White Belt is the lowest level qualification in Six Sigma (they go in order White, Yellow, Green, Black, Master Black Belt). Most Six Sigma institutes don’t bother with the Six Sigma White Belt (a very low level introduction to Lean Six Sigma), in fact there is some debate as to whether it should exist at all. Many organizations don’t use … [Read more...]

This is the basic of knowledge level, for anyone who wants to have an effect on a Six Sigma project (even if just allowing others to work around them, knowing the benefits). Yellow belts have a basic grounding in Six Sigma and can have small roles in projects, but nowhere near the impact that you can have using Green or Black Belts. They are … [Read more...]

Green Belts are part time Six Sigma professionals, who are skilled in Six Sigma, but usually work in the Six Sigma teams, rather than run the projects (a role usually reserved for Black Belts, although Green Belts can run projects with Black Belt supervision). It can be a stepping stone on the way to being a Black Belt, or a role for people … [Read more...]

Black Belts are the fully fledged ninjas of the Six Sigma world, honorable warriors who wander round companies solving waste issues wherever they go. Leaders of men and women, they have a band of Green and Yellow belts following them in their quest to make companies lean, efficient and profitable. Black belts are chosen out of the ranks … [Read more...]