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School of Six Sigma Full Video List

  1. Introduction

    1. Six Sigma Overview
    2. Introduction To Lean
    3. Ten Commandments of Continuous Improvement
    4. Lean vs. Six Sigma
    5. Black Belt Certification
    6. Black Belt Certification Checklist

  2. Practical Problem Solving

    1. PPS Overview
    2. PPS Course Introduction
    3. PDCA
    4. Treetop, Inc.
    5. Step 1: Clarify the Problem
    6. Step 2: Break Down the Problem
    7. Step 3: Set a Target
    8. Step 4: Analyze Root Causes
    9. Fishbone Diagram Explained
    10. Five Why Explained
    11. Treetop Gets to the Root Causes
    12. Step 5: Develop Countermeasures
    13. Step 6: See Countermeasures Through
    14. Step 7: Evaluate the Process and Results
    15. Step 8: Standardize Success and Learn from Failures
    16. PPS vs. DMAIC

  3. 5S Workplace Productivity

    1. 5S Overview
    2. Sort
    3. Red Tagging
    4. Straighten
    5. Sweep (Shine)
    6. Standardize
    7. Sustain
    8. 5S Numbers Game
    9. Skills Matrix

  4. Dealing with the Seven Deadly Wastes

    1. Seven Wastes Overview
    2. Stand in the Circle
    3. Waste of Defects
    4. Waste of Inventory
    5. Waste of Processing
    6. Waste of Waiting
    7. Waste of Motion
    8. Waste of Transportation
    9. Waste of Overproduction
    10. The 8th Waste

  5. The Kaizen Way

    1. Kaizen Overview
    2. The Kaizen Event
    3. Kaizen Success Story
    4. Real Life Kaizen
    5. System vs. Point Kaizen
    6. Kaizen Event Roles
    7. Preparing for the Kaizen Event
    8. The Kaizen Event Week
    9. Post Kaizen Event Activities
    10. Simple Kaizen Part 1
    11. Simple Kaizen Part 2
    12. The Kaizen Coach
    13. D.L. Martin Kaizen Event Summary

  6. Project Selection

    1. Business Needs Assessment
    2. 3 Voices Scorecard
    3. The Problem Statement
    4. The Objective Statement
    5. The Primary Metric Graph
    6. The Project Charter
    7. Calculating Savings of Improvement Projects
    8. Team Meeting Facilitation

  7. Process Mapping & Selected Tools

    1. Creating SIPOC Diagrams
    2. Creating Process Maps
    3. Creating a Cause & Effect Matrix
    4. Performing an FMEA Part 1
    5. Performing an FMEA Part 2

  8. Transforming Your Value Streams

    1. Value Stream Overview
    2. Product Family Selection
    3. VSM Shapes & Icons
    4. Calculating Takt Time
    5. Current State Part 1
    6. Current State Part 2
    7. Continuous Flow
    8. Balancing Cycle Time & Takt Time
    9. Downstream Pull
    10. Production Leveling
    11. The Future State - 1
    12. The Future State - 2
    13. Transactional or Office Value Stream Mapping
    14. Value Stream Mapping Resources
    15. One Piece Flow Simulation
    16. Transactional Detailed Process Mapping - 1
    17. Transactional Detailed Process Mapping - 2

  9. Introduction to Statistics

    1. Introduction to Statistics
    2. Data Types
    3. Minitab 17 Overview
    4. SigmaXL Overview
    5. Entering Data into Minitab

  10. Descriptive Statistics

    1. Descriptive Statistics
    2. Using Minitab to Calculate Descriptive Statistics
    3. Using SigmaXL to Calculate Descriptive Statistics

  11. Graphs

    1. Graphs Overview
    2. Creating Pareto Charts in Minitab
    3. Creating Pie Charts in Minitab
    4. Creating Histograms in Minitab
    5. Creating Histograms in SigmaXL
    6. Creating Dotplots in Minitab
    7. Creating Dotplots in SigmaXL
    8. Creating Individual Value Plots in Minitab
    9. Creating Boxplots in Minitab
    10. Creating Boxplots in SigmaXL
    11. Creating Pareto Charts with SigmaXL
    12. Creating Time Series Plots in Minitab

