lean six sigma master black belt

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I would highly recommend this Greenbelt training.  The course and tools are designed to bring success to the students & businesses.  The skills learned will bring value throughout your career.

Cecilia B., Sauer Brands

The course is well thought out and organized.  It provides a systematic approach to test prep, test design, and results analysis of both means and variation.

Rainer E., Zurn

The course it is well presented and detailed and well worth it to establish a base understand of the DoE principles and applicable to just about any project that requires optimization.

Richard M., DST

Don’t waste your time shopping around, partner with Air Academy.  We wasted three months vetting other companies.

Jeff M., Kopp Glass

Where I benefited the most from this course was working through the many examples that were provided during the course.  The content was very well explained which made working through the examples, while the instructor presented them, easy to follow and very helpful.

Rob M., Zurn

Highly recommended! The content was explained in an easy-to-understand way, and was practically applied so that you could see it in action.

Justine G., Kopp Glass

The instructor was able to provide feedback/applications for ‘real world’ examples of the subject matter to our processes.

Chris J., Kopp Glass

This is a great introduction to Design of Experiments and the statistics involved therein.  Don’t feel like you will get lost, the course is done in a very tactful manner that teaches as you go.

Ross J., DST

Highly recommend especially if your work is directly related to designing experiments with longer run times. This course will assist in pointing out the important factors and how to go on about being most efficient while maintaining a high confidence level.

Karam G., Zurn

The DOE Pro and SPC XL software is amazing!  Used Minitab and JMP previously, and the user interface for this new software makes it far easier to use.

Kai M., Zurn

Instructor clearly has a wealth of knowledge and experience and he was able to convey to us some very complicated ideas and concepts through these examples, as well as his excellent presentation skills.

Brad T., DST

Instructor explained the fundamentals as well as the application of DOE very well. He also helped the students understand how to apply DOE or MSA to their own systems.

Beth H., Sorb Technologies

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

As Black Belts look for ways to expand their expertise, they often find different avenues available within their company.

Some will focus on training, while others will become internal consultants to the current set of Black Belts and Green Belts. This course was developed to give the inner consultant/coach more experience with additional in-depth topics spread out through all phases of the DMAIC methodology.

The Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Course

This workshop is an intense but exciting treatment of some of the more advanced Six Sigma tools and concepts. It will give the MBB candidates an arsenal of knowledge and power to move their organizations toward more significant savings and profitability. This course will blend theory with some very easy-to-use software that will make the applications of the concepts straightforward.

These concepts and applications will be demonstrated via case studies, simulations, and exercises using the Statapult©. Topics include advanced DOE methodology, historical and transactional data applications, high throughput testing, multiple response optimizations, and Design for Six Sigma applications.

Prerequisites

Black Belt certification through AAA or another approved provider is required. A solid DOE background is recommended.  If the certifier is other than Air Academy Associates, a knowledge assessment is needed and a review of their Black Belt project is required.

Participants will be supplied software and installation instructions.

What Sets Our Training Apart from Training Offered by Other Providers

Air Academy Associates is a leader in Lean Six Sigma training and certification. Since the beginning of Six Sigma, we’ve played a role and helped train the first Black Belts from Motorola. Our proven and robust curriculum uses a “Keep It Simple Statistically” (KISS) approach.

KISS means more power, not less. Our skilled experts help develop the Lean Six Sigma methodology practitioners who can use the tools and techniques to drive improvement and deliver business results more rapidly.

Ways to Take Our Training

Online

Air Academy Associates’ new online learning offers an entirely new approach to learning Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma tools and methodologies through Air Academy. This virtual learning style will provide the flexibility and capability to become proficient in all of the basic analytical tools necessary to execute projects and drive change while retaining Air Academy’s famous Keep-It-Simple-Statistically (KISS) approach to instruction.

FAQs

With many courses, two hours of coaching support is provided, and additional time is available for purchase if needed. Expert coaching is one of the Top Five Best Practices for generating step change in project execution as well as enhanced return on investment. Coaching provides a lifeline and helps keep projects on track. When you need help outside your organization, Air Academy is a partner that is experienced, tested, and trusted.

A Master Black Belt is an experienced Black Belt who has completed several significant projects and has received additional training in advanced Six Sigma tools. Master Black Belts serve as technical mentors and resources for both Black Belts and Green Belts. They provide coaching and may also provide training.

Master Black Belt certification is definitely worth it. The training exposes you to new tools and techniques to solve more challenging problems. But beyond the training, certification demonstrates that you are a practitioner who can apply the appropriate tools and techniques to achieve tangible business results.

Of course, salaries vary by region and industry, but each year the American Society for Quality (ASQ) conducts an annual salary survey. In their 35th annual survey reported in Quality Progress Magazine (December 2021), the average Master Black Belt salary was $146,358 and the average Black Belt salary was $109,505.

The Six Sigma Master Black Belt training course itself is 5 days, but additional time is needed to complete a major Lean Six Sigma project. Master Black Belt projects typically take between 6 months and 12 months to complete. The project must use the DMAIC methodology, make use of several DMAIC technical tools, and result in auditable and validated net hard savings to the bottom line.

As a BB, you can solve more challenging problems thanks to your advanced problem-solving skills. Your organization benefits greatly from these capabilities and often offers profit sharing to this high-level position.

The average pay for a Six Sigma Master Black Belt in the US is $145K. Therefore, having an MBB increases your employability and qualifies you for higher pay.

Here are the requirements: when choosing a project within your organization:

  • All projects must align with the overall business plan and usually require approval by an internal champion or business leader. In most cases, these also need to have a strategy to save dollars or make dollars for the organization over and above the existing process plan. The specifics need to be reviewed prior to submission and embarkment.
  • The chosen technologies and statistical tools used in the project need to be explained and should be familiar to experts.
  • A positive mindset that can work well and communicate easily is advantageous because it generates positive financial outcomes for the business.
  • Some companies require full time employment or commitment, while other times these projects can be done on a part-time basis. This varies greatly per industry.
  • A strong desire to raise the bar on quality is also necessary.
  • For the project, experts with creative problem-solving skills and familiarity with customer needs and requirements are needed. In addition to leadership and other collaborative skills, the professional should have practical communication skills.

Lean and Six Sigma are ways to improve how a business works over time. The key parts of the lean methodology are value stream mapping, reducing or getting rid of waste, simplifying processes, and cutting down on rework. Six Sigma aims to improve the consistency of high-quality results for customers by setting up a set of processes aligned with both systems and people.

The main benefits of a blended Lean Six Sigma approach are that it helps organizations focus on improving efficiencies and ultimately helps the overall customer experience.

When done properly and in conjunction with each other, Lean and Six Sigma can impact any size business quickly and busts the myth that this process improvement methodology takes a long time to see results. These methodologies often find and fix broken processes in less than 3 months and can have an immediate impact on the customer experience.

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