Competency

Development
Programme (CDP)
on Lean Six
Sigma Master
BlackBelt
Management consulting

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 Over the past two decades, Lean Six
Sigma has proven itself to be the most
prevalent methodology for achieving
organisational excellence. Effective
deployment of Lean Six Sigma as an
excellence strategy requires skills far
beyond the statistical expertise of
Black Belts. Our Master Black Belt
programme is fully equipped to enable
Black Belts upgrade themselves to
Master Black Belt role.

About Lean SixSigma

Coping with the constant change encompassing The corporate success saga recognises Lean Six Sigma
business growth, geographical expansion and methodology to contribute to achieving desired results.
competing environment, it has become imperative to Enables practitioners to use accurate information to
leverage pertinent benchmarking inputs to derive near draw an effective benchmark and conclusions. The
accurate conclusions. While business objectives are methodology is, about reducing defect, process and
often brainstormed in board meetings and leadership performance excellence. Thousands of participants from
forums, there remains a void in how they are translated various organisations have undergone this programme
to organisational capability, benchmark and process with us in the past and have provided testimonials
performance. An organisation cannot grow without demonstrating potential benefits. Our team of Lean Six
carrying the success baton of its robust processes – Sigma experts have successfully executed several
especially those that are meant to deliver a desired projects across diverse industry domains and used Lean
output repeatedly. Thus, the need translates to having Six Sigma methodology to deliver significant tangible
such practices that can help ensure organisational benefits for our clients.
capability, well controlled processes and reduced
defects in operations/actions being carriedout.

Master Black Belts require professional training to gain understanding of

Leadership Skills, Change Management, Business Analytics, Innovation
Culture and Process Automation

KPMG in India MasterBlack Belt Programme The programme provides an in-depth understanding
on concepts of strategic thinking, coaching,
Master Black Belt is a term that differentiates individual
mentoring, driving performance excellence,
maturity of understanding Lean Six Sigma not just as a
programme management for continuous
statistical approach, but as a strategy for achieving
improvement and innovation, business value creation,
organizational excellence. The term is deemed to be
risk management, advanced business analytics,
associated with leaders driving organisational
process automation, robotics, data visualisation tools,
transformation, those who cultivate from a few core
creativity tools, and more
projects to overall excellence programmes.
Phase 1:Leadership Skills, Change Management,
KPMG in India offers an Eight-day (64-hour) contact
Business Analytics – Part 1
programme designed with adaptive learning
methodology. The programme spans across two four-day Phase 2: Business Analytics – Part 2, Innovation,
modules to adopt concepts and practices better. The Process Automation, Data Visualization
programme is delivered by experienced senior KPMG in
Course pre-requisites: Evidence of either/or;
India professionals who share thoughts to nurture
experiential learning. a. Having completed three Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
projects as a Project Leader
b. Having guided five Lean Six Sigma GreenBelt
projects
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Programme objective
A balanced and structured programme
The programme aims at improving competency of that enables you to meet the rigour
individuals to be able to develop and deploy business and challenges of establishing
excellence strategies for organization wide Lean Six Sigma as a strategy
transformation, through effective program management
for excellence.
aligned with the Vision, Purpose and Strategic Goals.

For Certified Black Belts who are;

• Innovation, transformation and change leaders,
professionals managing Lean Six Sigma teams
• Lean Six Sigma practitioners involved in high impact
transformational projects Potential benefits from theprogramme
• Decision makers in varied roles across industry and • Differentiate and gain leadership acumen to drive
domain organization transformation

• Professionals involved in process control, quality and • Be the change management leader and implement
improvement strategies for creating a culture of excellence

• Aspirants for data analytics, research, process • Establish clear linkage between Lean Six Sigma
engineering and re-engineeringinitiatives outcomes and strategic objectives

• Aspirants for Lean improvement, waste reduction, • Enable the organization to emerge as the leader of
production and serviceefficiency the ecosystem in which it operates

Successfully embraced by professionals from healthcare, • Create the infrastructure and facilitate competency
logistics, aviation, banking, IT, ITES, banking, finance, development for improvement and innovation
treasury, defence, marketing, research, telecom, • Competency development and career enhancement
brewery, heavy machinery, automobile, pharma, FMCG,
outsourcing, seaways, marine, packaging, hospitality and • Learn project management, team dependency and
many more intergroup coordination
• Share experience and learn from industry leaders in a
heterogeneous environment

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Programme details
The details of the course covered is provided below

Phase

Leadership Skills Change Management Advanced Analytics

And Lean Six Sigma
Tools – Part 1

Topics covered

Fundamental Principles of Fundamentals of DMADV -

What is Strategic Thinking Business Excellence (Define, Measure, Analyze,
Design, Verify)
Creating and Deploying Creating the Culture for
Robust Strategies Excellence Fundamentals of IDOV -
Coaching and Mentoring (Identify, Design, Optimize,
Establishing Sustainable Systems Verify)
Maslow's Hierarchy for Continuous Improvement and
Innovation Lean Principles
Hoshin Kanri
Project Selection - Selecting Value
TPM Principles
Conflict Management Creation Projects

Program Management - Time, Quality Function

Cost, Risk and Scope Deployment (QFD)
Management

Stakeholder Management

Dealing with Resistance

Generating Business Value from

Change Management

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 Phase

Advanced Innovation Process Data

Analytics Automation Visualization
And Lean and Simulation
Six Sigma Tools
Tools – Part 1
Topics covered

