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REGISTRATION $5,000 standard registration

$4,000 for Riverwood Associates Green Belts

Includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. WHEN: Week 1: Oct 23-27, 2017

Week 2: Nov 6-10, 2017 All days: 8am to 5pm

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Questions? Contact: Peter Sherman 678-595-7942 peter@riverwoodassociates.com

www.riverwoodassociates.com

WHERE: Birch Communications

320 Interstate North Pkwy.

Atlanta, GA 30339

Prepare

Learn

Certify

Create your Project Charter during

our live, pre-training webinar.

10 days of in-class, hands-on

training to build your skills.

Take the Lean Six Sigma Green

Belt certification exam.

Post-training Project

Review.

• Differentiate yourself in today’s marketplace with a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

• Maximize your training experience and ROI with Riverwood Associates’ comprehensive program.

• Our unique approach entails Preparation, Training, Certification, post-training Project Review and all tool & templates.

SIX SIGMA

LEAN

BLACK BELT CERTIFICATION TRAINING

Apply!

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About This Event The certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt represents the culmination of your Lean Six Sigma training. Black Belts are expected to identify process improvement initiatives, lead projects, and coach Green / Yellow Belts. This 2 week training program covers advanced Lean Six Sigma principles, tools, and techniques. The core focus is under-standing full DMAIC process through exercises (individual and group). Candidates should bring laptops and calculators in order to complete statistical exercises. An approved project is required as part of the certification. Instructor will coach / advise Black Belt candidates throughout the project and evaluate the project. Green Belt certification is a pre-requisite.

Learning Objectives • Lean Six Sigma Overview / DMAIC Framework: Philosophy, goals & objectives,

structure, organization. • Technical Tools: Statistical Process Control, Statistical Methods & Sampling,

Gage R&R, Expanded Distributions for Continuous and Discrete Data, Control Charts for Continuous (X Bar R, Xbar S, I-MR) and Discrete Data (p, np, c, u), Linear and Multiple Regression, Correlation, ANOVA, Hypothesis Testing, FMEA, Value Stream Mapping, Probability Plots, Reliability, Design of Experiments.

• Project Management Skills Project Identification and Chartering, Project Management, Team and Facilitation Techniques.

• Financial Concepts: Cost of Poor Quality, ROI, Payback, Break-Even Analysis.

Other Details • Project: An approved project must be completed by the Black Belt candidate that

demonstrates knowledge of the LSS process and techniques. The project must produce meaningful, quantifiable results (i.e., cost savings, incremental revenue, customer satisfaction improvement, etc.).

• Analytical Software Package: Participants will be required to purchase Quantum XL to conduct statistical and DOE analysis during class. $549 license fee (no markup) in addition to training cost.

• Exam: The Black Belt exam will be conducted on the last day of training. Minimum passing grade is 80%.

• Full course details may be downloaded via the following link: http://tinyurl.com/LeanSixSigmaBlackBelt-Course Full details may also be accessed at www.riverwoodassociates.com

We are proud to partner with Birch Communica-

tions — based in Atlanta. Birch is a leading tech-

nology service provider to small, mid-sized, enter-

prise and businesses. Birch offers a diverse

portfolio of integrated technology solutions coupled with a relentless focus on

customer service. Visit us at www.birch.com.

Riverwood Associates is your Georgia based leader in

Lean Six Sigma certification training and process im-

provement consulting.

www.riverwoodassociates.com

About the Facilitator

Peter J. Sherman

Managing Partner

Riverwood Associates

Peter Sherman has over 20 years experi-

ence successfully leading Lean Six Sigma

programs. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma

Master Black Belt, ASQ Certified Quality

Engineer, and APICS Certified Supply Chain

Professional.

From 2010-14, Peter served as Director of

Process Excellence for Cbeyond Communi-

cations, a publicly-traded, $500M revenue

telecommunications provider, based in

Atlanta, GA. Previously, Peter was a Master

Black Belt with AT&T’s Product Develop-

ment Group for 10 years.

Peter began his career in Japan as a visiting

M.I.T. Scholar in 1986-87. There he worked

with Dr. Edwards Deming, the noted

American Quality expert and learned

Japanese quality practices, including the

Toyota Production System and Kaizen.

Peter served as Lead Instructor at Emory

University's Six Sigma Certificate Program

in Atlanta from 2008 -11. He also served

on the iSixSigma Editorial Advisory Board

from 2010—2011. Peter has authored

more than 60 articles on Lean, Six Sigma,

and quality.

Peter holds a B.S. in Building Construction

from the University of Florida, a Master's in

Civil Engineering from M.I.T. and an MBA

from Georgia State University. He is a

member of APICS and Senior Member of

the ASQ.

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