“Unleashing the Power of Knowledge . . . We believe that only through continued learning and the application of proven methodologies can today’s companies gain the knowledge required to sustain leading positions in world technology, production and service. Our goal is to provide the tools to accomplish this task.”
An integral part of this mission has been to provide Black Belt training both in-house to our clients and at our facility in Colorado Springs. To ensure that our trained Black Belts are credible problem-solvers, providing return-on-investment to their employers, Air Academy Associates has developed a set of certification criteria for Black Belts and Master Black Belts.
For the Black Belt, the certification process is one that will recognize those who have completed the Black Belt training program and proven themselves in the application of Six Sigma methodologies. For the employer, certification will distinguish those with the ability to lead the company in attaining world class status by delivering higher value to the customer while simultaneously increasing corporate margins and increasing market share.
Black Belt Certification Process Flow
Certification Checklist
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Date |
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| _______ |
Completed Six Sigma Training Program. |
| _______ |
Passed Black Belt Qualifying Exam with a grade of 70% or higher. |
| _______ |
First Project Complete. Documentation must follow report guidelines. |
| _______ |
Second project complete. Documentation must follow report guidelines. (Not necessary if first project savings was over $500,000). |
| _______ |
Oral Briefing Complete. Verified by signatures of Finance Executive and Champion (or Executive VP). |
| _______ |
Package prepared and sent to AAA:
This completed checklist
Written project reports
Copy of training certificate
Corporate certification of savings and oral briefing. |
Note: The above package may be submitted electronically with the exception of the corporate certification of savings and oral briefing which must be submitted in hard copy.
Project Grading Criteria
Each project will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Is the project documented with team members, black belt candidate, and champion?
- Is the problem statement clear?
- Is a baseline (pre-improvement) metric given?
- Was the DMAIC process (or 14 Questions) used?
- Was the Project Report Outline followed?
- Are the following tools present:
- – IPO diagram
- – PF/CE/CNX/SOP
- – FMEA
- – MSA
- – Proof of Improvement (at least one from each group):
- Capability Analysis (Sigma level, yield, FPY, COPQ, dpm, Cp or Cpk).
- Graphical Analysis ( Paretos, Histograms, Run Charts, Control Charts, Box Plots, Scatter Diagrams, etc. as appropriate).
- Statistical Analysis -- Shifts in Average and Standard Deviation (t-tests, F-tests, Rules of Thumb, Confidence Intervals, Hypothesis Tests, Regression, DOE, etc. as appropriate).
- – Control Plan
- Is the savings documented?
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