 03:42
  • ANOVA - Practice Question (BOK VI.B.6) 03:21
  • Goodness of Fit Test (BOK VI.B.7) 03:11
  • Contigency Tables (BOK VI.B.8) 11:22
  • Contigency Tables - Practice Question(BOK VI.B.8) 13:59
  • Non-Parametric Tests (BOK VI.B.9) 02:01
  • Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA Introduction (BOK VI.C) 08:22
  • Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA (BOK VI.C) 10:29
  • Gap Analysis (BOK VI.D.1) 15:42
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Introduction (BOK VI.D.2) 07:17
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Tools (BOK VI.D.2) 04:55
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - 5 Whys (BOK VI.D.2) 01:11
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Pareto Chart (BOK VI.D.2) 02:11
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Fault Tree (BOK VI.D.2) 04:58
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Cause and Effect (BOK VI.D.2) 02:48
  • Waste Analysis (BOK VI.D.3) 04:12
• 7. Improve (BOK VII) 43 Videos 04:31:11
  • Introduction - Section 7 05:44
  • Design of Experiments (DoE) - Introduction (BOK VII.A.1) 02:59
  • DoE - Response and Factor (BOK VII.A.1) 05:39
  • DoE - Example of a Coffee Launch (BOK VII.A.1) 07:14
  • DoE - Interaction Chart (BOK VII.A.1) 04:04
  • DoE - Contour Plot (BOK VII.A.1) 02:55
  • DoE - Writing an Equation to Predict Response (BOK VII.A.1) 06:32
  • Design of Experiments (DoE) - Introducing Interaction (BOK VII.A.2) 06:53
  • DoE - Writing an Equation with Interaction (BOK VII.A.2) 08:21
  • DoE - Basic Definitions (BOK VII.A.1 and VII.A.2) 05:19
  • DoE - Three Factors Full Factorial Design (BOK VII.A.2) 08:45
  • DoE - Calculating Numbers of Experiments - Full Factorial (BOK VII.A.2) 03:38
  • DoE - Nuisance Factors and Balanced Design (BOK VII.A.2) 05:07
  • DoE - Planning and Conducting Experiments (BOK VII.A.3) 16:37
  • Design of Experiments (DoE) - One-Factor Experiments - Intro (BOK VII.A.4) 05:07
  • One-Factor Experiments - Completely Randomized Designs (BOK VII.A.4) 04:45
  • One-Factor Experiments - Randomized Block Designs (BOK VII.A.4) 02:41
  • One-Factor Experiments - Latin and Graeco-Latin Square Designs (BOK VII.A.4) 06:21
  • DoE - Two Level Fractional Factorial Designs - Review (BOK VII.A.5) 05:11
  • Two Level Fractional Factorial Designs - Number of Experiments (BOK VII.A.5) 02:49
  • Two Level Fractional Factorial Designs - Plackett-Burman Design (BOK VII.A.5) 05:54
  • Types of Wastes - Muda, Mura and Muri (BOK VII.B.1) 08:44
  • Wastes - Eight Types of Muda - Introduction to TIMWOODS (BOK VII.B.1) 02:48
  • Eight Types of Muda - Transport and Inventory (BOK VII.B.1) 08:22
  • Eight Types of Muda - Motion and Waiting (BOK VII.B.1) 03:31
  • Eight Types of Muda - Over-processing and Over-producing (BOK VII.B.1) 04:19
  • Eight Types of Muda - Defects and Underutilization of Skills (BOK VII.B.1) 04:40
  • Tools to Reduce or Eliminate Waste - Pull System (BOK VII.B.1) 04:57
  • Tools to Reduce or Eliminate Waste - Kanban (BOK VII.B.1) 06:25
  • Tools to Reduce or Eliminate Waste - 5 S (BOK VII.B.1) 10:20
  • Tools to Reduce or Eliminate Waste - Standard Work (BOK VII.B.1) 02:07