Design
Design Failure Introduction
Thinking Six Introduction to Data
Modes and Effects to Artificial
Visualization
Analysis (DFMEA) Intelligence
Thinking hats
Introduction to BI Tools
Theory of Machine Learning
Taguchi Methods Inventive Problem Tableau
of Parameter Solving (TRIZ) Introduction to
Design and Robotic Process Mapping
Tolerance Analysis SCAMPER Process to Process
Technique Automation Modelling
Shainin DOE
Methods Viz. Jugaad Applications
Risk Management
Component Search of Simulations
in Process
and Paired 7 Core Skills of for Business
Automation
Comparisons Innovation Improvement

Non-Parametric
Failure Analysis
Statistics

Non-Linear
Regression Analysis

Theory of
Constraints (TOC)

Multivariate Analysis

Human Error Analysis

using THERP

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Class quorum
The minimum number required for conducting the course participants will be provided two days in advance
is eight and maximum number of participants is fifteen. regarding such cancellations orpostponement.
If the minimum quorum is not available within the Please confirm your registration and class schedule
scheduled class dates, KPMG in India reserves the right before finalising on travel or otherlogistics
to postpone or cancel the programme. Notice to the from yourend.

Methodology Registration
• The programme is a global standard offering that For attending the course, participants are required to
uses mix of techniques aligned to adaptive learning send the physical copy of the Demand Draft to the
style respective KPMG regional office. Participants can also
pay the fee INR70,800/-using a bank deposit facility.
• Inculcates classroom exercises, theory vs scenario
Account details will be provided by the respective
linkage in a mini-group setup, reverse presentation,
KPMG in India’s office. For all registration related
demonstration of statistical tools and practice
queries, please refer contacts section.
sessions

Programme schedule Refund rules

Programme is available across locations. The schedule If the course stands cancelled, the entire fee amount
for the same is regularly updated on our website: would be refunded back to the candidate. In case of a
no-show by the candidate no amount shall be
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no refund would be madeavailable.

Materials and logistics No refund of travel cost would be done. Please

It would be advisable to come to the class with a laptop confirm the training before making your travel
enabled with a leading operating system. Access to a arrangement. We would be providing a two-day
copy of the statistical tool such as Minitab would be cancellation or postponement notice for the same.
useful to conduct exercises. KPMG in India would In case the candidate does not qualify for the
only be providing hard copies of the training material certification, no refund would be made; however, the
for your perusal. candidate can re-register again for the course by
paying the required program fee and attend the same.
The candidate is liable to pay the entire amount, for
Evaluation the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt programme through
Evaluation would be carried out through a written a Demand Draft or using an online money transfer
examination consisting of objective type and scenario- facility before the commencement of the first
based questions. phase of the programme.
• Black Belt assessment exam would be conducted
at the end of the theoretical sessions
Issue of certificates
• Tool usage demonstrations might also be carried
out as part of the assessment Certificates would be issued only to successful
candidates, on completion of programme
KPMG in India follows a strict evaluation process requirements and on full realisation of payment.
and will not entertain any requests for Organisations sponsoring candidates need to provide
re-consideration in case the candidate does not explicit instructions of how the certificate needs to be
qualify for thecertification. issued to candidates. The certificates are expected to
be issued within four weeks of the completion of
assessment.
Pedagogy
• Each participant will get a hardcopy of the
training material which can be used for
reference
• Participants will carry out individual/group
exercises during the training, mentored by
KPMG in India faculty
• Active question and answer sessions are built into
the course for clarifications and better
understanding

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 Testimonials:
I had attended the Lean Six sigma Black Belt CDP The Six Sigma Lean Black Belt CDP helped me to
run at KPMG in their Gurgaon office and I am understand the business and people aspects of
pleased to say that it was a very delightful transformational projects. The ability to take a
experience. Each one of us in the class had such a complicated statistical methodology and
diverse background, and still the trainer managed communicate it so that non-statisticians can
to deliver what I would call a world class facilitation understand the concept and easily utilize the tools
experience for everyone equally. He was helpful, to improve performance, increase sales revenues
informative and articulate. The CDP has enabled and reduce costs. By using the simple tools I
me to change my role at work and helped me earn learned in the program I have already been able to
a new title! I would happily refer KPMG for any significantly improve the IT environment of my
future needs to my colleagues. company and pass this on to the operationalteam
who filtered it through the rest of the organization.
Senior Professional from Leading
Insurance company. Senior Professional from Leading
Manufacturing company.

KPMG advantage

Offering Among the Leadership Dedicated Credibility Commitment

first
Structured To have a Lean Among the Dedicated team Catering to Contributing to
programme for: Six Sigma leaders inOpen of Lean Six audience the nationalskill
• Lean Six Sigma training practice house Green Sigma fromdiverse development
Green belt in India. Belt and Black resources domains those agenda of the
Belt workshop including includebanking govt.
• Lean Six Sigma
Master Black and finance, Spreading
Black belt •
Trained more Belt, Black Belt manufacturing, ZeroDefect
Customisable than and Green IT/ITeS, awareness
for: thousands of Belts. hospitality,
healthcare, • Enabling
• Lean Six Sigma professionals
across India, defense, quality in
Yellow belt
Middle East logistics, manufacturing
• Master and service.
and Africa. education and
Black belt
more. Repeat • Enabling
Lean Six deliveries across people for
Sigma advisory 85 percent fact-based
• Facilitation clients. decision
approach making
• Full scale
Implementation

About KPMG in India

KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). KPMG entities in India offer services to national and
These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG international clients in India across sectors. We strive to
International Limited. KPMG was established in India in provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and
August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared
network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, knowledge of global and local industries and our
regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices experience of the Indian business environment.
across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh,
Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata,
Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada.

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KPMG in India contacts:

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Partner
Forensic
E: maneesha@kpmg.com

Vijay Gogoi
Partner
Learning Services
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