Six Sigma Black Belt: Business Case Project Charter and Tools

“A project charter is the most important document used to initiate and manage a Six Sigma project. It is treated as an informal contract between an organization and the Six Sigma team. The project charter articulates the business case for Six Sigma projects specific problem that the Six Sigma team is going to work on and the projects scope goals and objectives in very clear specific and measurable terms. As part of the process of developing a project charter some performance measures such as cost revenue and schedule are identified and developed. Once the project is kicked off the project charter is reviewed periodically by stakeholders in relation to a projects actual progress. A number of project management and analytical tools such as Gantt charts tollgate reviews work breakdown structures RACI model affinity diagrams tree diagrams and prioritization matrices are used to measure and track the projects progress on a continuous basis.
This course deals with the key issues in developing project charters and tracking a Six Sigma project. It takes you through some of the key elements of a Six Sigma project charter including the business case and problem statement as well as the projects scope goals and objectives. It also explains project performance measures and how to review the performance of a Six Sigma project using these measures. In addition the course introduces common tools for tracking a projects progress and deliverables. This course is aligned with the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam and is designed to assist learners as part of their exam preparation. It builds on foundational knowledge that is taught in Skillsofts ASQ-aligned Green Belt curriculum.”