Advancing Worldwide Lean Six Sigma Standards

a short overview

Today Six Sigma Foundation is synonymous with "Globally Reliable Open Lean Six Sigma Certification and Accreditation Standards" and Six Sigma Foundation (SSF) is Driving Process Excellence by Creating and Promoting Open Lean Six Sigma Certification Standards and Guidelines for Curriculum, Training, Proctoring and Examination. SSF Accreditation Standards are ready to meet the next level of Industry Requirements.

Six Sigma Foundation or SSF aims to be the No. 1 accreditation standard across all levels of Lean Six Sigma, and as such has some similarities and differentiators from IASSC or ASQ both. We do not intend to be seen as yet another standard for accreditation, but be the leaders in adapting to change, especially at the higher levels (Black Belt plus). On the curriculum, we do not intend to be completely different from IASSC or ASQ, but there are differences in our BOK’s across most levels (for example we integrate and focus a lot more on Lean than the other two) and the most obvious difference is in the way we integrate and validated the examination system for our ATI’s, which can prove to be beneficial to candidates seeking accredited Lean Six Sigma certifications.

Innovative Compliance Processes by SSF

While other accreditation agencies charge hefty annual maintenance fees, we charge one-time accreditation fees for Audit and compliance, followed by a small recurring audit charge every 3 years only. The initial gap-analysis is mostly free of cost as well. We also do not create separate exam systems, but validate existing systems (against our standards) to save money for both the institute and students.

Innovative Next-gen Curriculum

Our Lean Six Sigma Certification Bodies of Knowledge for Accreditation are extensive and composite in nature, and the Certification Standards cover Guidelines for Curriculum, Training, Proctoring and Examination.

SSF accreditation approach for ATIs permits them to plug gaps in their teaching styles, educational plan and surprisingly the assessment framework in a profoundly normalized and proficient way. Nobody else has invested such a huge amount on the test framework for lean six sigma certifications till now.

Innovative Examination Systems

So how would you enhance the current worldwide Lean Six Sigma Accreditation Standards, and make them more Open, Accessible and Comprehensive, you do what we did; :) today Six Sigma Foundation (SSF) is Driving Process Excellence by Creating and Promoting Open Lean Six Sigma Accreditation and Certification Standards.

Let me start from the very start, and in this blog discuss how to go about studying and attaining a prestigious Lean Six Sigma Certification.

Lean Six Sigma Study Explained…

So What is Six Sigma, and what is Lean Six Sigma?, naturally this is the first question every beginner wants an answer to, and i want to explain in simple yet progressively more complex manner as we get deeper in this blog.

So, Lean and Six Sigma are essentially two different methodologies to improve your processes (typically “your” in here implies an Organization; however there are ways to implement/use these at an individual level as well).

Lean is methodology or a grouping of techniques pioneered by Toyota and perfected over the years by Toyota as well other industries and process groups. Lean wants you to eliminate wastages in a process and pass over maximum value to customer using low resources of your own while doing so; so we optimize time, production reduce imbalances and motivate workforce, optimize machine use, use safety first protocols, use simple techniques to achieve a bigger target building on small incremental improvements. You can learn more about what topic in lean to learn in a step wise fashion from Six Sigma Foundation

As for Six Sigma, this was a brainchild of Motorola, and is essentially a collection of statistical tools and techniques for using data analysis to get to roots of any issue and address them. In six sigma small improvement projects are done to again incrementally improve the processes of an organization. Data Analysis is at the core of it along with people with knowledge and experience to implement these projects successfully, and people with different levels of competency are distinguished by colors that correspond to different levels of expertise in this area.

The different levels range from:

Basic ones:

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Advanced ones:

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

There is much more info to be discussed, and for sure more info will be brought to you right here in this blog.

For those of you who are interested in more info and can’t wait for more entries in this blog, there is excellent information on this topic from top experts at Six Sigma Foundation via their website and even though you can only attain a six sigma certification indirectly from one of their ATIs, the info they provide is very useful. Six Sigma Foundation (SSF) is Driving Process Excellence by Creating and Promoting Open Lean Six Sigma Accreditation and Certification Standards, Guidelines for Curriculum, Training, Proctoring and Examination.

SSF Accreditation Standards are ready to meet the next level of Industry Requirements, their Bodies of Knowledge for Certification / Accreditation are comprehensive and composite in nature, the SSF guidelines and accreditation methodology for ATIs allows them to plug gaps in their teaching styles, curriculum and EVEN the examination system in a highly standardized and efficient manner. No One else has focused so much on the exam system for lean six sigma certifications till now.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

https://www.sixsigmafoundation.org/certifications/six-sigma-green-belt-certification/