Six Sigma Foundation (SSF)

Six Sigma Foundation (SSF) is driving process excellence by Creating and Promoting Open Lean Six Sigma Certification Standards and Guidelines for Curriculum, Training, Proctoring and Examination. SSF follows a unique approach to the BOK designed as a necessary requirement to SSF's equally unique approach of validating ATI’s certification exams to democratize Accredited Lean Six Sigma Certifications by reducing costs incurred in training highly competent people resources by organizations.

Six Sigma Foundation's Key New features for Accreditation

Today Six Sigma Foundation is synonymous with "Globally Reliable Open Lean Six Sigma Certification and Accreditation Standards" and Six Sigma Foundation (SSF) is Driving Process Excellence by Creating and Promoting Open Lean Six Sigma Certification Standards and Guidelines for Curriculum, Training, Proctoring and Examination. SSF Accreditation Standards are ready to meet the next level of Industry Requirements.

Six Sigma Foundation or SSF aims to be the No. 1 accreditation standard across all levels of Lean Six Sigma, and as such has some similarities and differentiators from IASSC or ASQ both. We do not intend to be seen as yet another standard for accreditation, but be the leaders in adapting to change, especially at the higher levels (Black Belt plus). On the curriculum, we do not intend to be completely different from IASSC or ASQ, but there are differences in our BOK’s across most levels (for example we integrate and focus a lot more on Lean than the other two) and the most obvious difference is in the way we integrate and validated the examination system for our ATI’s, which can prove to be beneficial to candidates seeking accredited Lean Six Sigma certifications.

You can always find more about our Lean Six Sigma Accreditation standards on our website www.sixsigmafoundation.org but you can also read more in this space in brief, what SSF brings to the table in terms of a newer approach to Six Sigma Standards across the globe.

Therefore, going forward in this space we will also surely summarize and discus several facts about the Six Sigma Foundation’s evaluation processes which will be of a tremendous interest to those students who are interested in pursuing a Lean Six Sigma program accredited by us.

First things first, we provide reference standards for the following levels of Lean Six Sigma:

· Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

· Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

· Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

· Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Our BOKs are available from the respective sections on our website as well.

The following are features common to all levels of Lean Six Sigma Certification by SSF:

1. Each and Every of the Six Sigma Foundation’s The Accredited Training Institutes (or ATIs) are mandated to use an online examination system which processes the results automatically and instantly for the student to review.

2. The questions types are MCQ or True/False pattern and answering may require calculator, look-up tables and/or stats software usage, hence the same are considered permissible.

3. Across all the aforementioned levels the answering-time per question remains at 1.5 mins per question.

4. All levels of certification require a minimum of 60% score in their respective exam to get certified. All ATIs are required to have a minimum of 2 chances per student per level to clear the exam and without charging any extra money from the student.

5. All Levels of Certification include a fusion of Lean and Six Sigma to create the best curriculum and industry acceptance.

The following are features unique to some levels of Lean Six Sigma Certifications by SSF:

1. Only Yellow Belt can be an open-book exam, all levels past the Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt are closed book exams.

2. A Successful Project Completion and Evaluation by a student is required for the Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt level only.

To know more about our Lean Six Sigma Bodies of Knowledge, visit the following links below ...

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Standards

The Yellow belt is the most basic level of competency we provide a reference standard and a body of knowledge for. Briefly speaking an individual with a Yellow belt must have knowledge about basic lean techniques and must demonstrate ability to apply these. Also, a Yellow belt must have enough core-competencies to be able to accept responsibilities in Define, Measure and Control phases of a six sigma project. Refer the respective body of knowledge to clearly understand the same in detail.

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Standards

The Green belt is an intermediate level of competency for a Lean Six Sigma professional. Briefly put, a Lean Six Sigma Green belt must have knowledge about common lean techniques and demonstrate the ability to apply them. Further, a Green belt must be competent enough to be able to accept responsibilities in any phase of a six sigma project as well as lead small projects with guidance from Black Belts with the exception of advanced subjects such as DOE etc. which require more experience. Refer the respective body of knowledge to clearly understand the same in detail.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Standards

The Black belt is an advanced level of competency for a Lean Six Sigma professional. Briefly speaking, an individual with a Black belt must have knowledge about common lean techniques and must demonstrate ability to apply these. Further, a Black belt must have enough core-competencies to be able to accept responsibilities in any phase of a six sigma project and lead most projects by themself with minimal guidance. Refer the respective body of knowledge to clearly understand the same in detail.

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification Standards

The most advanced level of competency for Lean Six Sigma that we provide a reference for. Master Black belts must have knowledge and demonstrable ability on advanced lean techniques. Further, they must have the core-competency to lead, guide multiple lean six sigma teams and projects with minimum management inputs; hence are expected to be result oriented quality professionals with a sense of business strategy along with experience on tactical lean six sigma methods and techniques. Refer the respective body of knowledge to clearly understand the same in detail.

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