Six Sigma ASQ Exam Reference Books

GREEN BELT REFERENCE MATERIALS

The Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook

Applied Statistics for the Six Sigma Green Belt

Modern Methods for Robust Regression

Introduction to Factor Analysis

Factor Analysis Statistical Methods and Practical Issues

Understanding Regression Analysis

Transactional Six Sigma for Green Belts: Maximizing Service and Manufacturing Processes

Six Sigma Green Belt, Round 2

Process Improvement Using Six Sigma: A DMAIC Guide

The Quality Toolbox, Second Edition

Juran Handbook, Fifth Edition

The Team Handbook, Third Edition

You can also review the official Green Belt reference list on the ASQ website >>>

BLACK BELT EXAM REFERENCE MATERIALS

The ASQ Pocket Guide for the Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

Modern Methods for Robust Regression

Factor Analysis Statistical Methods and Practical Issues

Understanding Regression Analysis

Introduction to Factor Analysis

The Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook

Six Sigma for the New Millennium: A CSSBB Guidebook, Second Edition

Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, Second Edition

Applied Data Analysis for Process Improvement: A Practical Guide to Six Sigma Black Belt Statistics

Project Portfolio Selection for Six Sigma

Process Improvement Using Six Sigma: A DMAIC Guide

Concepts for R&R Studies, Second Edition

The Memory Jogger Plus+

The Team Handbook, Third Edition

Juran Handbook, Fifth Edition

You can also review the official Black Belt reference list on the ASQ website >>>

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

This is a list of best practices in process improvement I shared with students in the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Executive MBA Program⁠ in Boca Raton, Florida last month. I compiled my top recommendations that they could take back to their company.

Focused on building problem solving and
waste identification skill set of lowest-level employee
Psychological safety to discuss and solve problems
Management horizontally across value
stream
Making decisions that are best for the system, not individual departments (vertical)
Aligned and balanced metrics (two-way
communication or “catchball”)
Not just lagging financial metrics

Additional Links

Full presentation with slides (YouTube)

Lean Six Sigma for Good book series

Florida Atlantic University Executive MBA Program

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