Lean Six Sigma Roles - Roles Help Ensure The Robust Roll Out Of Lean Six Sigma. White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt, and Champion.

1. Lean Six Sigma Roles
Roles Help Ensure The Robust Roll Out Of Lean Six Sigma

2. • Belt levels came from Karate
• Different belts indicate different
levels of expertise
Lean Six Sigma Belt Levels

3. • Has overall understanding of Lean Six
Sigma concepts
• Able to report process issues to
Yellow Belts, Green Belts, Black Belts
• Able to use basic Lean Six Sigma
vocabulary terms
White Belts

4. • Has a basic understanding of Lean
Six Sigma concepts
• Receives additional just-in-time
Lean Six Sigma training from Green
Belts and Black Belts for projects
Yellow Belts

5. • Work as managers, process owners, technical
experts, or in administrative functions
• Responsible for initiating and managing Lean
Six Sigma Projects within their primary
function
• Work closely with Black Belts and are trained
in many of the same ways as Black Belts, but
in less detail
Green Belts

6. • Trained in advanced Lean Six Sigma tools and
methodology
• Hold full-time positions in Lean Six Sigma
organizations
• Train, lead, and support Lean Six Sigma Teams, Green
Belts, and Yellow Belts
• Function in multiple roles for Lean Six Sigma project
teams: coach, mentor, teacher, leader, content expert
Black Belts

7. • Supported by Black Belts
• Usually a full-time position
• Work with executive
management to select projects,
align with company strategy,
assist removal of barriers, and
identify gaps
• Function in multiple roles for
Lean Six Sigma implementation:
coach, mentor, teacher, project
leader, and content expert
Master Black Belts

8. • Have a general understanding
of Lean Six Sigma
• Help select, support, and
promote projects to completion
• Provide resources for project
teams and removes barriers
beyond team’s control
• Essential to smoothing the way
to a culture of process
improvement
Champions

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