The Lean Black Belt Certificate program is a statement of the holder’s mastery of process improvement, continuous improvement systems and habits, and human change management skills.

Lean Black Belt candidates complete a Lean Black Belt self-assessment tool which determines if they have sufficient skills and experience to be awarded a Lean Black Belt certificate or, if not, identifies a customized learning plan to allow the candidate to fill in knowledge gaps with a combination of coaching, instruction and/or work assignments under the guidance of a Lean Black Belt with 15+ years of experience in the field. 

• To achieve a Lean Black Belt, certificate candidates must demonstrate:

• advanced ability to sustain improvement results in five or more high-complexity processes, 
• advanced ability to transform organizational mindsets and behaviours to support long-term continuous improvement habits 
• advanced technical skills in value stream mapping, data analysis, root cause analysis, FMEA, error-proofing, Scrum, project management, variation analysis, stakeholder analysis
• advanced “human” skills including: change management coaching, creating buy-in
• advanced management systems skills including: visual management, dashboards, performance measurement
• proven track record of sustained buy-in and improvement plan execution
• mentorship of others to Green Belt status

• The Lean Black Belt certificate program is targeted to:

• Lean Green Belt graduates or experienced Lean practitioners who wish to advance their level of expertise to the highest Belt status

• The Lean Black Belt self assessment examines the candidate's experience and expertise in areas such as:

• Advanced use of the DMAIC improvement approach, with particular emphasis on the human side of each stage, with positive measurable outcomes

• Developing and sustaining effective visual management and improvement/problem-solving routines
• Creating a Lean culture

• Post-assessment customized learning plans may include a combination of:

• Targeted Coaching/mentoring on assignments to develop areas where learners may have gaps
• Completion of various training programs including:
  • Lean Strategic Planning
  • Lean Management Systems
  • Lean Mindsets & Behaviours
  • Applying Professional Scrum