Introduction and Agenda

SPACER
Safety Purpose Agenda Code of Conduct Expectations Roles

Safety
Drills Issues Emotional

Purpose
Education: Understand and apply the elements in driving Breakthrough Strategy to successful results Task: Complete project with significant results

What is the goal of Black Belt Candidate?

Agenda for Week 1

Welcome & Introductions BreakThrough Strategy Program Grounding Project Scoping and Definition Quality Tools Review Define Tools Lean Tools Measure Tools

Administrivia
Breaks Lunch Pagers & Cell Phones Facilities

Code of Conduct
Stay focused Openness and trust One person speaks at a time No whining Breaks as needed Start and stop on time Enjoy learning Your turn....

We Assume You Know...

Basic Algebra Presentation Skills (Written, Oral) Program Management Skills Local Processes Basic Computer Skills Spreadsheets Word Processing Graphics Introduction to MINITAB Communication Network - Email/Internet

Our Expectations
100% attendance during class The following are not excuses for being late or absent Phone calls E-mail Meetings Work emergencies No opt-outs for previous courses Work block between classes 40 hour/week dedicated to project

Your Expectations?

Roles
Black Belts Instructors Others Timekeeper Scribe Parking Lot Champion action item list

If we want to make significant, quantum change, we need to work on our basic paradigms.

Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People, 1990

The long range contribution of statistics is not to create a host of highly trained statisticians. It is to develop a generation of statistically minded scientists, engineers, technicians and others who will run the processes of tomorrow. W.A. Shewhart & W. Edwards Deming

1938

Trademarks and Service Marks

Six Sigma is a federally registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. Breakthrough Strategy is a federally registered trademark of Six Sigma Academy. ESSENTEQ is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. METREQ is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. Weaving excellence into the fabric of business is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. FASTART is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. Breakthrough Design is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. Breakthrough Lean is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. Design with the Power of Six Sigma is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. Legal Lean is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy. SSA Navigator is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy.

SigmaCALC is a trademark of Six Sigma Academy.

SigmaFlow is a trademark of Compass Partners, Inc. SigmaTRAC is a trademark of DuPont. MINITAB is a trademark of Minitab, Inc.