Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement

Course Quick Facts

Dates/Course Numbers
Tuesday, June 24 - Thursday, June 26, 2025

ISE 0625 - 04

Time
9:00am - 5:00pm PST

Cost
$1545 - Online-Interactive

$1545 - On Campus

On-campus registration closes 06/10.

USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement, offered in partnership with the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, allows professionals to learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics, and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a USC Six Sigma Green Belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the USC Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).

If you have any questions regarding our Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement, please contact USC Viterbi School of Engineering today.

What You Will Learn:

Six Sigma Philosophy
Organization
Structure
Approach
DMAIIC
Six Sigma Projects
- Variation
- Histograms
- Statistical Process
Control
Variables
Attributes
- Process Capability
DPMO

Sigma Levels
- Indices
Root Cause Analysis
Break Even
Flow Charts
Pareto Analysis
Check Sheets
Ishikawa Diagrams
Scatter Diagrams
Six Sigma and Organizational Goals Including
- Value Of Six Sigma
- Organizational Factors Influencing Six Sigma
Process Analysis - SIPOC
Case Studies

What you will gain:

Upon completion of this course, you will walk away with the following skills:

Design and develop Six Sigma projects
Determine process capability
Employ the DMAIIC process
Perform basic statistical analysis on process measurements
Prepare root cause analysis
Support and champion Six Sigma implementation in your organization
Understand the Six Sigma philosophy

During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects.

A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28%
A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
A web developer increased annual profits by 10% by cutting cycle time
A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year

Location:

Two course delivery options are available for participants: on-campus and online with interactivity:

On-Campus Course is held in state-of-the-art facilities on the University of Southern California campus, located in downtown Los Angeles. Participants attending on campus will have the option to commute to the course or stay at one of the many hotels located in the area.

Overview of on-campus option:

The ability to interact with faculty and peers in person.
Access to hard copy course materials.
Ability to logon and view archived course information - up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures. Online course access is only available if there are online participants in the program.
If there is a conflict during any on-campus course dates, on-campus participants can elect to be an online/interactive student with prior authorization from Professional Programs. Please note that this is only an option if there are online participants in the program.
Parking, refreshments, and lunch are provided for on-campus participants - unless otherwise specified.

Online (Interactivity) Course delivery is completely online and real-time, enabling interaction with the instructor and fellow participants. Participants have the flexibility of completing the course from a distance utilizing USC's Distance Education Network technology. Students are required to be online for the entirety of each day's session.

Overview of online (interactive):

Virtually participate in the course live - with the ability to either ask questions or chat questions to the entire class.
WebEx technologies provide the option to call into the class and view the entire lecture/materials on a personal computer, or to participate on a computer without having to utilize a phone line.
Ability to logon and view archived course information up to 7 days after the course has been offered. This includes course documents and streaming video of the lectures.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

CEUs: 2.1

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering Certificate of Participation is awarded to all participants upon successful completion of the course.

The USC Viterbi School of Engineering Certificate of Completion and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering certification in Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement will be awarded to those participants that pass the assessment on the final day of the course.

Program Cost & Registration Options:

Reduced Pricing:
Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
Reduced pricing is available for members of IISE. Please contact professional@usc.edu for further information.

Trojan Family
USC alumni, current students, faculty, and staff receive 10% reduced pricing on registration.

Boeing
Boeing employees receive 20% off registration fees (please use Boeing email address when registering).

Edcor Clients
Eligible Edcor participants receive 10% discount on open enrollment executive education programs (please use company email address when registering to receive pricing).

EdAssist Clients
Eligible EdAssist participants receive 10% discount on open enrollment executive education programs.