Hi, I'm Ray Sheen.
Welcome to this short course, providing an introduction to Lean Six Sigma.
I'm a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and have been an ISO 9000 auditor.
And I've been involved with quality improvement initiatives for over 30 years.
Now, during that time, I've experienced the evolution of quality improvement.
From something that a few people with white lab coats worried about to it's now
being a prominent element in corporate strategy that is discussed in the C-suite.
For this reason, it's good for
everyone to have at least a basic understanding of Lean Six Sigma.
Which is currently the preeminent quality improvement methodology.
This mini course consists of six lessons from our larger program
that can prepare you to sit for Lean Six Sigma certification.
These lessons give you a high-level overview of the methodology and
some of the principles that it employs.
And we start with a lesson on the history that shows the evolution of quality
improvement programs.
This brings us to Lean Six Sigma.
Which is the marriage of the two leading programs, Lean and Six Sigma.
We explain the guiding principles for both of those programs in the next two lessons.
Then in the fourth lesson, we show how the two are complementary.
And why combining it is a very powerful and effective methodology.
The last two lessons take you through the five phases of a Lean Six Sigma project,
explaining what occurs in each phase and
the deliverables that you're creating in that phase.
So come and join me as we lay the foundation for Lean Six Sigma initiatives.