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Online Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training

Start Your Introduction into Lean Six Sigma with SMU CAPE


Learn what causes defects and waste in a process, product or service, and become familiar with common Six Sigma tools that improve quality and team efficiency and Lean tools that help reduce operational costs and improve customer experience with a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certificate through SMU Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE).

For one hour every other week, you’ll also meet with your instructor, a Certified Master Black Belt, for a live, virtual class session, which will cover the key points of each week’s lesson and allow you to ask questions to help ensure your comprehension of the material.

Complete and submit the form below to receive your Lean Six Sigma program guide.
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Program Expectations

Upon your successful completion of the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt program, you will be able to:

  • Define common Lean and Six Sigma terminology, tools and concepts
  • Identify potential process improvement opportunities in your day-to-day tasks
  • Understand the purpose and process of a Kaizen event
  • Participate in discussions about quality improvement
  • Recognize the differences between Six Sigma and Lean

What You Will Learn

In the four-week program, you will learn fundamental concepts of Lean and Six Sigma methodology to support process improvement projects in your organization and prepare to apply its concepts in the workplace.

  • Understanding variability
  • The importance of improvement
  • The five phases of DMAIC methodology
  • Common tools associated with DMAIC
  • Lean principles
  • Kaizen events
Certificate Overview
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4 Weeks

Live Online Class Tuesdays in addition to
4-6 hours of self-paced study per week

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CEUs: 2.0

Continuing Education Units

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PDUs: 20

Professional Development Units

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$495

Meet Your Instructor

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Brian Galli

Lean Six Sigma Practitioner
and Certified Master Black Belt

About the Instructor

Brian Galli has more than 12 years of experience applying industrial engineering and project management in industries including healthcare, manufacturing and service environments. He has earned a doctoral degree in engineering management from Old Dominion University, a BS in industrial engineering from Binghamton University, a MS in engineering management from Missouri University of Science & Technology and a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from Dartmouth College.

Who Should Enroll?

Designed for Lean Six Sigma beginners, Yellow Belt training provides individuals or groups with a high-level understanding of Lean and Six Sigma basics to start making incremental changes that can strengthen an organization’s operational efficiency.

The Yellow Belt program is ideal for professionals in virtually any industry or role, from front-line workers to corporate executives, who want to learn or sharpen their Lean Six Sigma skills to start putting its strategies into practice.

Are you or a colleague looking for a deeper connection with Lean Six Sigma? Explore our six-week Principles of Lean (previously Lean Continuous Improvement) or Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program to gain a greater understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles and how to make quick and impactful process improvements.

Group (3 or more) and corporate tuition reductions are available to those who qualify.

Six Sigma Training Boosts Average Earnings

U.S. respondents who completed any level of Six Sigma training earn nearly $12,000 more on average than those without any Six Sigma training*.

*2023 ASQ Salary Survey: The Complete Report, December 2023. National long-term projects may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth or salary potential. Certificate program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.
 

Why SMU?

  • SMU Continuing and Professional Education has offered noncredit learning programs since 1953.
  • SMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
  • Lean Six Sigma programs are taught by industry practitioners who have at least a Black Belt certification designation.
  • Live, instructor-led, virtual Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt class sessions are held for one hour every other week.
  • Students who successfully complete the program will be issued a digital Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt badge and certificate through Credly and will earn a lifetime credential through SMU Continuing and Professional Education.
Program Guide

Questions? Call 469-619-9940

Delivered on behalf of Southern Methodist University Continuing and Professional Education by Bisk ©2024. Program cost, availability and requirements are subject to change.