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LSSBB: Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Lead complex improvement projects, coach Green Belts and turn statistics into business decisions.

  • 64 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • Advanced statistics, regression and DOE in depth
  • Change leadership, coaching and programme deployment
  • Multi-phase capstone project with tollgate reviews
  • Practice questions with review
Duration
8 Days | 64 Hrs
Next batch
Batches on request
Delivery
Live Online · Onsite · Corporate
Level
Advanced
Exam
LSSBB
Language
English

Why learn LSSBB with Ace Skills

  • Real statistical depth

    Design, run and interpret experiments and regression models on realistic data.

  • Capstone with tollgates

    Move a complex case through every DMAIC tollgate with trainer feedback.

  • Leadership and coaching

    Practise sponsor conversations, resistance handling and coaching Green Belts.

  • Programme thinking

    Learn to select, prioritise and govern a portfolio of improvement projects.

Course overview

Black Belts lead the improvement projects that are too complex, too cross-functional or too data-heavy for a Green Belt alone. They also coach others and help leaders choose which problems are worth solving. This eight-day course builds both the technical depth and the leadership habits the role demands.

The first half revisits DMAIC at Black Belt depth. You will work with larger datasets, assess measurement systems for continuous and attribute data, model capability for non-normal processes and choose the right hypothesis test with confidence. Multiple regression, logistic regression and nonparametric tests are introduced with practical interpretation rather than theory alone.

The second half focuses on designing and running experiments — full and fractional factorials, screening designs and response surface basics — followed by advanced control strategies, Lean flow and the people side of change. You will practise stakeholder influence, resistance handling, coaching conversations and deploying an improvement programme across an organisation.

A capstone project runs through the course with tollgate reviews at the end of each phase, giving you a complete storyboard to discuss with your sponsor.

This course is aligned to the body of knowledge common to Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Certifying bodies differ in format and project requirements, so the exam option is confirmed with you at enrolment. Ace Skills does not guarantee a pass.

Key features

  • Black Belt depth across the full DMAIC cycle
  • Regression, nonparametric tests and DOE with real datasets
  • Capstone project with tollgate reviews
  • Change leadership and coaching practice
  • Programme deployment and project selection methods
  • Course completion certificate from Ace Skills Consulting
  • Post-training support while you run your first Black Belt project

Who should attend

  • Certified or experienced Green Belts
  • Continuous improvement and operational excellence leads
  • Quality managers and engineers
  • Transformation and programme managers
  • Analysts who lead cross-functional improvement work

Prerequisites

  • Green Belt knowledge or equivalent project experience
  • Comfort with basic statistics and spreadsheets
  • A laptop with Excel; Minitab recommended

Curriculum

8 Days · 64 Hours · 22 Modules · 13 Labs

  1. Organisation-wide improvement

    • Lean Six Sigma deployment models
    • Roles and governance
    • Linking projects to strategy
    • Benefits tracking

    Project selection

    • Prioritisation matrices
    • Balanced scorecards
    • Project risk and readiness
    • Lab: Prioritise a project portfolio · 45 min

    Advanced Define

    • Complex chartering
    • Stakeholder and influence mapping
    • VOC analysis with affinity and Kano
    • Lab: Charter the capstone project · 45 min

  2. Data collection strategy

    • Sampling plans
    • Operational definitions
    • Rational subgrouping

    Measurement systems

    • Gauge R&R for continuous data
    • Attribute agreement analysis
    • Bias, linearity and stability
    • Lab: Evaluate two measurement systems · 50 min

    Capability

    • Short- and long-term capability
    • Non-normal data and transformations
    • Capability for attribute data
    • Lab: Capability analysis with non-normal data · 45 min

  3. Probability and distributions

    • Binomial, Poisson and normal
    • Central limit theorem
    • Confidence intervals

    Hypothesis testing in depth

    • Power and sample size
    • One- and two-sample tests
    • Paired tests
    • Tests for variances
    • Proportion tests
    • Lab: Select and run the right test for six scenarios · 60 min

    Nonparametric tests

    • Mann-Whitney
    • Kruskal-Wallis
    • Mood’s median

  4. ANOVA

    • One-way and two-way ANOVA
    • Multiple comparisons
    • Checking assumptions
    • Lab: Two-way ANOVA on service data · 45 min

