Overview:
Six Sigma is now a global trend – a methodology for business excellence through continuous improvement. Upon certification, participants will be equipped with tools to optimize business processes and contribute to breakthrough results in corporate performance – the same process-improvement skills that enabled early pioneers such as Motorola and General Electric to produce dramatic results in corporate performance.

Our curriculum integrates Six Sigma and Lean with business analytics, business intelligence and decision support under one umbrella, making it the only comprehensive offering in Atlanta. 

• Green Belt candidates attend the first five weeks of our combined 10-week Green Belt/Black Belt program.
  
• Black Belt candidates attend all 10 weeks.

Green Belt Participants Will Learn to:

• Lead departmental projects to higher performance
• Become more effective team members for cross-functional projects
• Apply introductory methods and tools

Black Belt Participants Will Learn to:

• Bring about measurable improvements in customer satisfaction, product quality and profitability
• Lead challenging reengineering or improvement projects that create sustainable corporate value

Who Should Attend:

• Employees and consultants seeking certification to lead major projects
• Green Belt holders who are ready to lead major Six Sigma projects
• Professionals engaged in business improvement projects

Faculty:
Alok Srivastava, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Managerial Sciences in the Robinson College of Business. He has taught courses in Decision Support Systems, Business Modeling, Data Analysis, Corporate Planning, and Applied Decision Sciences. Alok's research projects have focused on development of decision support applications for corporate planning and performance management. His applications-oriented approach to research aims to achieve synergy across functional and multidisciplinary areas. Alok is the author and coauthor of more than forty articles and two books. His articles have appeared in such publications as the Journal of Business Strategies, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Industrial Management, Journal of Global Business, and Journal of Management Systems.

Kenneth Levine, D.B.A., retired from the Coca-Cola Company in 1999 after 24 years of service. In addition to leading Coke's Total Quality Management (TQM) initiative for three years, he also worked in many diverse organizational functions during his career, including information technology, marketing research, marketing, national sales, sales management, purchasing, and SAP project management. Ken previously held managerial and staff roles at Information Systems of America, ADP, C&S National Bank, and First Atlanta Bank. He currently teaches Quality Management, Operations Management, and Business Analysis on the faculty of the Department of Managerial Sciences at Robinson. Ken is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and a Certified Purchasing Manager.

Satish Nargundkar, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in Robinson's Department of Managerial Sciences. He has taught various courses, including Business Analysis, Data Mining, and Teaching Methods. Satish has worked with AT&T and Acxiom Corporation in the fields of web-based training, statistical modeling, and risk and marketing strategies. His interdisciplinary research interests emphasize the application of quantitative methods for strategic decision support and the improvement of teaching methods. In addition to authoring papers published in such journals as the European Journal of Operations Research, the Journal of Global Strategies, and the Journal of Business Research, Satish is a recipient of the Excellence in Teaching award from the Robinson College of Business.

Cost:
Green Belt: $2,500      Black Belt: $6,000 (includes Green Belt)

Six Sigma Cancellation Policy
If you withdraw at least 5 days before the start of a program, you will receive a full refund. If you withdraw after the first session, you will receive a full refund minus a $500 fee for processing. (ALL materials MUST be returned to avoid additional charges.) If a program is canceled by the Office of Executive Programs, we will provide a full refund or, if preferred, we will apply the tuition to the next scheduled session.

When:
Green Belt: 5 weeks: February 18 - March 20 | Thursdays, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. and
Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Black Belt: 10 weeks: February 18 - April 24 | Thursdays, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Location:
Brookhaven Center
4362 Peachtree Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30319
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To Register or Contact:

Register online Phone: (404) 413-7300 Fax: (404) 413-7035 Email: dporter@gsu.edu	Mailing Address: Office of Executive Programs P.O. Box 3994 Atlanta, GA 30302-3994
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What Past Participants Say:

• "With continued corporate pressure to improve capital efficiency, GSU's Lean Six Sigma is just what the doctor ordered. The program combines the right level of project management, statistics, and fun. I realized small improvements can equal big cost savings!"
  --Paul Perkins (E2M)
  
  
• "Combining the quantitative analysis tools with Lean and Six Sigma provides an obvious competitive advantage for any manager in any industry. As the techniques became obvious, I could hardly wait until the end of class to get started improving another process!"
  --Charles Hollingsworth (RealTime Gaming)
  
  
• "I took the Lean Six Sigma Gold training to help bulletproof my resume, but have found the basic principles so useful in my current position that I am seeing success levels immediately in my approach to problem solving and efficiency at work."
  --Jeff Schumacher (Woodland International)
  
  
• "I had an interview last week with a marketing company. They were really excited about the Six Sigma. I said I was taking the Green Belt exam this month and I would be taking the Black Belt certification too. A lot of their clients use Six Sigma and they said just saying I had a Green Belt would be impressive to the clients. I don't even have it yet but it has been helpful."
  --Anne Wittle, Robinson (College of Business MBA Student)
  
  
• "Excellent instructors with a wide array of knowledge and relate concepts to real world Lean and Six Sigma projects.  I highly recommend this training
  for personal and career development."
  --Feon Hughes (SunTrust Bank)