Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (LSSYB) Certification Practice Exam
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (LSSYB) Certification
About Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Practice Exam
A Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC) Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt is an individual who has attained a basic knowledge of Six Sigma but does not lead projects on their own. They are often responsible for the development of process maps to support Six Sigma projects.
The Council for Sigma Certification (CSSC) offers 2 different paths to earning your Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification. Individuals who have already received training and feel that they have significant understanding of the topics covered in the Yellow Belt Certification “Body of Knowledge,” can simply sit for our standard comprehensive examination.
Skills Required
A Yellow Belt participates as a core team member or subject matter expert (SME) on a project or projects. In addition, Yellow Belts may often be responsible for running smaller process improvement projects using the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) methodology. PDCA, often referred to as the Deming Wheel, enables Yellow Belts to identify processes that could benefit from improvement. These smaller Yellow Belt projects often get escalated to the Green Belt or Black Belt level, where a DMAIC methodology is used to maximize cost savings utilizing Statistical Process Control.
Who should take Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Exam?
Path 1: Ideal for candidates:
- Who have already received training and feel that they have a significant understanding the “Body of Knowledge.”
- Who are only seeking a single level of certification.
- Who would be comfortable completing their exam in 1 hour.
- Price: $99.00!
Path 2: Ideal for candidates:
- Who are utilizing one of our free Self-Study Guides either independently or in conjunction with a training provider.
- Looking to earn the various levels of “Belts” as they progress, without incurring additional examination fees.
- That feel they may need more than 3 attempts to pass the examination.
- Who would prefer a non-timed exam format.
- Price: $349.00!
Exam Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking the CSSC Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Exam. Once the examination assessment fee is paid, you will have 1 year to successfully pass the exam.
There is no project requirement for this level of Certification.
Exam Details
- Exam Code: LSSYB
- Exam Duration: 1 hour
- Total Questions: 50 questions
- Passing Score: Score of 140 points (or higher) out of a total 200 possible points.
- Total Attempts: 3 attempts
Course Outline
The Yellow Belt designation refers to employees that have basic training in the Six Sigma quality improvement methodology and participate in related projects. They have a basic understanding of the methodology and assume a supportive role to both Green and Black Belts within a Six Sigma Team. Like the Green Belts, they usually also have other non-Six Sigma related responsibilities within their job descriptions.
The Yellow Belt designation refers to employees that have basic training in the Six Sigma quality improvement methodology and participate in related projects. They have a basic understanding of the methodology and assume a supportive role to both Green and Black Belts within a Six Sigma Team. Like the Green Belts, they usually also have other non-Six Sigma related responsibilities within their job descriptions.
Domain 1 - What is Six Sigma?
- Data Driven Processes and Decisions
- Decision Making Without Six Sigma
- Decision Making With Six Sigma
- Defining Six Sigma
- Real World Examples
- Calculating Sigma Level
- Sigma Level Is Not a Final Indicator
- Common Six Sigma Principles
- Customer-Focused Improvement
- Value Streams
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Variation
- Removing Waste
- Equipping People
- Controlling the Process
- Challenges of Six Sigma
- Lack of Support
- Lack of Resources or Knowledge
- Poor Project Execution
- Data Access Issues
- Concerns about Using Six Sigma in a Specific Industry
Domain 2 - Six Sigma History and Application
- The Development of Statistical Process Control
- Continuous Process Improvement: Toyota and Lean
- Motorola’s Focus on Defects
- ABB, Allied Signal, and General Electric
- Continued Growth of Six Sigma
- Applying Six Sigma Knowledge
- The Levels of Six Sigma Certification
- White Belt
- Yellow Belt
- Green Belt
- Black Belt
- Master Black Belt
- Certification Exams
Domain 3 - Other Process Improvement and Quality Methods
- Other Formal Quality or Process Improvement Programs
- Lean Process Management
- Total Quality Management
- Business Process Reengineering
- Rummler-Brache
- Scrum
- The Customer Experience Management Method (CEM)
- JumpStart
- When to Choose Six Sigma
- When Facing the Unknown
- When Problems Are Widespread and Not Defined
- When Solving Complex Problems
- When Costs Are Closely Tied to Processes
Domain 4 - Lean Concepts
- The Seven Muda
- Overproduction
- Correction
- Inventory
- Motion
- Conveyance
- Over-Processing
- Waiting
- Other Forms of Waste
- Talent
- Ideas
- Capital/Cash
- Two Types of Muda
- Type I Muda
- Type II Muda
- 5S
- Phase I: Sort
- Phase 2: Straighten
- Phase 3: Shine
- Phase 4: Standardize
- Phase 5: Sustain
- Just-in-Time Manufacturing
- Lean Concepts Crop Up in Many Improvement Methodologies
Domain 5 - Basic Six Sigma Concepts
- Standard Deviation
- The Pareto Principle
- Creating a Basic Pareto Chart in Excel
- Voice of the Customer
- Building a VOC Campaign
- Selecting the Right VOC Tools
- The Likert Scale
- Basic Metrics
- Defects per Million Opportunities
- Defects per Unit
- First Time Yield (FTY)
- Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)
Domain 6 - Approaching the Problem
- Problem Functions: y = f(x)
- The 5 Whys
- When to Use 5 Whys
- Conducting a 5 Whys Session
- Creating a Problem Statement
- Example of a Strong Problem Statement
- Example of a Weak Problem Statement
- Writing Your Own Problem Statement
- Problem Statements Lead to Objective Statements/Goals
Domain 7 - What is a Process?
- What is a Process?
- Four Layers of the Process Definition
- The Steps
- Processing Time
- Interdependencies
- Resources and Assignment
- Major Process Components
- Inputs
- Outputs
- Events
- Tasks
- Decisions
- All Components Are Related
- Process Owners
- What does a process owner do?
- Data
- Defining Process Components: The SIPOC
- Benefits of a SIPOC Diagram
- Creating a SIPOC Diagram
- Tips for a SIPOC Brainstorming Session
- Sample SIPOC Diagrams
- Business-Level SIPOC Diagram
- SIPOC of an Automated Process
- SIPOC with Enablers Noted
- Create Your Own SIPOC Diagram
Domain 8 - Quality
- Critical to Quality Characteristics
- Why Identify CTQs?
- Using a CTQ Tree to Convert Customer Needs to Quality Metrics
- The CoQ and the CoPQ
- The Cost of Poor Quality
- Calculating the Cost of Poor Quality
- The Cost of Quality
- Calculating the Cost of Quality
- The Cost of Quality and Six Sigma
- Managing Cost of Quality
- Quality is Critical to Success
Domain 9 - Selecting the Right Projects
- Juggling the Right Amount of Projects
- Enterprise-Level Selection Process
- The Project Viability Model
- Project Selection at a Process Level
- See For Yourself
Domain 10 - Basic Six Sigma Team Management
- Building a Six Sigma Team
- Team Member Roles
- Timelines, Scheduling, and Milestones
- Phase-Based Timeline
- Critical Path Method
- Milestone Meetings
- Budgets
- Defined Measures of Success
Domain 10 - Introduction to DMAIC and DMADV
- DMAIC versus DMADV
- Define
- Measure
- Analyze
- Improve
- Control
- Design
- Verify
- Breaking Up the Elephant
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