Course:
Green belt
Lead and Deliver Change
Identify and lead the delivery of change across organisational functions and processes.
Built on the British Standard:
Technician Improvement / Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Qualification:
Certificate Lean & Six Sigma Yellow Belt ISO 18404:2015
Why?:
To understand the fundamentals and mindset needed to solve the business problems you face every day
Duration:
5 days
Where?:
Head office or on-site
Group size:
Minimum group size is 2
Program intended for:
- Team Leaders / Supervisors / Managers
- Process Improvement Specialists
- Quality Engineers / Coordinators
- Project Managers
- Operations / Production Leads
- Engineers (Manufacturing, Process, Industrial, etc.)
- Business Analysts / Data Analysts
- HR, Finance, or IT Professionals involved in efficiency projects
- Aspiring Lean Six Sigma Black Belts
For whom?
Occupation profile:
Improvement Practitioners use a blend of Lean and Six Sigma, project and change management principles and tools to identify and lead the delivery of change across organisational functions and processes. Improvement Practitioners can be found across all sectors and functions including automotive, banking, engineering, food products, IT, property, retail, telecoms, Local and County Councils, NHS, Voluntary / Charity, Utilities, Pharmaceuticals, Insurance, Hospitality etc.
Typically, Practitioners lead smaller projects and/or play a key supporting role in a larger programme – tackling issues that may require swift problem solving or re-occurring challenges that require in-depth analysis and the implementation of a range of effective and sustainable countermeasures. They are the focal point for all stakeholders and responsible for communication throughout a project.
What will you gain?
- Compliance: Legislative and customer compliance requirements including environment and health and safety
- Team formation and leadership: Decision-making techniques e.g. consensus, authority rule, majority rule
- Project management: Business case, risk analysis and management, toll-gate reviews, work breakdown structure, lessons learned, pilot studies, project review, process management and measures, benefits tracking
- Presentation and reporting: Reporting templates, message mapping, case for change
- Change management: Stakeholder identification, analysis and management (RACI). Change curve, resistance characteristics, change sponsorship, compelling point of view
- Principles and methods: Business value of Lean and Six Sigma improvement methods - 8D, practical problem solving, Define Measure Analyse Improve Control, Design for Six Sigma
- Project selection and scope: Y=f(x) equation (outputs are the result of inputs), business scorecard cascade
- Problem definition: Cost of Poor Quality, problem analysis models such as Is/Is Not
- Process mapping and analysis: Swim lane, value stream map, performance metrics – continuous, Parameter diagram, Takt time, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, theory of constraints principles, Kanban
- Data analysis – basic tools: Spreadsheets and pivot table analysis, statistical analysis software
- Measurement systems: Repeatability and Reproducibility principles
- Basic statistics and measures: Control charts - attribute data, principles of normality
- Data analysis - statistical methods: Measures of central tendency and spread
- Process capability and performance: Capability analysis – continuous data for normal distribution
- Root cause analysis: Key principles including symptoms, failure-mode, potential/verified cause, critical inputs, escape point. Graphical representation of data with dot, scatter and box plots
- Root cause analysis: Use cause and effect diagrams, technique of 5 whys and graphical analysis to understand and verify root causes
- Identification and prioritisation: Selection and prioritisation matrix, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Improvement Technicians have the Knowledge of:
- Compliance: Work in accordance with organisational controls and statutory regulations
- Communication: Speak and write clearly. Influence others, question effectively. Plan and deliver meetings presenting insight to engage audiences
- Coaching: Observe, listen, use questioning, provide feedback and spot learning opportunities
- Project management: Define, sequence, plan and schedule activities with phases and milestones. Estimate effort and duration. Create and update project charter. Review progress
- Change management: Sponsorship contract, surface and manage resistance, build compelling narratives for change, assess change impact
- Principals and Methods: Select and apply a structured method and appropriate improvement tools engaging with subject matter experts to deliver business benefits
- Project selection and Scoping: Support the identification of improvement opportunity and the scoping of these projects
- Problem definition: Support development of problem/opportunity statements
- Voice of the customer: Support application of techniques to identify and prioritise customers, their requirements and ensure balance against the stated and unstated needs of the business (Voice of the Business)
- Process mapping and analysis: Process map to measure and analyse flow and value. Identify interfaces, functional responsibilities and ownership. Use insight to identify potential opportunities and map future state
- Lean tools: Seek in-process waste through understanding of value within the value stream
- Measurements systems: Plan, carry out and assess results of a measurement system study
- Data acquisition for analysis: Develop a sampling strategy
- Basic statistics and measures: Use graphical analysis to understand distribution and stability
- Data analysis-statistical methods: Identify data-types and select analysis methods and tools. Assess time series data stability and analyse making relevant insight
- Process capability and performance: Select methods and metrics for analysis
- Process capability and performance: Select methods and metrics for analysis
- Root cause analysis: Select and apply the appropriate graphical tool dependent on the data type to identify patterns, trends and signals to establish hypothesis
- Experimentation and optimisation: Plan designed experiment with clear objectives, and appropriate levels of Measurement Systems Analysis, analyse experiment data and optimise
- Identification & prioritisation: Identify and prioritise factors, ideas and solutions
- Data analysis – SPC: Select and apply appropriate tools for ongoing monitoring and control. Analyse and interpret control charts
- Benchmarking: Conduct structured benchmarking to support target setting
- Sustainability & control: Identify failure modes and embed learning from improvements
Improvement Technicians demonstrate the following Behaviours
- Drive for results: Continuous drive for change and encourages others to deliver results across functional areas capturing and standardising best practice
- Team-working: Awareness of own and others’ working styles. Creates high performing team
- Professionalism: Promotes a moral, legal and socially appropriate working manner, aligns behaviours to the organisation’s values. Maintains flexibility to needs of project
- Continuous development: Proactively seeks and acts on feedback. Reflects on performance and has a desire for development. Adapts quickly to working with new situations/stakeholders/challenges
- Safe working: Ensures safety of self and others, speaks out to challenge safety issues
Your Trainer
Grzegorz Grabski
A highly experienced Leader and Continuous Improvement Coach with over 15 years of expertise in leadership, operational excellence, and Lean Six Sigma.
I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the world’s most respected automotive brands — including Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, BMW, Toyota, and Alfa Romeo.
My career has been built on a foundation of globally recognised certifications and real-world results. I bring a practical, people-focused approach to every engagement, helping individuals and organisations unlock their full potential.
I am fluent in English and Polish, and have extensive experience delivering Lean and Six Sigma training across the UK, supporting professionals at all levels in their improvement journeys.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – British Quality Foundation (BQF)
- Strategic Leadership & Management (Level 7) – Chartered Management Institute (CMI), Salford University UK
- QMS ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor – Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), IRCA
- IATF 16949 Lead Auditor – International Automotive Task Force
- Managing Safely – Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
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