  • Tools to Reduce or Eliminate Waste - Poka Yoke (BOK VII.B.1) 05:03
  • Tools for Cycle Time Reduction - Continuous Flow (BOK VII.B.2) 06:10
  • Tools for Cycle Time Reduction - SMED (BOK VII.B.2) 06:27
  • Tools for Cycle Time Reduction - Heijunka (BOK VII.B.2) 03:15
  • Kaizen (BOK VII.B.3) 14:36
  • Theory of Constraints - Introduction (BOK VII.B.4) 08:13
  • Theory of Constraints - Identify and Eliminate Constraints (BOK VII.B.4) 03:38
  • Theory of Constraints - Throughput Accounting (BOK VII.B.4) 03:51
  • Theory of Constraints - Drum, Buffer and Rope (BOK VII.B.4) 04:51
  • Overall Euipment Effectiveness (OEE) - Introduction (BOK VII.B.4) 04:01
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) - Example (BOK VII.B.4) 08:30
  • Implementation Approaches (BOK VII.C) 06:01
• 8. Control (BOK VIII) 29 Videos 02:42:16
  • Introduction - Section 8 04:34
  • Statistical Process Control Objectives (BOK VIII.A.1) 10:29
  • Selection of Variables (BOK VIII.A.2) 10:29
  • Control Chart Selection (BOK VIII.A.4) 08:53
  • I-MR Chart Explained (BOK VIII.A.4) 10:11
  • I-MR Chart Calculation Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 06:01
  • Value of d2 Constant (BOK VIII.A.4) 06:37
  • Xbar-R Chart Explained (BOK VIII.A.4) 08:17
  • A2 Constant Explained (BOK VIII.A.4) 03:20
  • Xbar-R Chart Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 04:21
  • Xbar S Chart Explained (BOK VIII.A.4) 02:18
  • Attribute Control Charts - Introduction (BOK VIII.A.4) 05:59
  • np Control Charts (BOK VIII.A.4) 01:00
  • np Control Chart - Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 04:00
  • p Control Charts (BOK VIII.A.4) 03:53
  • p Control Charts - Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 03:42
  • c Control Charts (BOK VIII.A.4) 02:24
  • c Control Chart - Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 01:28
  • u Control Charts (BOK VIII.A.4) 01:18
  • u Control Chart - Demonstration (BOK VIII.A.4) 02:17
  • Control Chart Analysis (BOK VIII.A.5) 17:16
  • Control Chart Analysis - Finding Probabilities (BOK VIII.A.5) 05:36
  • Total Productive Maintenance (BOK VIII.B.1) 09:48
  • Visual Controls (BOK VIII.B.2) 05:51
  • Control Plan (BOK VIII.C.2) 05:15
  • Sustain Improvements - Lessons Learned (BOK VIII.D.1) 05:03
  • Sustain Improvements - Documentation (BOK VIII.D.2) 02:08
  • Sustain Improvements - Training (BOK VIII.D.3) 01:58
  • Sustain Improvements - Ongoing Evaluations (BOK VIII.D.4) 01:03
• 9. Design for Six Sigma (BOK IX) 13 Videos 01:09:16
  • Introduction - Section 9 03:08
  • Common DFSS Methodologies (BOK IX.A) 09:40
  • 9B - Design for X (BOK IX.B) 04:42
  • 9B - Design for Manufacturing (BOK IX.B) 01:46
  • 9B - Design for Maintainability (BOK IX.B) 02:29
  • Robust Design Introduction (BOK IX.C) 02:19
  • Robust Design Defined (BOK IX.C) 02:32
  • Robust Design - Control and Noise Factors (BOK IX.C) 06:40
  • Robust Design - Taguchi Loss Function (BOK IX.C) 04:12
  • Robust Design - Taguchi Loss Function - Calculations (BOK IX.C) 06:30
  • Design for Reliability (BOK IX.B) 11:45
  • Design for Logistics and Environment (BOK IX.B) 03:22
  • Design for X - Summary (BOK IX.B) 02:13