Master Black Belt Development Programme

What is a Master Black Belt?

Identifying, supporting and delivering the organisation’s goals to realise its vision is the strategy that many organisations struggle to achieve. The Master Black Belt’s role is to work with the leadership team and make the vision a reality, through the delivery of business improvement.

An MBB, besides being knowledgeable in the tools and techniques of Six Sigma and being able to conduct Six Sigma projects, is also a coach, facilitator, mentor, program leader, and change agent. An MBB liaises between the sponsor, executive and improvement champions managing multiple projects to set objectives, targets, and to achieve lasting results.

What Skill Elements Make A World Class Master Black Belt?

 Leadership – Ability to achieve through others

 Project Management – Plan it, then deliver it

 Technical – Advanced Lean Six Sigma Techniques

Master Black Belt program focuses on how these skills can be targeted and improved upon. The program which was exclusively delivered in-house for its global clients, is now being offered in Asia to a wider audience, due to repeated requests.

The MBB program has 3 stages:

1. Pass the pre-requisites – are you ready to be a MBB?

2. Complete the 6 day MBB course and pass an exam

3. Complete a work related project with mentoring provided beyond the classroom

MBB Ready - Each candidate will be assessed for inclusion in this program which will bring the Master Black Belt Certification standard that GE, J&J, Pfizer, Schneider and many others have trusted as the first reference.

Pre-requisites

1. Participants must be Black Belt Certified

2. At least 3 years conducting improvement projects

3. Has applied DMAIC methodology on a real improvement project

Outcomes

1. Can develop strategy, objectives and set goals for the organisation

2. Able to manage change smoothly for sustained results

3. Can communicate and engage effectively with all levels of an organisation

4. Able to foster teamwork within the organisation and delegate effectively

5. Able to effectively manage a team of improvement champions

6. Can coach, facilitate and mentor a team of champions to achieve results

Duration

6 full days 

Cost

AUD 4800 plus GST per pax (discounts available for group registrations and for on-site training)

Topics Covered

1. Leadership (3 Days)

 Leadership and Management

 Leadership Styles

 Lean Leadership, Values, and Behaviours

 Change Management Planning and Execution

 Fostering Change Friendly Organisational Culture

 Effective Time Management

 Effective Communication and Feedback

 Fostering Teamwork and Effective Delegation

 Engaging & Motivating the Team

 Coaching and Facilitation Skills

2. Project Management (1 Day)

 Governance, Roles and Responsibilities

 Project Objectives, Goals and Scope

 Project Charter – Resources, KPI, ROI

 Multi Generation Project Planning (MGPP)

 Contingency Planning

 Work Breakdown Structure & Earned Value Analysis (EVA)

 Preparing Gantt Charts

 Risk Management

 Monitoring Progress

 Managing Performance

 Closing the Project

3. Technical: Advanced Lean Six Sigma Techniques (2 Days)

 Hoshin Kanri Strategy Deployment

 How to succeed in Lean Six Sigma

 A3 DMAIC Reports

 Process & Value Stream Mapping

 Creative Problem Solving

 Gemba, Visual Boards and Meetings

 Implementing Enduring Kaizen

 Introduction to DFSS