1. Can I Take my Final Exam before I complete the Lean or Six Sigma course?

   No. We SSDSI audits the courses before an exam is given. If the courses are not completed, we will withhold the exam exam until the required modules are completed.

   
   

2. Do you provide onsite training for Lean and or Six Sigma?

   Yes. Check out our business solutions at http://sixsigmadsi.com/business-solutions.asp.

   
   

3. How long do I have to complete and submit my Lean or Six Sigma project in order to receive my certification?

   You have 6 months (180 Days) after your course completion date to complete and submit a Lean or Six Sigma project for certification.

   
   

4. How long does the Online portion of the Belt Course last?

   Refer to the Belt page of the belt that you are taking. Under the Course Description for each course, there is a "Course Details" that will explain the Online Course Duration among many other pertinent details.

   
   

5. I am having difficulties launching the Lean Six Sigma Free Demo from the site www.sixsigmadsi.com. When it doesn't launch, I "click here" as directed and still no demo. Closing the window as directed just closes the window...no demo. I have tried it with Google Chrome and with IE8 and ensured pop-up blockers off.

   Go to Internet Explorer, Tools, Scroll down and select, Internet Options. At the General tab under Browsing history, select Settings. Select "Every time I visit the webpage" or Automatically, then OK. At Browsing history, delete your Temporary Internet files, then select OK.

   
   

6. I have completed my course work, please provide me with the next step in obtaining my Certification. I've complete my course work.

   Please go to this link: http://sixsigmadsi.com/certification.asp ... the information on this link will explain what to do next for your certification.

   
   

7. I'm the Learning Management System Administrator at my company, a healthcare facility and there has been some interest in your courseware at our hospital. Do you provide any on-line courseware that communicates with an LMS via SCORM? If not, how flexible is your reporting? Can we get excel or csv formats to import into our system?

   Our portal is fully compliant with AICC. We are in the process of becoming compliant with SCORM. We have a wide reporting function that can export to text or csv format. We also are rolling out Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare modules.

   
   

8. If I take the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course immediatly after the Green Belt Course, Is it possible to combine the Green Belt and Black Belt Projects.

   Yes, with approval from SSDSI Master Black Belt. You must show use of the Green Belt and Black Belt tools learned in the course.

   
   

9. What is the password to get into the final exam?

   Please contact Lisa at 888-743-7161 or lrogne@sixsigmadsi.com for your final exam password.

   
   

10. Who do I contact after my course completion to begin my Lean Six Sigma project?

    Please contact Lisa at LRogne@sixsigmadsi.com to be assigned a Master Black Belt to oversee and approve your Lean Six Sigma project completion.

    
    

"Words of Wisdom" from the Team At SSDSI..:"

2011-04-15T15:24:00.000-07:00 Lean Implementation at Mission Linen in Sacramento ... This week I spent time with Mission Linen in Sacramento, California in the first week of a Lean (and partly Six Sigma) Implementation. They have a vendor presently implementing what they are calling "Lean Six Sigma" in a few of their other facilities. I had a few of their employees in my Lean and Six Sigma course and they saw a different side of Lean and Six Sigma. They asked me to lead the implementation at their Sacramento facility. Through the concepts of Pull, Kanban, and Flow, they see production of their core items in a whole new way. This will have a significant effect on their throughput. It's great to see a plan come together ;)

2011-04-01T09:41:00.000-07:00 Training is sometimes “a job” (but most of the time it’s just fun :) ... I was in the home of the Astro's Baseball team teaching a Six Sigma Week #2 course. For those of you who watch my Facebook page, you will think to yourself "but Kevin has not taught a week #1 in Houston in more than six months". You are correct … I was subbing for another instructor. We had a small class (of three) but they were very engaged in class (even though we had a series of sunny Spring days and a clear view to the outside through a large window;). This was a tough class, because i ended up catching Strep Throat on Tuesday morning and taught all day with an ever increasing fever (102 by days end). I went to the Clinic in Walgreens (a great business model, by the way to have a clinic right next to the pharmacy!), received some antibiotics. I felt fair the next morning but taught the whole day and was worn out by 5pm. Wednesday was the kicker, because not only did i teach all day with strep throat, but i ended up with Laryngitis. By the end of the day I had to use all but use sign language to be understood. Not to fear though... I made it through the day, and the class was still engaged. I gained some of my voice back for Thursday's session but had to actually use pictures to be understood sometimes. We made it a game of Pictionary at one point in the class. All in all, it was a great class. A picture is on my Facebook page. I have a lot of fun teaching and consulting, but the man upstairs likes to humble me every now and again. He sure did a good job this week :) Next week, i will be headed to Toronto Canada to help a company that's implementing Six Sigma at Kraft Foods worldwide.