Overview/Description Generally taken near the end of a program, Final Exam: Six Sigma Black Belt (2007 BOK): Analyze enables the learner to test their knowledge in a testing environment. Target Audience Individuals seeking practice in a testing environment, covering the skills and competencies being measured by the courseware. Expected Duration (hours) 2.3 Lesson ObjectivesFinal Exam: Six Sigma Black Belt (2007 BOK): Analyze

Overview/Description In the Analyze phase of the DMAIC methodology, a Six Sigma team begins to analyze the root causes of the problems that it identified in the earlier stages. This analysis may require churning out huge volumes of data of different types. Sometimes this data is of a multivariate nature, meaning that many dependent and independent variables need to be considered simultaneously. As such, Six Sigma teams often use advanced multivariate tools to manage this type of data. Data can also be of an attribute nature, for which Six Sigma teams use a different set of data analysis tools...

Overview/Description Getting to the source of why something has gone wrong in a system or process is critical to identifying the changes necessary for resolving the problem. During the Analyze phase of a Six Sigma project, a Black Belt practitioner utilizes a variety of statistical and nonstatistical tools and methods for analyzing systems and processes to identify variation and defects, reduce costs, eliminate waste, and reduce cycle time. While many of the tools used in the Analyze phase are statistical and quantitative in nature, there are many useful nonstatistical methods. Nonstatistical...