    Regression

    • Multiple regression
    • Multicollinearity
    • Model selection
    • Residual diagnostics
    • Logistic regression introduction
    • Lab: Build and validate a regression model · 55 min

    Capstone tollgate

    • Analyse-phase findings
    • Presenting statistical results to sponsors

  5. DOE fundamentals

    • Planning experiments
    • Randomisation, replication and blocking
    • Full factorial designs

    Efficient designs

    • Fractional factorials and resolution
    • Screening designs
    • Centre points
    • Lab: Design and analyse a fractional factorial · 60 min

    Optimisation

    • Response surface introduction
    • Interpreting contour plots
    • Confirmation runs

  6. Lean flow

    • Takt time and line balancing
    • Pull systems and kanban
    • SMED
    • Theory of constraints
    • Lab: Rebalance a process to takt time · 45 min

    Solution design

    • Creative techniques
    • Pugh matrix
    • Design FMEA
    • Pilot design and evaluation
    • Lab: Pugh matrix and pilot plan for the capstone · 45 min

  7. Advanced control

    • Control chart selection for varied data
    • EWMA and CUSUM introduction
    • Control plans and audits
    • Lab: Design a control strategy · 45 min

    Leading change

    • Change models
    • Resistance and influence
    • Communication planning
    • Team dynamics and facilitation

    Coaching

    • Coaching Green Belts
    • Tollgate reviews
    • Giving feedback on analysis
    • Lab: Coaching role-play · 40 min

  8. Capstone presentations

    • Full DMAIC storyboard
    • Financial validation
    • Lessons learned
    • Lab: Present the capstone to a mock sponsor panel · 90 min

    Exam readiness

    • Body of knowledge review
    • Calculation practice
    • Practice questions with review
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Skills you will gain

  • DMAIC leadership
  • Project portfolio selection
  • Measurement systems analysis
  • Non-normal capability
  • Hypothesis testing
  • Nonparametric tests
  • ANOVA
  • Multiple regression
  • Design of experiments
  • Lean flow
  • Statistical process control
  • Change management
  • Coaching

Tools & technologies

  • Minitab
  • Microsoft Excel
  • DOE worksheets
  • Project storyboard template

Certification exam

Exam details
Exam nameLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam
Exam codeLSSBB
Voucher includedNo — book directly with the vendor

Skill areas measured

  1. Enterprise deployment and project selection
  2. Define
  3. Measure
  4. Analyse
  5. Improve
  6. Control
  7. Lean enterprise
  8. Team leadership and change management

Exam details are pending verification. Vendors change exams; confirm on the official vendor page before booking.

Schedule & Pricing

Live Online

Individual

Price on request

  • 64 hours of live, trainer-led sessions
  • 13 hands-on labs
  • Ace Skills course completion certificate

Onsite

At your office or our centre

Pricing depends on location, group size and dates.

  • Delivered at your premises or an Ace centre
  • Same curriculum and labs as live online
  • Dates planned around your team

Corporate / Team

Private batch for your organisation

A private batch with content adapted to your environment and goals.

  • Customised curriculum
  • Private batch, online or onsite
  • Progress and assessment reports
  • GST invoice and PO-based billing

No public batches scheduled — Talk to an Advisor for a private batch.

Projects & labs you will build

  • Day 3 · 60 min

    Select and run the right test for six scenarios

  • Day 4 · 55 min

    Build and validate a regression model

  • Day 5 · 60 min

    Design and analyse a fractional factorial

Your certificate

Certificate of Completion — Ace Skills Consulting

Awarded on completing the course. It records the course title and training hours, and you can share it on your LinkedIn profile.

Frequently asked questions

Which body certifies the Black Belt?

Certification is offered by several bodies with different exam formats and project requirements. We confirm the certifying body with you at enrolment.

Do I need a Green Belt first?

Most learners hold one or have equivalent project experience. If you do not, speak to an advisor about starting with our Green Belt course.

How heavy is the statistics?

Substantially deeper than Green Belt. Every method is practised in software, so you focus on choosing and interpreting tests rather than hand calculation.

Is Minitab required?

It is strongly recommended for DOE and regression. Excel alternatives are shown where practical.

Can the capstone use our own project?

Yes, for private batches we can build the capstone around a project from your organisation.

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