Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Training 

Introduction - Section 1

Fundamentals of six sigma and lean methodologies (BOK I.A.1)

Six Sigma, Lean, and Other Continuous Improvement Methodologies (BOK I.A.2)

Selecting Six Sigma Project (BOK I.A.2 Part 2)

Relationships among business systems and processes (BOK I.A.3)

Strategic planning and deployment for initiatives (BOK I.A.4)

Strategic planning and deployment for initiatives (BOK I.A.4 Part 2)

Leadership - Roles and Responsibilities (BOK I.B.1)

Organizational roadblocks and change management (BOK I.B.2 Part 1)

Causes of Six Sigma failure (BOK I.B.2 Part 2)

Change Management (BOK I.B.2 Part 3)

Impact of Six Sigma project on Stakeholders (BOK II.A)

Benchmarking (BOK II.B)

Performance Measures (BOK II.C.1)

Financial Measures (BOK II.C.2)

Types of Teams (BOK III.A.1)

Team Roles (BOK III.A.2)

Team member selection (BOK III.A.3)

Team Success Factors (BOK III.A.4)

Team Motivation (BOK III.B.1)

Team Stages (BOK III.B.2)

Team Communications (BOK III.B.3)

Team Leadership Models (BOK III.B.4)

Group Behaviors (BOK III.C.1)

Meeting Management (BOK III.C.2)

Team Tools (BOK III.C.3)

Team Training - Need Assessment (BOK III.D.1)

Team Training - Delivery (BOK III.D.2)

Team Training - Evaluation (BOK III.D.3)

Introduction - Section 4

Customer Identification (BOK IV.A.1)

Customer Data Collection (BOK IV.A.2)

Customer Requirements - Introduction (BOK IV.A.3)

Customer Requirements - VOC and CTQ (BOK IV.A.3)

Customer Requirements - Quality Function Deployment QFD (BOK IV.A.3)

Customer Requirements - SIPOC (BOK IV.A.3)

Customer Requirements - Kano Model (BOK IV.A.3)

Project Charter - Writing Business Case (BOK IV.B.1)

Project Charter - Writing Problem Statement (BOK IV.B.2)

Project Charter - Writing Project Scope (BOK IV.B.3)

Project Charter - SMART Goals and Objectives (BOK IV.B.4)

Project Charter - Project Performance Measurements (BOK IV.B.5)

Project Charter Review (BOK IV.B.6)

Project Managament Tools - Gantt Chart (BOK IV.C.1)

Project Managament Tools - Toll-gate Reviews (BOK IV.C.2)

Project Managament Tools - WBS (BOK IV.C.3)

Project Managament Tools - RACI (BOK IV.C.4)

Analytical Tools - Affinity Diagrams (BOK IV.D.1)

Analytical Tools - Tree Diagrams (BOK IV.D.2)

Analytical Tools - Matrix Diagrams (BOK IV.D.3)

Analytical Tools - Prioritization Matrices (BOK IV.D.4)

Analytical Tools - Activity Network Diagrams (BOK IV.D.5)

Introduction - Section 5

Process Flow Metrics (BOK V.A.1)

Process Analysis Tools - Part 1 (BOK V.A.2)

Process Analysis Tools - Part 2 (BOK V.A.2)

Types of Data (BOK V.B.1)

Measurement Scales (BOK V.B.2)

Practice Activity - Measure Stage - Quiz 1

Sampling (BOK V.B.3)

Data Collection Plans and Methods (BOK V.B.4)

Data Collection Plans and Methods - Data Coding (BOK V.B.4)

Data Collection Plans and Methods - Missing Data (BOK V.B.4)

Measurement System Analysis - Introduction (BOK V.C.1)

Measurement System Analysis - Accuracy (BOK V.C.1)

Measurement System Analysis - Precision (BOK V.C.1)

Measurement System Analysis - Precision to Tolerance Ratio (BOK V.C.1)

Measurement System Analysis - Three Methods of GRR (BOK V.C.1)

Gage R&R - Range Method (BOK V.C.1)

Gage R&R - Average and Range Method (BOK V.C.1)

Gage R&R - ANOVA Method (BOK V.C.1)

Gage R&R - Number of Distinct Categories (NDC) (BOK V.C.1)

Gage R&R - Crossed vs Nested Gage R&R Study (BOK V.C.1)

Measurement systems across the organization (BOK V.C.2)

Metrology (BOK V.C.3)

Practice Activity - Measure Stage - Quiz 2

Basic statistical terms (BOK V.D.1)

Central limit theorem (BOK V.D.2)

Descriptive statistics - Part 1(BOK V.D.3)

Descriptive statistics - Part 2(BOK V.D.3)

Descriptive statistics - Part 3(BOK V.D.3)

Descriptive statistics - Using Microsoft Excel and SigmaXL (BOK V.D.3)

