Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt

Name: Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt
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An Introduction to the Tools and Methods of Continuous Improvement Professionals

Created byRay Harkins, The Manufacturing Academy

Last updated 5/2026

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What you'll learn

What is Six Sigma?
What is Lean Manufacturing?
What is DMAIC?
How do Six Sigma and Lean work together?
What the the LSS belts?
A Rich Overview of the 7 Quality Tools
The 6 "M's" as Sources of Process Variation
The 7 "Mudas" as Sources of Waste

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 22m total length

Introduction to the Course6:36
Learn how lean manufacturing and Six Sigma reduce waste and variation, gaining an introductory white belt foundation with lifetime access and the opportunity to engage with the instructor.
What is Six Sigma?8:07
Define Six Sigma and its link to the normal distribution and dispersion. Learn how to achieve plus or minus Six Sigma within engineering specification limits to nearly eliminate defects.
What is Lean Manufacturing?2:26
Explore lean manufacturing as a waste reduction method that adds customer value by cutting seven muda wastes: transportation, inventory, motion, waiting, overprocessing, overproduction, and defects, plus wasted talents.
What is DMAIC?2:37
Explore the Dmaic problem solving model: define, measure, analyze, improve, and control, and discover how these steps reduce process variation with qualitative and quantitative tools.
How Do Lean and Six Sigma Work Together?4:05
Lean and Six Sigma are complementary improvement methodologies that share the Dmaic cycle. They apply to manufacturing, service, and design to reduce defects, eliminate waste, and reduce variation.
The LSS Belt System6:11
Explore the lean Six Sigma belt system from white to master black, detailing training levels, role responsibilities, and how belts lead and support improvement projects in lean manufacturing.
The Seven Mudas10:18
Explore the seven wastes of lean manufacturing—waiting, overproduction, overprocessing, defects, motion, inventory, and transportation. Learn how non-value-added activities affect return on investment, lead time, and process design.
5S & Workplace Organization8:31
Learn five s, a lean system for creating and sustaining an organized workplace. Apply sorting, straightening, shining, standardizing, and sustaining to reduce waste, boost efficiency, and elevate morale.
The Six M's5:46
Discover the six m's—machine, method, man, material, measurement, and mother nature—as a practical framework for identifying root causes and variation in lean six sigma projects.
Introduction to the Seven Quality Tools, Part 19:58
Explore the seven quality tools, including histograms, Pareto diagrams, and flow charts, and learn how they support the define, measure, analyze, improve, and control phases in Lean Six Sigma.
Introduction to the Seven Quality Tools, Part 211:19
Use checklists to verify steps and prevent omissions; compare upper and lower control limits with specification limits, and apply run charts, scatter plots, correlation, and regression for process capability.
25-Question Practice Exam
Conclusion to the Course3:13
Conclude the Lean Six Sigma white belt course with a focus on continuous improvement, basic tools and concepts, and ongoing problem-solving skills for career growth.
Bonus Lecture3:49
Explore next steps after the white belt with the Lean Six Sigma green belt, DMAIC tools, and process capability concepts like CPK and control charts.

Requirements

Willingness to learn
Desire to understand the basics of continuous improvement
Basic understanding of manufacturing

Description

In this course "Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt" you will learn the foundational concepts and methods of continuous improvement professionals. Lean Six Sigma is the marriage between two different problem solving approaches -- Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing. These approaches have unique histories, tools and emphases, but share the common goal of process improvement.

Six Sigma largely originated from the Japanese automobile industry and focuses on reducing variation, the so called "Enemy of quality". Lean Manufacturing also originated in the automobile industry with major contributions from both Ford and Toyota, and focuses on the reduction of waste and production bottlenecks.

Together, Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing provide a powerful and complementary tool set for today's continuous improvement practitioners. In this class you will learn:

What is Six Sigma?
What is Lean Manufacturing?
How do these two approaches work together?
What are Lean Six Sigma "belts"?
What are the 7 Mudas?
What are the 6M's?
What are the 7 Quality Tools? How do they work?
What are my next steps in Continuous Improvement?

This class "Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt" will introduce you to these major tools and concepts. For those professionals simply seeking to gain a basic understanding of the major LSS terms and concepts, this class will serve nicely as a stand-alone credential. But for those professionals seeking to get started in the continuous improvement field with the intention of continuing their learning, this class will serve very well as a stepping stone into those more in-depth concepts.

When you sign up for this class, you will also have access to two downloadable .pdf's -- one covering the 6M's of Six Sigma and the other covering the 7 Mudas of Lean Manufacturing. And as an added bonus ... When you've competed this course, you will receive from Udemy a downloadable and printable Certificate of Completion for this course "Certified Lean Six Sigma White Belt".

Who this course is for:

Project Managers, Program Managers
Manufacturing Managers, Production Supervisors
Quality Managers, Quality Engineers, Quality Technicians
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers
Business Leaders
Supply Chain and Inventory Specialists