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Module 0: Orientation and Certification Selection

  1. Six Sigma Belts, Executives, and ChampionsBelt roles and implementation variation
  2. Six Sigma Certification Exam PreparationCertification pathways and preparation statement
  3. ASQ Certification FAQs: Taking the ExamBoK, CBT, pretest, open-book, calculator, and exam-time policies
  4. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow BeltRequirements, examination, Body of Knowledge, and policies
  5. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green BeltRequirements, examination, Body of Knowledge, and policies
  6. PeopleCert Lean Six Sigma IASSC Certified Green BeltCurrent exam format, duration, references, and passing mark
  7. PeopleCert Lean Six Sigma IASSC Green Belt SyllabusLearning outcomes, topic weighting, and exam specification
  8. Council for Six Sigma Certification White Belt CertificationStandard and self-paced examination pathways
  9. Council for Six Sigma Certification Yellow Belt CertificationStandard and self-paced examination pathways
  10. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeDomains, subtopics, cognitive levels, and question allocation

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Module 1: Six Sigma Foundations

  1. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: Six SigmaIntroduction and Method and Implementation Approach
  2. NIST Engineering Statistics Handbook: What is PPC?Section 3.1.1
  3. NIST Engineering Statistics Handbook: Process VariabilitySection 3.1.3.2
  4. NIST Baldrige: Lean, ISO, and Six SigmaSix Sigma section
  5. U.S. Department of Energy Module 6BPDF pages 25-26, Six Sigma metrics
  6. ASQ Six Sigma overviewOverview and What is Six Sigma sections
  7. ASQ Quality GlossaryCommon causes, special causes, and quality terminology
  8. ASQ Quality Glossary: Letter DDefect and defective entries
  9. ASQ Certified Quality Process Analyst Handbook samplePage 112, DPMO formula and sigma table
  10. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgePages 3-5, Overview and Define objectives
  11. CSSC White Belt Body of KnowledgeWhite Belt: What is Six Sigma?

Module 2: History, Roles, and Improvement Systems

  1. NIST Baldrige Award Recipient Profile: Motorola Inc. (1988)Award recipient profile and Six Sigma Quality section
  2. NIST About the Baldrige Excellence FrameworkCore values and seven framework categories
  3. NIST Baldrige Foundations for a Successful Business: OperationsDesign, evaluate, improve, and control operations
  4. NIST Baldrige Foundations for a Successful Business: LeadershipLeadership responsibilities and workforce alignment
  5. NIST Baldrige FAQs: Baldrige Criteria and ISO 9001Comparison of Baldrige, ISO, PDCA, and improvement approaches
  6. U.S. GAO Business Process Reengineering Assessment GuidePreface and major assessment issues
  7. W. Edwards Deming Institute: PDSA CyclePDSA steps and PDSA versus PDCA
  8. W. Edwards Deming Institute: The Deming PhilosophySystems, variation, knowledge, and psychology
  9. Juran Institute: The Juran TrilogyQuality planning, control, and improvement
  10. ASQ Honorary Member Profile: Kaoru IshikawaQuality leadership, standardization, and customer needs
  11. ASQ Quality Progress: What Is Quality?Quality thinkers overview
  12. ASQ Quality Progress: Six Sigma—A Breakthrough Strategy for ProfitabilityMotorola, Bob Galvin, and Bill Smith history
  13. ASQ Six Sigma Belts, Executives, and ChampionsMaster Black Belt, Black Belt, and Green Belt roles
  14. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt Handbook sampleChapter 3, Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
  15. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook sampleTeam roles and responsibilities objective
  16. ASQ Quality GlossaryTQM, BPR, quality, and improvement terminology
  17. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: Six SigmaIntroduction and implementation approach
  18. NIST Engineering Statistics Handbook: What is PPC?Section 3.1.1

Module 3: Lean Principles and Waste

  1. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: IntroductionFlow, pull, and continual-improvement introduction
  2. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: KaizenIntroduction, event method, mapping, metrics, and follow-up
  3. EPA Lean and Environment Toolkit Appendix AVSM, 5S, 6S, and visual workplace
  4. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: JIT and KanbanTakt, pull, replenishment, and kanban
  5. EPA Lean in Government Starter KitPage 8, VSM, 5S, standard work, visual controls, and process walks
  6. EPA Lean Government Metrics GuideLead time, processing time, value-added time, and process efficiency
  7. EPA Lean Manufacturing and the EnvironmentLean glossary: cycle time, lead time, flow, pull, and changeover
  8. EPA Environmental Professional’s Guide: Lean and Six Sigma GlossaryAppendix C, takt, TPM, TPS, VSM, visual controls, and WIP
  9. Lean Enterprise Institute: What Is Lean?Customer value, work, people, experimentation, and learning
  10. Lean Enterprise Institute: Lean OperationsValue, flow, pull, work classification, and seven wastes
  11. Lean Enterprise Institute: Seven WastesSeven-waste definitions
  12. Lean Enterprise Institute: Takt TimeDefinition, formula, and demand example
  13. ASQ Six Sigma Tools: Lean Techniques5S, seven wastes, VSM, and flow
  14. ASQ Five S TutorialSort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain
  15. ASQ Quality GlossaryStandard work and Lean terminology
  16. EPA Lean Continuous Process Improvement Training StrategyEight wastes, Lean culture, flow, pull, gemba, and standard work scope

