Lean in Finance in partnership with SSA & Company, offer Master Black Belt Certification, highly refined and innovative program that steps beyond traditional Black Belt training. Our participants are taught Lean and Six Sigma tools and techniques while executing a real process improvement project at their home companies. Master Black Belt (MBB) Certification status represents the pinnacle of business process improvement expertise. This role is typically reserved for top-performing, high-potential Lean Six Sigma Black Belts who have delivered exceptional results. Master Black Belts help shape the future of their company by leading both the strategy and tactics of Lean Six Sigma process improvement activities. This intense certification program helps Master Black Belt candidates achieve an in-depth understanding of Six Sigma, Lean, and Change Management, and equips them to establish and implement process improvement strategies for solving complex business process problems quickly and efficiently. In addition to classroom training, the Master Black Belt Certification program includes 24 hours of individual remote project mentoring and coaching to ensure participants master the Six Sigma methodology and understand how best to apply it in leading their organisations.


The SSA Difference
In order to successfully lead and implement process improvement initiatives, Master Black Belts must also have the ability to teach and implement Lean, Six Sigma, and Change Management methodologies within their company’s specific business framework. SSA & Company’s Master Black Belt Certification course is tailored to both the needs of the individual and the companies they represent so that the Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies are aligned directly with an organization’s strategic goals. In addition to building knowledge and skills, the Master Black Belt Certification course addresses the practical leadership and cultural change issues that Master Black Belts face in their role as process improvement experts, and as trainers and mentors to Green Belts and Black Belts.
SSA & Company’s Master Black Belt Certification curriculum also includes Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) training – a Lean Six Sigma-based methodology for designing new products, processes, and/or services that achieve high levels of performance from the initial launch or rollout. The topics covered in this portion of the curriculum include Voice of the Customer (VOC) capture, Quality Function Deployment, requirements flow-down, process capability roll-up, balanced scorecard, invention technologies, and simulation.  While Design For Six Sigma is not required for Master Black Belt Certification, it is highly recommended that each student take advantage of this offering.
 
Benefits/Outcomes
• Ability to assist organizational leaders in shaping the future of the business and in leading high-level multimillion dollar projects
• An in-depth understanding of Six Sigma, Lean, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and Change Management
• A powerful roadmap and toolset to solve complex problems efficiently and effectively
• A practical understanding of how to lead strategic change, manage a classroom, develop a topical module, and transfer Lean Six Sigma knowledge via training and mentoring to Green Belts and Black Belts

Course Requirements
Attendance at all 6 days recommended
Black Belt Certification (attended training and completed at least two projects); proficiency in the core Lean Six Sigma tools
Windows-based laptop computer with a USB port (participant must have access to the laptop throughout the training)
Minitab or JMP (loaded on laptop prior to attending training)
Strong facilitation, presentation, oral, and written communication skills
Prior teaching experience and advanced statistical application skills (optional)



Cost 8.400€ + VAT per person in open course formula
or
Cost 6.500€ + vat per person in open course formula if you don't want to test the extended reality XR-VR-AR

For registration of 2 people for the same company we offer a discount of 10%.
The cost of the course can be financed by: Fondo Banche Assicurazioni - Fondoimpresa - Fondo Dirigenti

Registration Fee Includes:
- The total amount is excluding VAT (22%) and contributions to 4%. 
- The price includes 12 live webinars of 3 hrs each
- The price includes the license fees for the holographic collaboration platform, for the period November 2020-March 2021 of the course (further time extensions of licenses will be discussed at cost).
- The price includes the rental costs of no.1 mixed reality device, for the period November 2020-March 2021 of the course. Shipping costs for returning the device are not included (additional device rental time extensions will be discussed at cost).
- The price includes 8 hours of tutoring in remote coaching, on individual projects, to be used within 12 months after the end of the course.
- The price includes English language training materials in pdf and excel format.
- Computers, printouts of training materials and their distribution, classrooms, expenses for Minitab or JMP statistics software and software expenses for virtual classrooms and Webinars, must be provided by the company.
- The price includes a 20% discount on your company's annual subscription to the Lean in Finance Platinum portal. This community dedicated to Lean Six Sigma and with a reserved and exclusive access session, VI will allow you to take advantage of the necessary support infrastructure to have free access 24/7 to all training materials, video lessons, books, case studies, consulting and remote coaching on demand, access to thematic workshops including the Lean Six Sigma AWARD.


Master Black Belt Certification Requirements:
- Attendance all classroom training
- Completion of two projects 
- Complete MBB Test with a Score ≥ 85%