Black Belt vs Green Belt projects

Colleagues,
I am looking for some good words on the differences between Black Belt and Green Belt projects. Anyone care to take a stab at it?

Geoff Withnell

The primary difference is in the scope of the project and the level of knowledge required. For example, a GB would not normally be expected to design and analyze a DOE while they might be expected to help conduct one.

In some cases, a black belt project MAY consist of multiple green belt projects supporting a larger project.

Geoff,

It's usually in the scale of the project. Often a GB project will be a "local" project contained within one department, whilst a BB project will be a cross departments project. That said, it will depend from organisation to organisation, and some will use project value as a differentiator.

I think it also pertinent to remember that in some organisations, the only difference between GB and BB is that BB is a full-time role, whilst GB is part-time. This in itself may well place limitations on the type of project undertaken.

Bottom line...it depends

GB and BB projects can be differentiated on the basis of the scope of the project and financial savings targeted.