Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt
Issued by
City of Commerce City
The Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt certification is issued to employees within the City of Commerce City, Colorado, who complete a one-day, four-hour course on the fundamentals of Lean 6 Sigma process improvement. To earn certification, students must also complete a project wherein they apply the principles of L6S to their work processes. Green Belts certified by the Center for Innovation will understand and apply L6S tools, including process mapping, 8 wastes, added value, A3 improvement, and DMAIC.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost N/A
Earning Criteria
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Students must attend, participate in, and complete a four-hour training with certified trainers from the Center for Innovation, an internal process improvement consulting firm for the City of Commerce City, Colorado. Students are expected to participate in large-group mapping exercises, breakout group discussions and worksheets, and critically engage with process improvement in their work.
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Students must complete their Green Belt project within six months of completing the training. Green Belt Projects are process improvements within the employee's immediate work unit. Students must create a change narrative, current and future state cost and values estimates, process maps, waste maps, and at least one gap analysis tool. Students complete this project under the supervision of a certified Black Belt within the Center for Innovation.
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Students are expected to take the concepts, themes, and tools from the Green Belt training and apply to their day-to-day work team. Students are expected to advocate for cross-city collaboration, deliberate problem-solving, and process improvement within their work. Green Belts are the foundation of the City's Culture of Continuous Improvement.