Six Sigma Black Belt

**usakos** · 01-02-2008 11:38 AM

Has anyone taken or planning on taking this program, Six Sigma Black Belt?

If so, how effective was it for you?

**exstatic** · 01-03-2008 11:27 AM

Not sure what the program is.. can you expand a little?

**jasaunders** · 01-03-2008 02:12 PM

I do not have a black belt (or green belt) but have taken classes in lean and six sigma, including an advanced DMAIC class.
It completely depends what you want to do with it and what your career is. IMO, its a fad, it will fade in a couple years just like TQM and re-engineering before it.
If you are actually working in a process improvement function though, there are some useful tools.

**BusinessAdviser** · 01-03-2008 02:30 PM

Chuck Norris has a black belt in TWELVE sigma.

**GlobalITSolutions** · 01-03-2008 04:42 PM

I have my Black Belt it is nice to have but putting all the indicatives into play in a business has yet to show major return on investing the time and money for training.

**usakos** · 01-03-2008 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by jasaunders

I do not have a black belt (or green belt) but have taken classes in lean and six sigma, including an advanced DMAIC class.
It completely depends what you want to do with it and what your career is. IMO, its a fad, it will fade in a couple years just like TQM and re-engineering before it.
If you are actually working in a process improvement function though, there are some useful tools.

Thank jasaunders.

I was thinking of signing up for it at Fisher College of Business at OSU. The program costs $5400+