Black Belt Six Sigma

Six Sigma is GE's popular business management strategy, to identify & remove cause of defects, errors, & variability, to ensure high-quality results. With so many competing options for Six Sigma Training and Certification, how to you go about finding the best alternative?

Six Sigma is a proven approach for improving measurable results organizations.

Six Sigma Black Belts operate under a Master Black Belt to apply Six Sigma methodology to particular projects. These individuals are 100% allocated to working on Six Sigma, with a primary focus on Six Sigma project execution.

A Six Sigma Black Belt should have a thorough knowledge of Six Sigma philosophies and principles (including supporting systems and tools). A certified Black Belt needs to understand and have skills in team leadership, team dynamics, and the ability to assign team members tasks according to their roles and responsibilities.

It is essential that Black Belts have a thorough understanding of the DMAIC model in accordance with the Six Sigma principles. Since Six Sigma Black Belts are mostly concerned with project execution, they can expect oversee the Six Sigma projects and be directly responsible for these projects within their organization.

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification can cost anywhere from $1000 (for online certification) to $5,000 for classroom training. A typical Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification course take four weeks, although not always consecutively.