Level 1 · Aligned with the CSSC White Belt body of knowledge and ASQ basics

Lean Six Sigma White Belt

Value, waste, variation, roles, DMAIC, PDCA, 5S, visual management, poka-yoke.

Who it is for — Anyone new to continuous improvement: operators, first-line supervisors, support functions.

10 lessons 30 graded practice questions 15 mock exam questions 2 numerical cases Available languages : DE · EN · ES · FR · IT

Private training. The PROMACEO LEAN certificate is not a certification: it does not exempt you from any exam or prerequisite required by ASQ, IASSC, CSSC, the LCI or any other body.

Detailed syllabus

Unit 1Lean and Six Sigma foundations

  1. 01
    History and philosophy of Lean and Six SigmaPlace the origin of both approaches and explain what each one aims to reduce: waste and lead time for Lean, variation and defects for Six Sigma.
    3 QCM
  2. 02
    Value as the customer sees itDistinguish, within a process, value-added, necessary non-value-added and pure-waste activities, based on the customer's critical-to-quality (CTQ) requirements.
    3 QCM
  3. 03
    The 7 + 1 wastes: TIMWOODSRecognise the eight wastes (muda) in the workplace and link each one to its most frequent cause in the process.
    3 QCM

Unit 2Variation and basic measures

  1. 01
    Variation and its causesExplain why two results are never identical, distinguish common causes from special causes, and avoid overreacting to normal variation.
    3 QCM
  2. 02
    Basic measures: mean, range, defects and DPMOCompute a mean and a range, distinguish a defect from a defective unit, and read a DPMO without confusing it with a percentage of defectives.
    3 QCM · 1 numerical cases

Unit 3Organisation and improvement approaches

  1. 01
    Roles and beltsIdentify the roles in a Lean Six Sigma deployment (sponsor, champion, Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt, Yellow Belt, White Belt, process owner) and place the contribution expected from a White Belt.
    3 QCM
  2. 02
    DMAIC at a glanceName the five DMAIC phases, the central question of each and a typical deliverable, in order to follow a project without leading it.
    3 QCM
  3. 03
    PDCA and Kaizen: everyday improvementRun a small improvement with the PDCA cycle and distinguish daily Kaizen, Kaizen event and DMAIC project.
    3 QCM

Unit 4Everyday tools

  1. 01
    5S and visual managementRun through the five 5S steps and design visual management that reveals the gap between normal and abnormal in under three seconds.
    3 QCM
  2. 02
    Reading a VSM and error-proofing with poka-yokeRead a value stream map (VSM) — cycle time, takt time, work in progress, lead time, value-added ratio — and recognise a poka-yoke device and its two functions.
    3 QCM · 1 numerical cases

Mock exam

15 questions drawn at random from every unit, 20 minutes, 70% pass mark. Unlocked once every lesson and every case has been completed.

Body of knowledge

Aligned with the CSSC White Belt body of knowledge and ASQ basics. References →

Certificate

When you pass the mock exam (≥ 70%), you download a personal PDF certificate with a verification QR code. It explicitly states that it is a private, non-certifying training program.

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