The term "Gemba" originates from Japanese and translates to "the real place." In a business context, Gemba refers to the actual location where work is performed and value is created for customers. This could be a manufacturing shop floor, a service center, a hospital ward,...
A3 Thinking is often used in Lean Six Sigma initiatives, and it can help organizations become more efficient, reduce costs, and improve quality. The A3 Thinking process encourages structured problem-solving, continuous learning, and improving performance through short-term and long-term goal setting. It allows teams to break...
Course Description Managing for Daily Improvement is an improvement methodology that empowers and engages front line operators to make changes in the daily activities. MDI allows the organization to monitor and maintain work processes by promoting a culture of improvement. The MDI huddle gives the team...
To support new White Belts in practicing their skills for identifying waste in the workplace, it is recommended that they conduct a waste walk to review a process they are familiar with. Through the waste walk, the learner will review a process from start to...
What is A3? A3 is a broad term used to summarize a variety of improvement activities: A3 Thinking, A3 Problem-Solving, and A3 Reporting. A3 Thinking is a mindset, adopted by members of an organization to create a culture of improvement, grounded in collaboration, experimentation, learning, and...
5s is a workplace organization method that uses Lean principles and visual management to improve efficient use of a physical or digital environment. 5s is helpful in decreasing waste while increasing productivity through applying 5 steps to improve order and reliability. The 5 steps of...
Enroll in our Design Thinking Foundations course today and learn more about solving problems creatively. Design Thinking is a creative problem-solving approach that encourages the use of empathy to understand the problem through the eyes and experiences of the customer. Learn the core concepts of design thinking...
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The project sponsor plays a critical role in the success of an organization's change initiatives. To get the total value out of its change initiatives, the organization must invest in leadership the skills they will need to help govern project activities. Effective project sponsorship helps...
A Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification can help you in your professional growth, regardless of your role or title. Start Learning Today! Get maximum flexibility to learn at your own pace. Six Sigma Green Belts are improvement professionals that spend a portion of their time...
Our Free Black Belt Exam will randomly select 25 multiple choice questions from a database of over 600+ questions from the American Society for Quality's (ASQ) Black Belt Body of Knowledge. The questions on our Free Black Belt Exam are sourced from the American Society for...
The primary role of the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt is to act as the organization's eyes and ears, helping to detect when an opportunity might exist for the organization to improve. The Yellow Belt leads local-level improvement efforts that are considered "low hanging fruit",...
Part of certifying as a Yellow Belt is to complete a 60-75 day improvement project using the DMAIC process or A3. The project should be local-level, and should primarily focus on reducing waste. ...
Welcome to the Green Dot Consulting Group's Black Belt Exam Prep course. This course is designed to help you improve your understanding of ASQ's Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge by routinely testing your skills through quizzes and practice exams. The Black Belt Exam Prep course...
The Exam Preparation course is designed to help prepare individuals for applying to and certifying as a Master Black Belt through the American Society for Quality (ASQ). ...
The Introduction to Change Management course addresses the human side of change for any change initiative. Change management is about increasing awareness, acceptance, and alignment around an idea. A key focus of change management is to understand who is potentially impacted by the change and...
The Meeting Management Fundamentals course provides a variety of meeting management tools and techniques on how to: Create an agendaLead and facilitate a meetingManage participantsCoordinate next steps and improve future meetings The Meeting Management Fundamentals class is designed to be entry level, only focusing on a handful...
The White Belt certification provides a high-level overview of Lean Six Sigma. White Belt is the entry-level certificate in the belt series, with no prerequisite learning required. The main focus is to discuss the value that Lean Six Sigma can bring to an organization. Specifically,...