Graphical Methods - 1 Box and Whisker Plots(BOK V.D.4)

Graphical Methods - 2 Scatter Plots (BOK V.D.4)

Graphical Methods - 3 Histograms (BOK V.D.4)

Graphical Methods - 4 Creating Histograms Using SigmaXL and MS Excel (BOK V.D.4)

Valid statistical conclusions - Hypothesis Testing (BOK V.D.5)

Valid statistical conclusions - Types of Errors (BOK V.D.5)

Practice Activity - Measure Stage - Quiz 3

Probability Basic concepts - Part 1(BOK V.E.1)

Probability Basic concepts - Part 2 (BOK V.E.1)

Probability Basic concepts - Part 3 (BOK V.E.1)

Probability Basic concepts - Part 4 (BOK V.E.1)

Probability Distributions - Normal Distribution 1 (BOK V.E.2)

Normal Distribution Calculations Using MS Excel

Normal Distribution Calculations Using SigmaXL

Binomial Distribution

Bernoulli, Hypergeometric, Geometric and Negative Geometric Distributions

Poisson Distribution

Process capability indices - Part 1 (BOK V.F.1)

Process capability indices - Part 2 (BOK V.F.1)

Process performance indices (BOK V.F.2)

General process capability studies (BOK V.F.3)

Process capability for attributes data (BOK V.F.4)

Process capability for non-normal data (BOK V.F.5)

Process capability for non-normal data - Transformation of Data (BOK V.F.5)

Process capability for non-normal data - Box-Cox Transformation (BOK V.F.5)

Process performance vs. specification (BOK V.F.6)

Short-term and long-term capability (BOK V.F.7)

Introduction - Section 6

Correlation Coefficient - Introduction (BOK VI.A.1)

Correlation Coefficient - Manual Calculation (BOK VI.A.1)

Correlation Coefficient - Calculation Using MS Excel (BOK VI.A.1)

Correlation Coefficient - Summary (BOK VI.A.1)

Correlation vs Causation (BOK VI.A.1)

Correlation Coefficient - Calculating Confidence Interval (BOK VI.A.1)

Coefficient of Determination (BOK VI.A.2)

Regression Equation - Manual Calculations (BOK VI.A.2)

Residual Analysis (BOK VI.A.2)

Multivariate Analysis (BOK VI.A.3)

Practice Activity - Analyze Stage - Quiz 1

Hypothesis Testing Terminology - Errors, Power and Significance (BOK VI.B.1)

Statistical vs Practical Significance (BOK VI.B.2)

Understanding Hypothesis Testing (BOK VI.B.3)

Finding the Z Value (BOK VI.B.3)

What is p Value? (BOK VI.B.3)

Practice Activity - Analyze Stage - Quiz 2

Sample Sizes for Means and Proportions (BOK VI.B.3)

Point and Interval Estimate - Introduction ( BOK VI.B.4)

Factors Affecting Confidence Interval Width (BOK VI.B.4)

Calculating Confidence Interval for Mean - z Distribution (BOK VI.B.4)

Calculating Confidence Interval for Mean - t Distribution (BOK VI.B.4)

Calculating Confidence Interval for Proportions (BOK VI.B.4)

Calculating Confidence Interval for Variance (BOK VI.B.4)

Tests for mean variance and proportions - Introduction (BOK VI.B.5)

Tests for mean variance and proportions - z Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Tests for mean variance and proportions - t Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Tests for mean variance and proportions - p Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample z Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample t Test - Introduction (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample t Test - Equal Variance (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample t Test - Unequal Variance (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample Paired t Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Two Sample p Test (BOK VI.B.5)

Tests for Variance - F and Chi Square (BOK VI.B.5)

F Test (BOK VI.B.5)

One Sample Chi Square Test (BOK VI.B.5)

ANOVA - Introduction (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Understanding the Concept without any Calculation (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Understanding the Calculation (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Doing Manual Calculation (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Using MS Excel (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Using SigmaXL (BOK VI.B.6)

ANOVA - Practice Question (BOK VI.B.6)

Goodness of Fit Test (BOK VI.B.7)

Contingency Tables (BOK VI.B.8)

Contingency Tables - Practice Question(BOK VI.B.8)

Practice Activity - Analyze Stage - Quiz 3

Non-Parametric Tests (BOK VI.B.9)

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA Introduction (BOK VI.C)

Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FMEA (BOK VI.C)

Gap Analysis (BOK VI.D.1)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Introduction (BOK VI.D.2)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Tools (BOK VI.D.2)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - 5 Whys (BOK VI.D.2)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Pareto Chart (BOK VI.D.2)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Fault Tree (BOK VI.D.2)

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) - Cause and Effect (BOK VI.D.2)

Waste Analysis (BOK VI.D.3)