Module 4: DMAIC, DMADV, and Project Selection

  1. EPA Environmental Professional’s Guide: What Is Six Sigma?DMAIC method and phase purposes
  2. ASQ DMAIC ProcessDMAIC phases, tools, and DMAIC-versus-DMADV guidance
  3. ASQ Quality Engineering DMADV and DFSS Case StudyDMAIC and DMADV roadmap distinction
  4. ASQ Implementing Design for Six Sigma sampleDefine outcomes, stakeholders, plans, controls, and charter outputs
  5. EPA Working Smart for Environmental ProtectionDMAIC for existing processes and DFSS for new designs
  6. NIST Baldrige Caterpillar Financial Services Application SummarySix Sigma project selection, prioritization, reviews, and design roadmaps
  7. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeProject selection and DFSS roadmap objectives
  8. ASQ Quality Progress: Pick Your SpotsStrategic alignment, cost, benefit, and project validation
  9. EPA Lean Thinking and Methods: KaizenRapid improvement event method and follow-up
  10. U.S. GAO Business Process Reengineering Assessment GuideFundamental redesign and assessment issues

Module 5: Define Phase

  1. ASQ DMAIC Process: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, ControlDefine phase and DMAIC overview
  2. ASQ Voice of the Customer TableVOC collection and translation overview
  3. NIST Baldrige Foundations for a Successful Business: CustomersCustomer listening and engagement
  4. Institute for Healthcare Improvement QI Project CharterCharter purpose and components
  5. NIST Baldrige Criteria CommentaryCustomers, strategy, measurement, workforce, and operations commentary
  6. ASQ Quality GlossaryQuality and improvement terminology
  7. The ASQ Certified Quality Process Analyst Handbook SamplerTeams, customers, QFD, Kano, and process analysis scope
  8. The ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook SamplerDefine tools and Green Belt scope

Module 6: Measure the Process and Collect Data

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Production Process CharacterizationData collection and analysis
  4. NIST Measurement Process CharacterizationMeasurement characterization and control

Module 7: Probability and Descriptive Statistics

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Exploratory Data AnalysisGraphical analysis, descriptive statistics, and distributions
  4. NIST Probability DistributionsDistribution selection and assumptions

Module 8: Measurement Systems and Process Capability

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Measurement Process CharacterizationBias, variability, calibration, and Gauge R&R
  4. NIST Assessing Process CapabilityCapability concepts and indices

Module 9: Analyze Patterns and Root Causes

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Exploratory Data AnalysisPattern, relationship, and graphical analysis
  4. NIST Production Process CharacterizationProcess variation and modeling

Module 10: Hypothesis Tests and Relationships

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Product and Process ComparisonsHypothesis tests, confidence intervals, ANOVA, and comparisons
  4. NIST Process ModelingRegression, model assumptions, and diagnostics

Module 11: Improve and Verify Solutions

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Process Improvement and Design of ExperimentsExperiment design, analysis, and optimization
  4. U.S. EPA Lean Thinking and MethodsLean flow, pull, standardization, and improvement methods

Module 12: Control and Sustain the Gains

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. NIST Process or Product Monitoring and ControlSPC, control charts, capability, and response
  4. NIST What Are Control Charts?Control-chart structure and interpretation

Module 13: Core Formula Reference and Green Belt Final Review

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of KnowledgeMeasure, Analyze, Improve, and Control domains
  2. NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics HandbookDetailed handbook contents
  3. ASQ Quality GlossaryQuality terminology and belt scope cross-check
  4. NIST Process or Product Monitoring and ControlReview of capability and control methods

Module 14: Black Belt Strategy, Deployment, and Financial Value

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 15: Black Belt Project, Team, Change, and Risk Leadership

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 16: Black Belt Advanced Measurement, Capability, and Reliability

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 17: Black Belt Advanced Statistical Analysis and Modeling

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 18: Black Belt Design of Experiments

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 19: Black Belt Advanced Lean Systems, Constraints, and Equipment Performance

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 20: Black Belt Design for Six Sigma and Robust Design

  1. ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Body of KnowledgeOrganization-wide deployment, team management, DMAIC, advanced analysis, DOE, control, and DFSS
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsMeasurement, capability, regression, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, measurement, operations, and results categories
  4. U.S. Department of Energy Statistical Methods ResourcesProcess improvement and experimental design methods

Module 21: Master Black Belt Enterprise Strategy and Deployment

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 22: Master Black Belt Portfolio Governance, Finance, and Resource Planning

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 23: Master Black Belt Organizational Change and Executive Communication

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 24: Master Black Belt Training Systems and Curriculum Development

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 25: Master Black Belt Coaching, Mentoring, and Intervention

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 26: Master Black Belt Advanced Modeling, Simulation, and Data Governance

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management

Module 27: Master Black Belt Performance Cases and Portfolio Readiness

  1. ASQ Certified Master Black Belt Body of KnowledgeEnterprise planning, deployment, portfolios, training, coaching, advanced analytics, and performance-based assessment
  2. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical MethodsAdvanced measurement, modeling, experimental design, reliability, and process control
  3. Baldrige Excellence FrameworkLeadership, strategy, customers, measurement, workforce, operations, and results
  4. U.S. GAO Performance Measurement and Evaluation ResourcesStrategic planning, performance measures, evidence, and results management