MAKATI CITY, Philippines-  Six Sigma Philippines in partnership with iAcademy School of Continuing Education, completed its Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program last December 14, 2013.  The program was attended by managers and professionals from diverse industries like manufacturing, BPO, Call Center, IT, Bank, Service and Insurance. 

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training is a hands-on workshop with emphasis on: gaining process and product knowledge with critical thinking; reducing variability and non-value added activities, and developing leaders in the organization who are focused on enhancing customer value, decreasing defect rates and wasted efforts, reducing cost and cycle time, and generating business growth and breakthrough improvements.

The Lean Six Sigma methodology is taught with a practical approach and makes use of many in- class examples, simulations, and hands-on exercises to ensure that participants have a working knowledge of the tools. 

Participants in the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training learn the basics of the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodology and tools for achieving better, faster, and lower cost products and processes. Participants who complete the Green Belt training and later wish to expand their knowledge of the DMAIC methodology and tools may continue by enrolling in the Black Belt program.

Testimonials of Participants:

• It will definitely help me with my projects. This course enables me to understand the six-sigma benefits and application.
• It's very practical, interesting, specific but flexible.
• It encourage me to learn six sigma green belt in a simplified and fun manner.
• It helps me understand the six sigma concept in applying our daily operation in my company.
• He teaches clearly and he relates the written items with the actual workplace scenario. He shares his projects so we could understand and have an actual sight of what a six-sigma project is being handled and how it looks like.
• Very enthusiastic and respect ideas and opinions of each other. 
• Very approachable and knowledgeable.
• The instructor is very passionate in teaching six sigma. 
• Starts on time and everyone participates.
• Well managed, enough resources as needed by the program.
  
• Encouraged to do best.
  
• Superb as well! One of the best I have ever experienced. 
• Very good!! :-)
  

MAKATI CITY, Philippines-  More than 30 executives from different industries (manufacturing, bank, IT, BPO, Call Center) attended the complimentary Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Workshop offered by iAcademy School of Continuing Education.  The goal is to provide overview and hands-on training of methodology and tools of Six Sigma, a powerful and effective process improvement discipline  developed by Motorola and popularized by GE which aims to reduce process delays, defects and variations, and its ultimate goal is to improve a process for it to have no more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities.  "This is the first time I heard about Six Sigma but I have learned a lot.  We definitely can use the process improvement tools and concepts and the learning experience is is practical, effective and fun," said Nelsa Trajano, AVP of Metro Bank.  iAcademy School of Continuing Education Executive Director Tina Vitas said on her closing remarks, "We would want you to capitalize on this powerful discipline and quality initiative known as Six Sigma.  We want to make Filipino companies cut process wastes and reduce the cost of poor quality and be more competitive."

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For online, classroom and apprenticeship programs on Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Green Belt, and Black Belt programs, please visit http://www.6sigmaph.com/training.html

I always get this question from my Six Sigma students:  "What is the most important quality of a Six Sigma professional?"

Some say its the Six Sigma technical skills
On one of my first few posts on this blog, I shared one meeting with a Quality Director of a US Health Care company that recently set-up a shared services company in Taguig.  Our meeting went from a casual dinner to the Director asking me to apply and work for him.  He was like my Advanced Statistic PHD professor who quizzed my knowledge about advanced statistical tools.  I was not surprised since he was an Engineering graduate and spent most of his career in a manufacturing company doing Design of Experiments as part of their Research and Development (R&D).  The problem is, Six Sigma projects in the service industry (which includes Banks, Insurance, BPO, Call Centers, etc.) rarely needs advanced statistical tools like DOE.

Others say its the leadership skills, facilitation skills, presentation skills, level of support from the management team, and the list goes on and on.

For me, everything is important.  A Six Sigma Black Belt should have a working knowledge in Six Sigma tools-methodologies and minimum level of the mentioned skills.  But to pick one most important quality, its TENACITY. 

Without it, skills and knowledge will lead you nowhere.  Around 95% of the hundreds of six sigma projects I have led and coached, at least one point in time on the project duration, the project team and I thought we hit a dead end.  Persistent determination, or tenacity would drive your team to success and hit your goal.  Just like what you see on the illustration above, your plan is very different from the Universe's plans for you and your project team.

Tenacity is the lifeblood of a Six Sigma professional.

MAKATI, Philippines-   Lean Six Sigma is now widely used not only by Manufacturing companies, but also other industries including Services, BPO, Telecommunications & IT here in the Philippines.   These industries are equally represented on the ongoing 2nd Six Sigma public run at iAcademy School of Continuing Education. 

The program is based on the recognition that true mastery cannot be gained through instructive learning alone but with hands-on, experiential method.

Also, recognizing the key gap in conventional Six Sigma trainings that tend to only focus on statistical tools, www.6sigmaPH.com has developed a unique working model which ensures that persons to be certified in Six Sigma are competent not only Six Sigma tools and methodologies but also Change Management, Business Process Management, Project Management, Innovation, Presentation and Facilitation Skills.



Our mission is to make Lean Six Sigma practical, affordable and effective

For inquiries on the next public run schedule, or request for in-house training program, please e-mail ask@6sigmaph.com

www.6sigmaPH.com recently  launched its Six Sigma Apprenticeship Certification Programs. 

Candidates shall undergo a structured apprenticeship process, wherein apprentices shall be trained and mentored by Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belts/ Black Belts, and other experienced consultants.
 
This program is based on the recognition that true mastery cannot be gained through instructive learning alone but with on-the-job, hands-on Six Sigma project execution.

Also, recognizing the key gap in conventional Six Sigma trainings that tend to only focus on statistical tools, www.6sigmaPH.com has developed a unique working model which ensures that persons to be certified in Six Sigma are competent not only on Six Sigma tools and methodologies but also on Change Management, BPM, Project Management, Innovation, Presentation and Facilitation Skills.

For details, please e-mail: ask@6sigmaph.com