Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
An advanced programme for certified Black Belts stepping into the Master Black Belt role. It covers designing and running a deployment, managing the project pipeline, coaching and teaching Belts, advanced statistics, DOE and Design for Six Sigma, and extending Lean Six Sigma into service and transactional processes.
At a glance
- 10 days
Who it's for
- Certified Black Belts preparing to lead deployment, coach Belts and teach
Learning objectives
- Design and manage a Lean Six Sigma deployment
- Act as performance manager, project leader, educator and coach
- Apply advanced statistics and DOE
- Apply Design for Six Sigma
- Lead change and maintain the project pipeline
- Extend Lean Six Sigma to services
Detailed content
- Certification & development plans
- MBB role, interactions & competency model
- Combining Lean & Six Sigma
- Strategy, buy-in, roles
- Steering team; program & project reviews
- Black Belt productivity; deployment audits
- Mega projects & baselining
- Multivariate: principal components, discriminant analysis
- Tests for independence & autocorrelation
- Non-normal capability & Box-Cox
- DOE: screening, unbalanced & optimisation designs
- Adult learning & facilitation
- Learn–Teach–Learn practice day (15-minute presentations with feedback)
- Coaching structures & styles
- Feedback & rapport
- DfSS framework & NPD
- Key characteristics & risk
- Situational leadership
- Change culture; influencing & resistance
- Top-down/bottom-up; CTQ flow-down
- Lean Six Sigma in services
- Development Plans
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Introduction & MBB Role
- Designing the Deployment
- MBB as Performance Manager
- MBB as Project Leader & Technical Expert
- MBB as Adult Educator
- MBB as Coach & Mentor
- Design for Six Sigma
- Change Leadership
- Project Pipeline & Services
- Competency Review & Personal
- Mock exam, review of weak areas and exam strategy
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Catapult or paper-helicopter simulation run through all DMAIC phases
- Write a project charter and SIPOC for a real process from your workplace
- Analyse a real data set in Minitab/Excel: capability, hypothesis tests and regression
- Waste walk (gemba) using the 8-waste checklist
Tools and templates you keep
- Project charter and SIPOC templates
- DMAIC tollgate checklist
- Control plan and response plan template
- 8-waste observation sheet
How learning is assessed
- Written exam at the end of the course
- Improvement project reviewed at DMAIC tollgates (where required)
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- ASQ Six Sigma Body of Knowledge
- IASSC Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge
- ISO 13053-1/-2 (Six Sigma quantitative methods)
Certificate
Excellence Center Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certificate
Prerequisites: Black Belt certification; Two approved Black Belt projects; Mastery of BB analytical tools and Minitab
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Part of these career paths
What participants say
“When I started the course I was a quality specialist; after it I was promoted to quality team leader. Six Sigma changed a lot for me. Very comprehensive – I'd suggest it 100%.”
“The course teaches you to take hold of a problem logically and solve it scientifically. The explanation was simple, and this way of thinking matters for life as a whole.”
“What I gained most: I never imagined how much money projects can lose. We ran a small cost project on our site and found mistakes we can now avoid.”
Frequently asked questions
How long is Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt?
The program runs 10 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt9–10 days
- Lean Six Sigma Orange Belt5 days
- Lean Six Sigma White Belt (Awareness)1 day
- Lean Six Sigma with Value Stream Mapping (5-day practitioner / 12-day Green Belt track)5 days
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (Introduction to Lean Six Sigma)5 days
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