Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

[puneetkalra]

Hi Guys,

I'm a Quality Lead in a software company in India. I'm planning to do a Six Sigma Black Belt training and project.

I find out a training institute. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt runs this institute. He will give the training and conduct an exam after the completion of training. Then, I've to identify the project in my company and he will guide me to complete the project. after the successfull completion of project, he will issue two certificates:

One for completion of training and another or completion of a black belt project.

The whole process will took around 6 months.

Then, Can I mention in my resume that "I'm a certified Six Sigma Black Belt"

Here, I'm worried that his institute is not well know. Also, it is not affiliate with any other body.

Also, please let me can I become a Six Sigma Master Black Belt after executing few more projects or what is the criteria?

Also, let me know if I need to submit the project to some other company to become a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.



Thanks for your kind reply.
~P

 

[Ajit Basrur]

Hi Guys,

I'm a Quality Lead in a software company in India. I'm planning to do a Six Sigma Black Belt training and project.

I find out a training institute. A Six Sigma Master Black Belt runs this institute. He will give the training and conduct an exam after the completion of training. Then, I've to identify the project in my company and he will guide me to complete the project. after the successfull completion of project, he will issue two certificates:

One for completion of training and another or completion of a black belt project.

The whole process will took around 6 months.

Then, Can I mention in my resume that "I'm a certified Six Sigma Black Belt"

Here, I'm worried that his institute is not well know. Also, it is not affiliate with any other body.

Also, please let me can I become a Six Sigma Master Black Belt after executing few more projects or what is the criteria?

Also, let me know if I need to submit the project to some other company to become a certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

Thanks for your kind reply.
~P

Welcome to the Cove, Puneet

There are lot of "reputed" institutes in India who run the Six Sigma course - refer HERE

For the Six Sigma Black Belt certification, you have to attend a training course and complete the project and is in line with your thought.

 

[Bev D]

traditionally, companies required TWO completed projects before certifying someone as a Black Belt. With so many companies (internal and consultants and ASQ) one can advertise themselves as a BB with very little effort. If you are really serious, be ready to continue working projects and researching methods and tools on your own. You should have a solid portfolio of projects (2-5 at a minimum) if you start interviewing for a position that requires BB certification.

As for Master Black Belt there is no currently recognized standard beyond a somewhat vague consensus that one should have 10+ projects, have mentored Black Belts and Green Belts, and have teaching and training material development experience. There is no standard yet on how many projects you need to mentor nor how many hours of training you have to have performed.

I prefer 3-5 projects for a BB depending on complexity and demonstration that they have incorporated Six Sigma tools and methods in their every day job activity.
For an MBB I want 10-20 projects (depending on complexity) that are varied between excursions (fire fighting), chronic internal yield and external field failures, customer satisfaction, transactional/business process, Lean, and some type of system improvement/deployment. I also require 300 hours of classroom instruction, development of at least one training module (16 hours of classroom time) and mentoring of at least 20 projects...

 

[Stijloor]

traditionally, companies required TWO completed projects before certifying someone as a Black Belt. With so many companies (internal and consultants and ASQ) one can advertise themselves as a BB with very little effort. If you are really serious, be ready to continue working projects and researching methods and tools on your own. You should have a solid portfolio of projects (2-5 at a minimum) if you start interviewing for a position that requires BB certification.

As for Master Black Belt there is no currently recognized standard beyond a somewhat vague consensus that one should have 10+ projects, have mentored Black Belts and Green Belts, and have teaching and training material development experience. There is no standard yet on how many projects you need to mentor nor how many hours of training you have to have performed.

I prefer 3-5 projects for a BB depending on complexity and demonstration that they have incorporated Six Sigma tools and methods in their every day job activity.
For an MBB I want 10-20 projects (depending on complexity) that are varied between excursions (fire fighting), chronic internal yield and external field failures, customer satisfaction, transactional/business process, Lean, and some type of system improvement/deployment. I also require 300 hours of classroom instruction, development of at least one training module (16 hours of classroom time) and mentoring of at least 20 projects...

Bev,

Which (training and/or professional) organization in the USA has the most credibility in terms of Six Sigma Black Belt training/certification?

I'm not a Six Sigma fan, just curious....

Stijloor.

 

[puneetkalra]

Bev,

Thanks for your detailed reply.

So, that means doing training and project from this institute is fine.

As such there is no certifying body. So, after completing at least 3 big projects, Can I mention in my resume that I'm certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

So, for that do I need any kind of certificate from specific certification body?

The only reason I'm planning to do training and project from this person is that he is very experienced and executed more that 25 projects in the last 14 years.



Regards,
~P

 

[Stijloor]

Bev,

Which (training and/or professional) organization in the USA has the most credibility in terms of Six Sigma Black Belt training/certification?

I'm not a Six Sigma fan, just curious....

Stijloor.

Bump.

Bev?

Stijloor.

 

[Statistical Steven]

If there is no recognized accreditation organization, how can you tell a real black belt (or any other belt) from a fake? I know ASQ has a certification as a CSSBB, but can I go to Bob's Six Sigma Academy and claim I am a black belt? This certification is very confusing to me.

 

[Jen Kirley]

If there is no recognized accreditation organization, how can you tell a real black belt (or any other belt) from a fake? I know ASQ has a certification as a CSSBB, but can I go to Bob's Six Sigma Academy and claim I am a black belt? This certification is very confusing to me.

Awhile back I asked about this, and a lively discussion about the relative availability and value of this certification ensued. It seems one can indeed get a certificate from Bob's Black Belt. This may help explain why job ads I have seen ask for ASQ or GE black belt certifications.

 

[Bev D]

Bev,

Which (training and/or professional) organization in the USA has the most credibility in terms of Six Sigma Black Belt training/certification?

I'm not a Six Sigma fan, just curious....

Stijloor.

well, I don't really have strong positive experiences cocnerning any of the major firms that provide certification - including ASQ unfortunately. It's analagous to Universities: you can attend a prestigous University, remember enough to get great grades on the exams, have internships wiht your father's best friend and be a real stinker when it comes to real life work. At the same time you could attend a community college, study your butt off, have great internships, never stop learning after graduating and be an ace at real life work. (as well as the opposite for both scenarios, of course) It's the same with 3rd party firms and internal certifications (GE, Allied Signal, et al). I simply find 3rd party firms to be too generic, Theoretically correct (Normal centric) with a single canned approach... That's why *I* always perform a comprehensive assessment of the person's portfolio. Certified or not...:mg:

 

[Bev D]

Bev,

Thanks for your detailed reply.

So, that means doing training and project from this institute is fine.

As such there is no certifying body. So, after completing at least 3 big projects, Can I mention in my resume that I'm certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

So, for that do I need any kind of certificate from specific certification body?

The only reason I'm planning to do training and project from this person is that he is very experienced and executed more that 25 projects in the last 14 years.



Regards,
~P

*I* would have your guy give you a certificate. Then in any job apps, outline your experience in the area. for example, "I completed 9 projects, saving $X, improving productivity by 4 Full time equivelent heads, adn reducing field failures by X%'...I have even gone so far as including one page summaries of several diverse examples of my work showing what I know how to do...