Lead complex Lean Six Sigma projects, coach Green and Yellow Belts and deliver strategic-scale improvement
The standard Black Belt program consists of 40 hours of training, typically delivered over a period of up to five weeks. As the training is delivered in-company, the schedule can be adapted to your organization’s availability and project milestones. The certification includes the completion of a Black Belt improvement project supported by individual coaching, enabling participants to apply the methodology and advanced tools to a real business challenge while developing their project leadership capabilities.
Black Belt training is designed for full-time or near-full-time improvement leadership teams, CI management teams and senior project management teams responsible for leading complex, strategically significant improvement projects, managing improvement portfolios and developing the capability of Green and Yellow Belts. It is appropriate for teams of certified Green Belts ready to move into deeper analytical and organizational leadership roles within a Lean Six Sigma program.
Black Belts lead complex Lean Six Sigma projects, coach Green and Yellow Belts, and deliver strategic business improvements. Master Black Belts lead the organization’s Lean Six Sigma deployment, developing improvement strategy, building organizational capability, mentoring and certifying Black Belts, and ensuring continuous improvement is embedded across the business. While Black Belts lead projects, Master Black Belts lead the improvement system that enables those projects to succeed.
Yes. Black Belt training is delivered in-company and tailored to your strategic improvement priorities, project portfolio, and organizational context. Participants apply the DMAIC methodology and advanced Lean Six Sigma tools in their own operational environment, building capability through practical application. The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification includes the completion of an improvement project supported by individual coaching, while the training schedule can be adapted to align learning with project activities and organizational priorities.
The right number of Black Belts depends on your organization’s improvement ambitions, project portfolio, and the capability you want to build across the business. Organizations with larger or more complex improvement programs typically require more Black Belts to lead projects, coach Green and Yellow Belts, and support the deployment of Lean Six Sigma. Our specialists can help assess your current needs and recommend the appropriate Black Belt capability to support your improvement strategy.
Yes. The in-company format is designed to train teams, not individuals. Typically, each group includes up to 12 participants to maximize interaction, practical application, and coaching effectiveness. However, programs can scale across multiple groups, departments, or sites using parallel cohorts or scaling methods adapted to large organizations.
Previous belts are not a formal prerequisite, but completing them is the recommended path and the one that delivers the most value. Each belt builds on the knowledge, tools, and mindset developed at the previous level, allowing the training to move more quickly into practical application and project work. Because every belt is delivered in-company, the content is tailored to the group’s previous knowledge and experience, whether the team is progressing through the belt pathway or already has equivalent Lean Six Sigma experience.
