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Six Sigma Handbook

The Six Sigma Handbook is the standard reference for Six Sigma worldwide. Why guess if employers will recognize and accept your certification and training? Tom Pyzdek makes Six Sigma simple! Quotes from students:

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  • The complete Lean Six Sigma body of knowledge in a set of self-study training modules. Accredited by the International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC.) All course materials developed by Thomas Pyzdek, author of The Six Sigma Handbook, The Quality Engineering Handbook, and The Handbook of Quality Management. All materials in this course are copyrighted © by Thomas Pyzdek, all rights reserved.
  • Learn the entire Lean body of knowledge in a series of online, interactive e-learning modules. Course developer and presenter Thomas Pyzdek uses the latest state-of-the-art technology to teach you everything you need to know to understand and implement the amazing Lean method of production. You will have access to complete status and progress reports as you move through each of the modules.
  • Learn the Lean Six Sigma body of knowledge and become certified by The Pyzdek Institute. Covers the complete Lean Six Sigma body of knowledge as described in The Six Sigma Handbook and other authoritative sources. You will be coached by a Certified Master Black Belt Trainer who has been accredited by Thomas Pyzdek.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training from The Pyzdek Institute.

  • Learn the complete Six Sigma Black Belt body of knowledge and become certified by The Pyzdek Institute. Covers the body of knowledge as described in The Six Sigma Handbook and other authoritative sources. You will be coached by a Certified Master Black Belt Trainer who has been accredited by Thomas Pyzdek.


  • Learn the complete Six Sigma Green Belt body of knowledge and become certified by The Pyzdek Institute. Covers the body of knowledge as described in The Six Sigma Handbook and other authoritative sources. You will be coached by a Certified Master Black Belt Trainer who has been accredited by Thomas Pyzdek.

  • Freely available to anyone! An actual lesson to demonstrate the Pyzdek Institute's approach to online Green Belt, Black Belt and Leader training and certification. View a narrated video lesson developed and presented by Thomas Pyzdek, author of The Six Sigma Handbook.

  • Learn the principles and techniques involved in analysis of measurement systems for variables or attributes data.

  • An overview of Lean consisting of three modules covering the following topics:

    Module 1: Waste and Value

    • What is Lean?
    • Types of muda
    • Thinking Lean
    • What is value?
    • What is a value stream?
    • Value added and non-value added activities

    Module 2: Value streams, flow, push and pull

    • Value stream mapping
    • Takt time
    • Spaghetti diagrams
    • Making value flow at the pull of the customer
    • 5S
    • Constraint (bottleneck) management
    • Level loading
    • Flexible processes
    • Lot size reduction

    Module 3: Perfection

    • Continuous improvement towards perfection
    • KAIZEN philosophy
    • A strategic perspective of Lean
    • A tactical perspective of Lean
    • Elements of Lean production
    • Six Sigma and Lean

Training and certification for Lean, Six Sigma, and other process excellence methodologies.

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