Yellow Belts are pragmatically trained individuals who possess the technical knowledge and skills necessary to facilitate breakthrough improvements in key process that support the overall business aims and operational goals of an enterprise. In summary, Yellow Belts are individual contributors or front line managers that:

• Work with project teams to optimize existing technology, or being new technologies on line at optimal operating conditions.
• Practice the art and science of solving process-centric problems through the analysis of performance data.
• Implement technical capability to improve the performance of existing processes.
• Solve specific process-oriented or design-centric problems that have a negative impact on customer satisfaction, operational capability, output capacity, cycle time, and other performance-related metrics.
  

Yellow Belt Program Outline: The body of knowledge associated with this 40 hour program-of-study is organized into two primary segments: Global Concepts and General Practices. In terms of structure, both program segments are comprised of core topics. In turn, the topics are defined by competency-based training modules, where each module is comprised of instructional steps. The segment and topic titles associated with the Yellow Belt Program of Study are as follows:

Global Concepts:

• Training Orientation
• Breakthrough Vision
• Business Principles
• Process Management
• Installation Guidelines
• Application Projects
  

General Practices:

• Value Focus
• Lean Practices
• Quality Tools
• Basic Statistics
• Continuous Capability
• Discrete Capability
• Control Methods
  

Yellow Belt Program Goals: Upon completion of this program of study, the student will be able to successfully:

• Practice the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology and basic set of analytical tools.
• Apply the Lean Six Sigma knowledge and skills in support of work-team goals, objectives and tasks.
• Implement the DMAIC methodology and tolls to facilitate the execution of improvement level projects.
• Utilize the principles and practices of Lean Six Sigma to better frame and solve daily problems.
• Improve business value for the customer and provider in an concurrent and synergistic way.
  

Yellow Belt Program Focus: The Yellow Belt program of study will focus on several key areas:

• Six Sigma principles, practices, deployment strategies, and implementation tactics.
• Lean principles, practices, and implementation tactics.
• Basic statistics, process control techniques, process diagnostic methods, and variable search methods.
• Types and uses of performance data, sampling schemes, and data collection.
• Principles and practices associated with process characterization and optimization.
  

Yellow Belt Target Audience: This program of study has been designed for individual contributors and managers. The successful candidate enjoys working with data and solving process-centric problems, as well as working in a project-based, team-oriented environment.

Yellow Belt Training Prerequisites: Basic arithmetic skills are essential (i.e., be able to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and work with fraction and decimals). Basic computer skills are also essential. In this context, a rudimentary understanding of Excel is highly recommended, but not essential.

Yellow Program Schedule: The total instructional time for the White Belt program is approximately 40 hours. The recommended schedule is 2 hours per day.