1. Knowledge Requirements (Part I) :
You will be issued access to SSMI Lean Six Sigma Body of Knowledge (www.sixsigmamindpro.com), designed and developed by Dr. Mikel J Harry - Principal architect of Six Sigma. This access will be valid for 24 months, and you must complete the 21 module assessments and the training project as part of the programme requirements. The pass mark for each module exam is 70%, and you are given three attempts for each module exam. Module exams have no time limit, and you can take them at your own pace (Questions are MCQ based and only one correct answer per question). This requirement is exempted if you are already a Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt by SSMI.
2. Knowledge Requirements (Part II):
Completion of 80 hours of MBB development training. These sessions will be conducted live in Colombo, Sri Lanka and live-streamed for the participants residing outside Sri Lanka who cannot attend the sessions. Strictly no recordings of the sessions will be shared. Therefore, you must be present for all the sessions. Post the live sessions; there will be two Knowledge assessments. These assessments will be timed but open book. The pass mark for these assessments will be 70%. Once the live sessions start, you will be issued SSMI Asia LMS access (courses.sixsigmaasia.com) to access the training material used in the live sessions.
The planned programme dates are as follows:
1st to 5th August 2022 (5 consecutive days): 9 am till 6 pm
8th to 12th August 2022 (5 consecutive days): 9 am till 6 pm
Resource Persons:
- Prof. Ashok Sarkar
- Dumidu Ranaweera CEMBB
- Sandra Harry CEMBB
Prerequisites: All candidates must sign a non-disclosure agreement on the training content shared before participating in this session and have Minitab Version 18 or later, MS Office installed in their machines.
3. Application and Project Coaching Requirements
As part of the certification requirements, you must submit 3 MBB level projects undertaken by you and two projects (Black Belt level) mentored by you within 24 months from enrollment for the programme (you are not allowed to submit past projects). All projects should score 70% or more against the SSMI evaluation criteria. The project storyboard and the evaluation scheme will be shared.
4. Training Requirements
As an MBB, you must demonstrate the ability to train the next generation of Lean Six Sigma practitioners. Therefore, you must showcase 120 hours of Lean Six Sigma training based on the SSMI Body of Knowledge. These training programmes should be completed only after Part I of the Knowledge requirements. All training slides (PowerPoint), min. 60 mins video of the training each day and recorded participant feedback must be submitted as evidence to complete this requirement.
5. Publishing a Paper
You are required to at least submit one Paper on a selected topic discussed during the programme with a minimum of 4500 words as part of your certification process within the next 24 months. The Paper is required to be accepted by SSMI and will be published by the institute. The font to be used will be Arial, Line Spacing 1.5, Referencing Style APA 7.0., Headings size is 14 and body text size is 12.
6. Presentation of the Paper at an Industry Accepted Conference
Once the Paper is approved, SSMI will organize a conference or an event (virtual or physical) for all the MBB candidates to present their papers. However, if a candidate wishes to present the paper at a conference of his choice, he or she must verify the validity of the conference against these requirements with the Executive Master Black Belt.
7. Recommendation Letter from the Organisation (Applicable only for Sponsored Candidates)
A letter of recommendation signed by the CEO or the Lean Six Sigma Programme Champion stating the candidate has met the expected outcome of the organization being part of this programme, and there is no obligation for certifying the candidate as an SSMI Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
SSMI Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification (CMBB)
Upon completion of the requirements (As soon as the above requirements are met), the SSMI Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification will be issued to the candidate by Dr. Mikel J Harry Six Sigma Management Institute. All successful candidates will be eligible to work as partners, trainers, consultants or as faculty with SSMI®