Six Sigma Training with Smallpeice Enterprises

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	PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
	The role of Master Black Belt is critical to a successful and sustainable deployment of Six Sigma. This is the person who will not only coach and mentor Black and Green Belts but will provide the links for the Six Sigma Projects activity to the Site or Business Teams. The Smallpeice Master Black Belt programme recognises this by not only including extensive add-on technical training, but also developing capabilities in Deployment Management, Adult Education, Coaching, Change Management and Project Management. As a result of the training and exposure to a wide and diverse range of project activity across all business processes, the Master Black Belt can be a powerful development role for Senior Managers of the future.
	PRE-REQUISITES
	Candidates for the Smallpeice Master Black Belt Training Programme will have been trained as a Black Belt by a recognised Training Organisation, and ideally, have more than 12 months experience as a Black Belt. They will have successfully completed at least one Black Belt Project. Smallpeice will carry out an assessment of suitability, before the candidate joins the programme.
	PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
	Experienced MBB trainers and Professional Human Resources Specialists will carry out nine days of training which is structured to be interactive and participative. Candidates will have the opportunity to “Learn by Doing” as well as be involved with practical exercises to further develop their skills.
	CERTIFICATION PROCESS
	Smallpeice also offer a Certification Process for the Master Black Belt Trainees. This involves the producing a portfolio of experiences where the Master Black Belt competencies have been applied. Criteria for this portfolio are provided and an assessment made by the Smallpeice Master Black Belt Team. Input from the host company will also be sought and taken into account.
	FEE PACKAGES
	Public Course Ł3,900 + VAT per delegate. Includes all materials, certificate of completion, lunches & refreshments Private Course: quotation on application
	PROGRAMME CONTENT

	BLOCK 1
	March 18	March 19	March 20
	Introduction Course Overview & Objectives Certification & Development Plans Role of The Master Black Belt MBB or Continuous Improvement Expert MBB Interactions Workshop – Sharing current status MBB role and Competencies MBB as an Adult Educator Adult Learning: Learning Process, Learning Styles & Environment, Instructional Techniques/Methods Effective Facilitation What makes Learning Fun Stages of Skill Development Application in MBB Role Evening: Welcome Dinner	Designing your Deployment Six Sigma versus Lean Sigma Core Values of Six Sigma Core Values of Lean DMAIC as a Methodology Deployment Key Roles and Responsibilities MBB as a Performance Manager Develop the Strategy Roles and Behaviours Setting Expectations & Metrics Role of the Steering Team Programme & Project Reviews People Issues Communications Black Belt Productivity Auditing the Deployment Success MBB as a Project Executioner Mega-Projects & Baselining	MBB Role in Combining Lean & Six Sigma The value of an integrated approach Complementary approaches Lean Sigma implementation strategy Maximising value & eliminating waste The Value Stream approach Using Advanced Lean Tools to Complement Six Sigma The Links between Lean & Six Sigma A Complementary Approach The Categories of Waste Waste Walking 5S Workplace Organisation Value Stream Mapping VSM for Project Identification & Scoping Mapping the Current State (Case Study) Creating Flow in a Process Future State Mapping (Case Study) Block 2 Preview & Pre-work Each delegate will select a topic to conduct a “learn, teach, learn” exercise & present in Week 2.

	BLOCK 2
	April 22	April 23	April 24
	The MBB as Coach and Mentor The Importance of Coaching and Mentoring Styles of Coaching/Mentoring Core Interpersonal Skills A Structure for Coaching/Mentoring Giving and Receiving Feedback Non-verbal behaviours and building Rapport Skill Practice	Practise Day: Learn – Teach - Learn Each delegate presents a technical revision topic, which will be critiqued by both tutor & the group for both Technical and Adult Education Qualities. The presentations will lead to a wider Instructor-led discussion on the elements to fully review the topic. Delegates will follow a Feedback template the contents of which will be summarised and fed back to delegates individually following the course.	Technical Input Additional statistical topics (flexible choice) Independence & Autocorrelation Tests Non-normality, it’s impact on Capability & Box Cox transformations Design of Experiments Review Screening Designs Unbalanced Designs Designs for Optimisation

	BLOCK 3
	May 14	May 15	May 16
	Effective Change Leadership Self Management - The Personal Change Journey Situational Leadership Creating a Change Culture Emotional Intelligence Influencing, Communicating & Managing Resistance Creating Corporate Change - the Essentials Personal Action Planning - Persuasion Campaigning	Practise Day: Learn – Teach - Learn Each delegate presents a deployment/strategy revision topic, which will be critiqued by both tutor & the group for both Content Quality and Adult Education Qualities. The presentations will lead to a wider Instructor-led discussion on the elements to fully review the issue. Delegates will follow a Feedback template the contents of which will be summarised and fed back to delegates individually following the course.	Maintaining the Project Pipeline Top Down/Bottom Up Approaches CTQ Flowdown Project Discovery Process Six Sigma beyond Manufacturing Tool selection for Services Deployment issues in Services/Business The case for Lean Sigma in Services Course Review and Path Forward