Do you ever walk into a store and know at a glance where to find what you need? Do you notice that seemingly long lines can often move really quickly? Do you find yourself wondering why things don't go horribly wrong more often? Lean Six Sigma is at work! Mistake-proofing,…
He’s in Lean. He’s all Shook up! Musical puns aside, John Shook recently did a good job of connecting Lean to Baseball which ties together two of America’s favorite past times. Okay, Lean my not have risen to “favorite” yet, but John Shook is working on it! We don’t actually…
The SDSU Lean Enterprise program will introduce you to the Lean philosophy by incorporating learning tools that include simulations, exercises, lectures, assignments, and a project. Throughout the program, you will work in project teams applying the Lean concepts to your work place. A unique added value of SDSU's Lean Enterprise…
What’s the secret Quality connection between Italy and Japan? The Pareto Chart! Signore Pareto provided the visual for his 80/20 rule and Dr. Ishikawa included it in his 7 Basic Quality Tools. Voila! (that’s French) An international pairing was born to help pave the problem solving path. Vilfredo Pareto was…
Who said “Quality is free - but it’s not a gift"? Who was the first non-doctor to create a vaccine? Who maintained that zero defects was the job of management as much as the front line? Philip Crosby! He said it was less expensive to do it right the first…
We offer a 1-year license to Minitab for $599. If this interests you, please contact us for more information. However, we recommend using SigmaXL (a Microsoft Excell add-on that is very similar to Minitab), because it is more user-friendly and less expensive. If you are interested in purchasing the SigmaXL…
You can review your most recent exam by selecting the Results button next to the module you'd like to view. This will show you the questions that you missed and how you answered, but not provide the correct answer.
Here are the options for the project that is required: Option 1: Project must be business-related. We highly recommend a project be completed at the student’s place of employment. Option 2: If the student is not employed, a business-related project can be completed by finding a sponsor organization. We highly…
We highly recommend you connect with a Master Black Belt internal to your organization to help coach you through your project. However, if you cannot locate one, GoLeanSixSigma.com can pair you with one of our highly experienced Master Black Belts via our 1-on-1 Project Coaching. 1-on-1 Project Coaching will help…
There is no time limit for the lessons, as our course is self-paced. However, there is a 4-hour time limit for the Certification Exams. In other words, the total time you spend on all 6 exams cannot exceed 4 hours. This allows for approximately 35-45 minutes per exam. Should you…