  12. Inferential Statistics

    1. Inferential Statistics Overview and Sampling
    2. Sampling within Minitab
    3. Hypothesis Testing Overview
    4. Normality
    5. Creating Normality Plots in Minitab
    6. Creating Normality Plots in SigmaXL
    7. Central Limit Theorem
    8. The Z-Score
    9. The Z-Score in SigmaXL
    10. Creating Run Charts
    11. Creating Run Charts in Minitab
    12. Creating Run Charts in SigmaXL
    13. 1-Sample t-Test
    14. Conducting a 1-Sample t-Test in Minitab
    15. Conducting a 1-Sample t-Test in SigmaXL
    16. 2 Variances Test
    17. Conducting a 2 Variances Test in Minitab
    18. Conducting a 2 Variances Test in SigmaXL
    19. 2 Sample t-Test
    20. Creating a 2 Sample t-Test in Minitab
    21. Creating a 2 Sample t-Test in SigmaXL
    22. Paired t-Test
    23. Conducting a Paired t-Test in Minitab
    24. Conducting a Paired t-Test in SigmaXL
    25. 1-Proportion Test
    26. Conducting a 1-Proportion Test in Minitab
    27. 2 Proportions Test
    28. Conducting a 2 Proportions Test in Minitab
    29. Conducting a 2 Proportions Test in SigmaXL
    30. Chi Square Test
    31. Creating a Chi Square Test in Minitab
    32. Creating a Chi Square Test in SigmaXL
    33. 1 Sample Sign Test
    34. Conducting a 1 Sample Sign Test in Minitab
    35. Conducting a 1 Sample Sign Test in SigmaXL
    36. Mann-Whitney Test
    37. Conducting a Mann-Whitney Test in Minitab
    38. Conducting a Mann-Whitney Test in SigmaXL

  13. Statistical Process Control

    1. SPC Introduction
    2. Creating Control Charts with Minitab Assistant
    3. The I-MR Chart
    4. Creating an I-MR Chart in Minitab
    5. Creating an I-MR Chart in SigmaXL
    6. The Xbar-R&S Charts
    7. Creating Xbar-R&S Charts in Minitab
    8. Creating Xbar-R Charts in SigmaXL
    9. The P & NP Chart
    10. Creating a P & NP Chart in Minitab
    11. Creating a P Chart in SigmaXL
    12. The U & C Chart
    13. Creating a U & C Chart in Minitab
    14. Creating a U Chart in SigmaXL

  14. Process Capability

    1. Introduction to Process Capability
    2. Process Capability Analysis
    3. Process Capabilty Analysis in Minitab
    4. Process Capability Analysis in SigmaXL
    5. Performance & Sigma Values
    6. Calculating Sigma Values in Minitab
    7. Non-Normal Data Capability Analysis
    8. Non-Normal Data Capability Analysis in Minitab
    9. Non-Normal Data Capability Analysis in SigmaXL

  15. ANOVA

    1. One-Way ANOVA Part 1
    2. One-Way ANOVA Part 2
    3. One-Way ANOVA in Minitab
    4. One-Way ANOVA in SigmaXL
    5. Two-Way ANOVA
    6. Two-Way ANOVA (GLM) in Minitab
    7. Two-Way ANOVA in SigmaXL

  16. Regression

    1. Correlation & Simple Linear Regression
    2. Performing Correlation & Simple Linear Regression in Minitab
    3. Performing Correlation & Simple Linear Regression in SigmaXL
    4. Non-Linear Regression
    5. Performing Non-Linear Regression in Minitab
    6. Performing Non-Linear Regression in SigmaXL
    7. Multiple Regression
    8. Multiple Regression in Minitab
    9. Multiple Regression in SigmaXL

  17. Measurement System Analysis

    1. Gage R&R
    2. Gage R&R in Minitab
    3. Gage R&R in SigmaXL
    4. Attribute Agreement Analysis
    5. Attribute Agreement Analysis in Minitab
    6. Attribute Agreement Analysis in SigmaXL

  18. Design of Experiments

    1. Introduction to DOE
    2. Full Factorial DOE - Part 1
    3. Full Factorial DOE - Part 2
    4. Full Factorial DOE - Part 3
    5. Conducting Full Factorial DOEs in Minitab
    6. Conducting Full Factorial DOEs in SigmaXL
    7. Fractional DOEs
    8. Fractional DOEs in Minitab
    9. Fractional DOEs in SigmaXL
    10. Optimization DOEs - Part 1
    11. Optimization DOEs - Part 2
    12. Optimization DOEs in Minitab
    13. Optimization DOEs in SigmaXL

  19. Continuous Improvement & Control

    1. Improvement Techniques
    2. Control Plans
    3. Poka Yoke (Mistake Proofing)

  20. Minitab 16: Quick Hits

    1. Basic Graphical Tips
    2. Special Cause Tests
    3. Display AD P-Value in Residual Plots
    4. Enabling the DMAIC Toolbar
    5. Minitab Shortcuts