Six Sigma Series

Yellow Belt

Green Belt

Black Belt

Process Excellen

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Fall 2009

www.xavier.edu/xlc

Purpose: Create Leaders. We are changing the world of leadership, one leader at a time.Xavier Leadership Center (formerly Xavier Consulting Group) was founded on the belief that leadership is a life-long process of learning, growing and evolving.

Through our leadership programs, you will strengthen core competencies and build a leadership culture that provides enduring innovations and competitive advantages.

You will actively learn the skills necessary to drive change within your organization through facilitated discussions, gaining control of the future.

Welcome to the Xavier Leadership Center, where change comes from within.

Leadership is not conveyed by hierarchical status but by manifesting a set of core values in life and work. True, authentic leadership creates leaders, not followers.

Six Sigma Certificate Program

Course FeesComplete Series $4,195

Dates & TimesYellow Belt: September 11, 2009 Green Belt: October 6-8, 2009Black Belt: November 2-6, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Six Sigma, the disciplined quality management process that helps you deliver near-perfect products and services, has boosted productivity and increased revenues for industry leaders around the world. You can use these same principles and practices to streamline an individual project or overhaul your entire organization.

The Xavier Leadership Center’s Six Sigma Certificate Program consists of three workshops, completed consecutively, that total nine days of learning and practicing the six sigma process. In addition, homework assignments allow you to further develop and demonstrate your competence.

Learn more about how Xavier Leadership Center’s Six Sigma Certificate Program can help you transform your organization, or register for the program at www.xavier.edu/xlc.

Yellow Belt: Understanding the Six Sigma Approach

You may already know that sigma measures how far a given process deviates from perfection, and that six sigma represents 3.4 defects per million or less. What you’re about to find out is how learning and practicing the six sigma approach can help your organization reduce costs, increase revenues, improve productivity, shorten time to market and increase market share.

In the Yellow Belt session you’ll be introduced to the world of six sigma. You’ll learn how companies like Motorola and GE have reinvented themselves to meet six sigma standards; how quality management has evolved into a process for sustained excellence; and how you can revolutionize the way you do business by implementing six sigma principles and practices.

The bottom line? With six sigma you’ll get results.

What You Will LearnIn just one day you will learn how to:

define six sigma and identify its principles at work•

analyze an organization’s readiness to implement six sigma•

isolate the roles and responsibilities of six sigma practitioners•

measure six sigma effectiveness and efficiency•

recognize leadership’s responsibility to initiate and sustain a six •sigma approach

Take the first step toward harnessing the power of six sigma for your organization!

Who Should AttendYou can benefit from the Yellow Belt session if you are a senior manager, executive sponsor, project manager or line manager who is responsible for product or service output in your organization, or a team member who works within a six sigma environment.

Course Fees$495

Dates & TimesSeptember 11, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Green Belt: Essential Six Sigma Skills

Roll up your sleeves because you’re about to do some heavy lifting.

The Green Belt session is a three-day workshop designed to fully immerse you in the nuts and bolts of implementing the six sigma process. It’s all about using the DMAIC method for process improvement – design, measure, analyze, improve and control. You’ll soon be awash in charts, maps, metrics, diagrams and a host of other sophisticated tools and techniques for solving problems and improving quality. In the end, you’ll be fully equipped to become an effective team player in your specific business area.

What You Will LearnAs a six sigma Green Belt graduate you will know how to:

address business improvement projects using the DMAIC problem •solving method

create a charter and map an improvement process•

collect and analyze data with an eye toward becoming a lean •enterprise

implement corrective action and stabilize improvement•

integrate six sigma methodology with real-world challenges•

The Green Belt program is a start-to-finish hands-on learning experience for building your six sigma expertise.

Who Should AttendYou’re ready for the Green Belt program if you have completed the Yellow Belt session and will be participating in a six sigma operation as a team member or leader.

Course Fees$1,495

Dates & TimesOctober 6-8, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Black Belt: Team Leadership and Facilitation

In six sigma projects, success trickles down. That’s why team leaders play a crucial role in implementing and sustaining the six sigma approach.

To prepare for the leadership challenge you’ll spend five days learning how to initiate, manage and conclude a six sigma project. From advanced process practices to team dynamics to preparing a detailed cost analysis, it’s all here to give you the tools you’ll need to hit the ground running your next day back on the job.

Follow-up work will make your transition to six sigma leadership even more effective. You’ll put your knowledge to work when you identify a real work process in your own organization, complete the DMAIC steps and submit your project for professional feedback.

What You Will LearnIn an action-packed week of discussion, exploration and practice you’ll learn how to:

identify team member roles and meet team development challenges•

define, scope and work a six sigma project•

facilitate effective and efficient team meetings•

apply advanced statistical methods•

present, transition and close out projects•

Guided classroom work supported by on-the-job practice is a formula that will help you grow and develop your organization.

Who Should AttendYou are eligible for Black Belt participation if you are a team leader or facilitator and if you have completed the Yellow Belt and Green Belt program requirements.

Course Fees$2,495

Dates & TimesNovember 2-6, 2009

8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Phone513 745-3396

Toll free: 800 982-2673

Onlinewww.xavier.edu/xlc

MailXavier Leadership Center3800 Victory ParkwayCincinnati, OH 45207-7510

You will receive a confirmation packet within one week of your registration. Please call if you do not receive this information.

FeeThe registration fee includes seminar attendance, participant materials, on premises lunch, refreshment breaks and parking. Full payment is due prior to seminar attendance. Prices are subject to change.

Team SavingsWhen a group of three or more participants from the same organization attends the same seminar, each participant is entitled to a 10 percent discount on the seminar fee.

Earn CEUsBoth continuing education units and certificates of completion are awarded for participation.

LocationThe seminars are held in the Schiff Conference Center on the fourth level of the Cintas Center, located at 1624 Herald Avenue, 45207, on Xavier University’s campus.

Substitutions, Cancellations And RefundsSubstitutions may be made at any time prior to the day of the seminar. Please notify the Xavier Leadership Center in advance by calling 513 745-3396 or 800 982-2673.

We allow cancellations up to one week prior to the seminar. After that, a 50 percent seminar fee will be imposed. No-shows will be assessed a 100 percent fee. Registrations are not confirmed until payment is received.

Our Commitment To QualityYour satisfaction is 100 percent guaranteed. If you are dissatisfied with the seminar for any reason, your registration fee will be refunded in full.

Bring the program on-site to your company for ten or more participants.

Call Bruce Miller: 513 745-3230 for more information.

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