White Belts are at the bottom ladder of Six Sigma, which means that they go through a high level overview on Six Sigma with the primary objective of familiarizing them with terminology related to Six Sigma (mean, standard deviation etc.).Mostly all the employees in the company are trained at the White Belt level. White Belts may help Green Belts and black belts in data collection.
Next level is Green Belts who are trained in Six Sigma at a much more detailed level. Their training may range from a few days up to few weeks. They are trained in process improvement techniques including the Six Sigma DMAIC road map for improving results. Green Belts usually lead smaller projects within their business unit or support portions of larger projects led by a more experienced Black Belt. Green Belts usually undertake process improvements in their specific functional areas. Green Belts are usually not exposed to advanced Six Sigma concepts, so they are not equipped to solve really tough problems.
The third level of Six Sigma is Black Belts. Their training includes application of yet advanced statistical tools and techniques for process improvements. Black belts work on projects which are cross functional in nature and are of a more strategic importance to the company. Their training varies to a week to four weeks. It is advisable to undergo the Black Belt training after the Green Belt, as the Black Belt builds on top of the Green Belt course.
The final level on the Six Sigma ladder is that of Master Black Belts. These individuals are champions of Six sigma and devote their 100% time to implementation of Six Sigma in projects. They generally spearhead projects which are organization wide in their scope. They are also responsible for training and mentoring of Green Belts and Black Belts.
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#1 by suree on June 18th, 2010
Six Sigma is a formalized approach to quality control that uses statistical methods to predict deviations from quality targets.
Fundamentally, Six Sigma is a very powerful tool that relies on the principle that the best decisions are based on facts. In that sense, it is part of the fabric of all branches of engineering in that starts with the premise that the best facts are those that can be quantified, and statistical methods are perfectly valid ways to quantify facts in instances where deterministic methods won't work.
The problem with Six Sigma is that the whole notion of "Green Belt" and "Black Belt" certification translates the concept of fact-based decision making into something that looks like quasi-religious mysticism.
I think that including Six Sigma as part of an engineering curriculum is a great idea, but my only caution would be that you need to focus on the fundamental principles and not get hung up on green belt/black belt hocus-pocus.
#2 by WPMixer on June 18th, 2010
Wise words, thx
#3 by Wordpress on June 18th, 2010
lol, your sick!
#4 by Anonymous on June 19th, 2010
Perfect professional role model for me. Any suggestions on how I can eliminate the variation on the career path please ? Suggested reading perhaps…
PS I’m serious
#5 by WPBlog Shop on June 19th, 2010
If he is so smart, why he write books together with that useless freeloader Suzy Welsh?
#6 by Blogger on June 19th, 2010
Jack Welsh is a complete sleazebucket who fired normal people to feather his bed. He perpetuated a long running accounting and stock fraud with GE and paid so much in campaign contributions that in a number of years GE paid no taxes, but received billions from the government. He now lives like a drug lord and still pulls compensation from GE. Its good that he appears to have Alzheimer so now we won’t have to listed to his vacuous BS anymore.
#7 by Anonymous on June 20th, 2010
gotta love Jack
#8 by Free Blog on June 20th, 2010
He is brilliant, he donated all profits from his book to charity.
#9 by Anonymous on June 21st, 2010
lol, I guess some times ,just sometimes variation is good ! for that I heard about that book “what color is your paraschute” I mean when it comes to career change.. another note :this looks like an interesting interview any chance someone can give access to the whole thing ..thanks
#10 by Anonymous on June 21st, 2010
thanks for the video. Being a student of Industrial Engineering this small video really helped me in understanding the 6 sigma concept.