Black Belt Design for Six Sigma

Course information

12 days
12, 13 & 14 May, 16, 17 & 18 June, 15, 16 & 17 September, and 6, 7, & 8 October 2025

Investment

The investment is €7.200,- (ex. VAT) per participant. Included are 12 training days, comprehensive course materials, project support during the training days, lunch and refreshments. In addition, four times free participation in the six sigma User Group.

In addition, participants will receive a 7-month license for Minitab, the software utilized during the course. If you already have Minitab, you will instead receive a complimentary coaching hour with the trainer.

Excluding costs for the optional exam training, the theoretical exam and the evaluation of the two projects that are required for the BB certification.

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About the HI-PP4 Black Belt Design for Six Sigma course.

You will be trained to be a professional Black Belt and you can take the lead within projects and implement them according to the DfSS methodology.

The focus on customer demand and the proactive way of collecting and evaluating data leads to better products and an up-to-date development process for your organization. This has a significant impact on product design, quality, reliability, operating results and customer satisfaction.

With this course you’ll learn:

The Design for Six Sigma (DfSS) methodology
To reach an effective risk management process (FMEA) including risk mitigation
Creative techniques (TRIZ), preparation of experiments (DOEs), measurement system evaluations (GR&R) and reliability engineering methods

Teaching professionals.

Marcel Logger

Competence Lead Six Sigma & Master Black Belt

Marcel is an enthusiastic, ambitious and results-oriented Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma with a background in manufacturing, services and logistics. In addition, Marcel is an experienced trainer in programs such as FMEA, Six Sigma GB/BB and our Advanced Leadership program.

Theo de Goede

Sr. Project Manager & Master Black Belt

Theo is an experienced and passionate Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, with a specialization in managing product development and process improvement projects. His skills can be applied in all technical and business situations where management and improvement of (product design) processes is a common factor. Final goal; a design or production process that meets customer needs.

Course: Black Belt Design for Six Sigma.

Outcome

The Black Belt Design for Six Sigma course enables you to further translate customer wishes through the Design for Six Sigma methodology.

At a time of increasing pressure on Time-to-Market this unique Black Belt Design for six sigma course provides you with the right resources to successfully address challenges in development of new products, services and processes and to implement and embed this method into your organization.

Black Belt Design for Six Sigma

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What you’ll learn.

Block 1 - day 1/3

Introduction, with Design for Six Sigma
DfSS project definition, business case
DfSS requirements, voice of the customer
Basic statistics, introduction Minitab

Block 2 – day 4/6

Requirements and CTQ (Critical to Quality) flowdown
Methodical design
Lean, process mapping, risk management, FMEA, problem solving
Process capability, DPMO, non-normal data Block

Block 3 - day 7/8

TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)
Data Analysis 1: hypothesis testing
Data Analysis 2: regression analysis, non-parametric testing
Design of Experiments 1

Block 4 – day 10/12

Design of Experiments 2
Robust design & tolerancing
Design for Reliability and application of DfSS tools
Linking tools to DIDOV and DMAIC methodologies, closure

Relevant courses.

HI-PP2 Green Belt Six Sigma

Product and Process Development

This course will teach you to perform development and improvement projects independently according to the DMAIC methodology.

Marcel Logger

Competence Lead Six Sigma & Master Black Belt

6 days

HI-PP3 Green Belt to Black Belt

Product and Process Development

This course focuses on certified Green Belt professionals who want to deepen their knowledge at the Black Belt level.

Theo de Goede

Sr. Project Manager & Master Black Belt

8 days

HI-PP5 Master Black Belt

Product and Process Development System Engineering

Learn how to develop and lead successful improvement programs within organizations.

Marcel Logger

Competence Lead Six Sigma & Master Black Belt

6 days

HI-PP6 One Day Workshop Cost of Non-Quality

Product and Process Development

The training Cost of Non-Quality gives you all the insights you need to attack your company’s cost of non-quality.

Ir. Ron Kamp

Master Black Belt

1 day

HI-PP7 Failure Mode & Effects Analysis Facilitator

Product and Process Development Reliability System Engineering Data Science & AI

Learn to execute and facilitate risk analysis within your Product Creation Process.

Marcel Logger

Competence Lead Six Sigma & Master Black Belt

4 days

October 1 - October 1

Practical information.

For whom

The course aims at professionals who execute projects for the development of new products, services and processes. Affinity with fact based decision-making supported by statistics and personal involvement in projects is preferred. The training is suitable for professionals on Academic or HBO level, or an adequate level of knowledge gained by experience. To follow this course you don't have to be a certified Green Belt.

Certificate

You will receive proof of participation.

The training is a good preparation for the certification programs of the Holland Innovative Academy:

Two variants: Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma
Two degrees: green belt and black belt
Two exam components: theory exam and practical component (1 or 2 successful projects)

To obtain the certificate, candidates need to demonstrate they control the Green Belt or Black Belt level of the learning objectives specified in the six sigma curriculum. This is tested through a theoretical exam. In addition candidates need to submit one (Green Belt) or two (Black Belt) successful projects, demonstrating that they can apply the Six Sigma way of working effectively.

Alternative certification options are the UvA and IASSC programs.