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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Executive Education

Next Classroom session November 3-7, 2008.

Course Length/Dates

Online course - approx 140 hours
Self-Paced, Self-Directed Learning — Internet based lessons
Dates: April — November 2008 (Classroom Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2008)

Participants should estimate two-to-three months to complete this portion of the program. All nine sessions of the online course should be completed before attending the in-class session. Some individuals may need more time, some may need less depending on familiarity with quality programs.

In addition, participants will interface with Six Sigma faculty members in a series of four interactive faculty-led conference calls session while engaged in the online learning phase. Creating student/faculty relationships before the classroom phase of the program is an important element of the blended learning strategy offered by Fisher College and MoreSteam. The conference calls with faculty/staff are scheduled for the four Monday’s prior to the start of the classroom instruction phase of the program.

Classroom Course - 1 week

Instructor-led Classroom Session
(Conducted at Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University*)
Dates: November 3-7, 2008 (Classroom Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 10, 2008)

Participants in the program must complete the online course prior to the first day of the instructor-led classroom session. Company-specific projects are developed and honed by faculty and students during the classroom course.

The classroom instruction phase satisfies several program objectives. The classroom phase creates a threshold where students given the opportunity to apply web-based knowledge through a series of hands-on activities. Real data sets are examined; students may even volunteer to share data sets from their own company. The classroom prepares the student to successfully complete their own company-specific Six Sigma project. Faculty and staff offer one-on-one coaching advice to assist students with project requirements.

The classroom phase of the program runs a full business week, from Monday through Friday. Some evening time is needed for studying and a simulation activity.

* On-site custom programs are also available.

Cost

$6,495. Payment is required for online access.

Register by July 14, 2008 and receive a $1,000 discount.

Cancellation Policy

Once online course access is granted, $2500 of the program fee is non-refundable. If a registrant has been granted online course access and opts out of the in-class training, 50% of the remaining course fee may be refunded if the cancellation is made at least one month prior to the session. Otherwise the entire program fee will be forfeited.

Program Overview

In today’s hyper-competitive global business environment, there is no room for errors or waste. Total Quality Management principles identify and eliminate operations inefficiencies in each and every process of your company’s product or service. Six Sigma Black Belt training uses time-tested processes and enables your company to attack costly waste.
Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach for eliminating waste by improving the quality of organizational processes, products, and/or services. In other words, it's a way to systematically improve bottom-line results by eliminating defects throughout the value stream. The process was developed by Motorola then gained notoriety with the phenomenal success of GE's Six Sigma program. Six Sigma projects have been credited with saving billions of dollars in annual cost savings and quality improvement for products and services worldwide.
Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University and MoreSteam.com have teamed up to bring you a premier Six Sigma training program designed as the most time-sensitive, value driven program in existence today. Most training programs require a series of four (or more) one-week sessions spanning over several months. Our learning approach blends a world-class online program and one full week of in-class experience.

Benefits to the Company and the Employee

If you're a manager, this program allows you to send more employees with less impact to your operations. The online course is available 24/7 — giving your employees access to learning at times most convenient to their schedules. This “earn as you learn” philosophy results in your employees being available to manage day-to-day responsibilities while learning new skills that will impact business unit performance as they progress through the course.
Graduates of the course and certification requirements provide immediate ROI through data-driven process improvements. If you’re looking for a way to trim costs and waste, Six Sigma Black Belt should be part of your employee development strategy.

Organization Benefits to Six Sigma Black Belt Web-Leveraged Certification

  1. Resource Management — Using blended learning for concepts, tools, and fact-based content will free up your Master Black Belts to work more directly with active projects and coaching participants (during the Instructor-led phase of our program). It supports your strategy to actively engage Master B/B’s in the learning process, provide coaching through the learning process, and focuses the value of their time on execution and ROI while minimizing classroom obligations.
  2. Expense — Focusing Master B/B’s on execution will speed up project completion and bottom-line results. Along with the elimination of lost opportunity costs (time away from job, coaching, projects), you will reduce travel-related expenses with the blended learning solution. Long term, you will be able certify more staff as Black Belts at a lower cost per person.
  3. Accelerate Six Sigma Project Deployment — Using the blended learning approach enables you could increase the number of people completing the course at any given time through staggered course start dates. Self-paced, self-directed web-based learning coincides with new projects, creating a stronger link between learning and application (Kirkpatrick ROI Levels 3 & 4 ).
  4. University Certificate of Accomplishment — The course certificate will be issued by Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Outside of the U.S., a university-endorsed certificate of accomplishment is highly recognized in the international community, resulting additional recognition for international graduates. OSU also awards Continuing Education Units upon course completion.
  5. Tuition Reimbursement - The course may qualify for your company’s tuition reimbursement program, providing individual development opportunities with tax advantages to the organization.

Upon the completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Lead teams in applying the Six Sigma D-M-A-I-C methodology to attack waste.
  2. Prioritize improvement activities for greatest organizational impact.
  3. Define improvement projects to satisfy customer requirements.
  4. Measure inputs and outputs to provide meaningful data.
  5. Analyze data to identify the root cause of variability, including the use of Designed Experiments.
  6. Improve the process to reduce variability.
  7. Control the process to prevent backsliding and consolidate the gains.
  8. Be Prepared for the ASQ certification exam
Who Should Attend

Six Sigma is ideal for any individual wanting to become a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. The program is ideal for participants from any industry, including manufacturing, health care, retail, logistics, finance and technology. Fisher College of Business provides a certificate with 16 Continuing Education Units (CEU’s).

Contact Information

Don Gray
Program Manager
Fisher College of Business
Executive Education
110 Pfahl Hall
280 West Woodruff Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1144
Ph: (614) 292-8574
Fax: (614) 292-6644
Email: gray_35@fisher.osu.edu

 
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