Who Should Register?
Mid to upper-level managers responsible for bottom-line growth can learn skills to implement cost reductions and improve organizational capability.
Enroll by January 1, 2025
Six Sigma Green Belt
Practice identifying and implementing improvements towards bottom-line results using Six Sigma methodologies.
About the Course
Everyone talks about making better business decisions. Now, you can take action with a Six Sigma Green Belt certificate, which helps you strengthen your organization by understanding, interpreting and using the core concepts of Six Sigma. Designed for professionals with little or no prior experience with Six Sigma methodologies, this course helps develop critical skills required for successful project management.
This course includes a required, simulated project that integrates critical topics into every phase of Six Sigma. To become a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB), you must successfully complete the course and sit for an exam. View certification requirements.
Online Learning Experience
Imagine an online classroom that takes you inside successful organizations, surrounds you with top Six Sigma experts and puts innovative learning tools at your fingertips. As a recognized leader in Six Sigma education online, Villanova University is dedicated to providing the most dynamic and engaging programs available, as our enhanced online experience demonstrates:
- Online experience enhanced by weekly virtual live classes taught by Six Sigma practitioners
- Advanced animations allow you to gain a full grasp of course topics
- Videos of industry experts offer easy-to-understand guidance
- Lightboards and other interactive learning tools provide compelling and unique presentation formats
Earn a Digital Badge
Villanova students will earn a digital badge when they successfully complete an individual course or full certificate program. These badges help to emphasize their skills and commitment to professional development and enables them to easily share and display the badge on a resume and/or social media. Curriculum
8 Week Course
Learning Objectives
Skills Learned
Six Sigma
Team Management
Metrics
Process Improvement
Project Management
Data Analysis
What You’ll Study
Introduction and History of Six Sigma
- What is Six Sigma
- The History of Six Sigma and the Prominent People in Six Sigma
- DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) Methodology Overview
- The Project Charter
- Six Sigma Math Primer
Project Definition Tools
- The Project Scope and Charter
- Determining Customer Needs and Requirements
- Critical to Quality Tree and Kano Model
- Process Mapping and SIPOC (Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers)
Measurement Tools
- Types of Data
- Graphical Analysis Tools
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Variation and Standard Deviation
- Calculating the Baseline Sigma
Analysis Tools
- Cause and Effect Diagrams
- Multi-Vari Charts
- Hypothesis Testing
- T-Tests
Improvement Tools
- Mistake Proofing
- FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis)
- Design of Experiments
- Pilot Testing
- Implementation Planning
Control Tools
- Introduction to Control Charts and Their Construction
- Process Capability
- Maintaining Solutions
Related Certificate Programs
Lean Six Sigma Certificate
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Certification Available
Tuition & Payment
Total Course Cost
$2,495
Course offerings and associated prices are subject to change without prior notice. Pricing for multi-course certificate programs varies depending on course selection. View the Professional Education Catalog for more information on the courses and programs.
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