C913 - Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB)

Course: Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB)
Course Code: C913
Duration: 5 days · 7.5 instructional hours per day (37.5 hours), 9:30am – 5:30pm
Register: tertiarycourses.com.sg

These are the hands-on lab exercises for the Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB) course delivered by Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd.

Courseware

Artifact	File
Slide deck	courseware/Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB)-v1.0.pptx (and .pdf)
Learner Guide (Markdown)	LG-Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB).md
Learner Guide (DOCX/PDF)	courseware/LG-Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB).docx (and .pdf)
Lesson Plan (DOCX/PDF)	courseware/LP-Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB).docx (and .pdf)
Lab Index	labs/README.md
Tools and Templates	labs/tools.md

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How to use

1. Read the Learner Guide first — it follows the same DMAIC order as the course.
2. Complete the labs in order, applying each to your OWN workplace capstone project.
3. Keep every worksheet — the final lab combines them into one improvement package.
4. Review the 'Check your work' step at the end of each lab before moving on.

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Lab catalogue

Foundations — The Black Belt Role, Portfolio Selection & Your Capstone

• Lab 1 - Select and Charter Your Capstone Project
• Lab 2 - Portfolio Selection, Strategy Alignment and the Black Belt Role
• Lab 3 - DMAIC at Depth — Recap, Y = f(X) and Baseline Sigma for Your Project

Define at Black Belt Depth — Charter, Stakeholders & Change

• Lab 4 - Voice of the Customer, Affinity and Kano — In Depth
• Lab 5 - CTQ Trees and CTQ Flowdown to Controllable Xs
• Lab 6 - SIPOC, Process Mapping and Scope Governance
• Lab 7 - Stakeholder Analysis, Resistance Management and Change Leadership

Measure at Black Belt Depth — Advanced Measurement Systems

• Lab 8 - Value Stream Mapping, Takt Time and the Eight Wastes — In Depth
• Lab 9 - Data Types, Operational Definitions and the Data Collection Plan
• Lab 10 - Sampling Strategy, Sample Size and Rational Subgrouping
• Lab 11 - Continuous Gage R&R — In Depth
• Lab 12 - Attribute MSA and Kappa Analysis (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 13 - Nested and Destructive Gauge Studies (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 14 - Baseline Capability — Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk and Non-Normal Data

Analyze at Black Belt Depth — Advanced Statistical Analysis

• Lab 15 - Variation, Run Charts, Pareto and Stratification — In Depth
• Lab 16 - Fishbone, 5 Whys and Cause Prioritisation — In Depth
• Lab 17 - Hypothesis Testing — In Depth, With Test Selection
• Lab 18 - Multiple Regression and Model Diagnostics (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 19 - ANOVA, Interactions and Non-Parametric Tests (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 20 - Multi-Vari Studies and Chi-Square Analysis (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 21 - Analyze Tollgate — Proving Root Cause and Telling the Data Story

Improve at Black Belt Depth — Design of Experiments

• Lab 22 - Solution Generation, Selection and Lean Countermeasures — In Depth
• Lab 23 - Full Factorial Design of Experiments (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 24 - Fractional Factorial Designs, Confounding and Resolution (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 25 - Response Surface Methodology and Robust Design (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 26 - FMEA, Pilot Design and Implementation Planning — In Depth

Control at Black Belt Depth — Advanced SPC & Sustaining

• Lab 27 - Statistical Process Control and Chart Selection — In Depth
• Lab 28 - CUSUM, EWMA and Short-Run SPC (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 29 - Multivariate SPC and Control Plan Governance (Black Belt Only)
• Lab 30 - Financial Benefits Validation, Handover and Project Closure

Capstone Project & Steering Committee Presentation

• Lab 31 - Consolidating Your Capstone — The A3 Storyboard
• Lab 32 - Building the Steering Committee Presentation
• Lab 33 - Capstone Presentation and Defence
• Lab 34 - Lessons Learned, Mentoring Green Belts and Your Black Belt Journey

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Repository structure

courseware/          slide deck (PPTX + PDF), Learner Guide, Lesson Plan
  archive/           superseded deck versions
  assets/            diagrams and images used by the deck
labs/                one folder per lab — 34 full activity packs
  NN - <Lab title>/
    README.md        the lab brief: objective, steps, check-your-work
    scenario.md      the situation the team is given
    worksheet.md     the team worksheet (+ .pdf to print)
    debrief.md       trainer debrief notes (+ .pdf)
    prompt.txt       the AI prompt for the activity
    *.xlsx           the lab's dataset / template
  README.md          lab index
  tools.md           browser-based toolkit
LG-Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (CLSSBB).md
                     Learner Guide (Markdown mirror of the DOCX)

Interactive tools

• 5 Whys — root-cause chain builder
• Fishbone Diagram — Ishikawa cause-and-effect builder
• Pareto Chart — collaborative team brainstorm, vote and live chart
• NovaSPC — run charts, SPC charts and process capability

Reference

• Council for Six Sigma Certification - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
• Course registration page
• labs/tools.md - templates, formulas and free tools used in the labs

Free tools used

• Microsoft Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets
• Draw.io / diagrams.net for SIPOC, process maps and fishbone diagrams
• The interactive tools listed above
• Whiteboard or sticky notes for facilitation activities

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Version v3 · 20 July 2026 · © 2026 Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd