Education to build internal problem-solving skills and drive real improvements.
We close the skills gap with education programs for executives, managers, and professionals at all levels. Problem-solving tops the list—and fkiQuality has provided problem-solving education since 2004.
Three curriculum tracks
Recognized Lean Six Sigma Certifications
For professionals at all levels seeking success in standard, international certification exams.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 2.0 ® — On-Site Custom Program Many satisfied and certified client teams
35 classroom hours, scheduled to minimize impact on production · Production and Office team members
Customized workshop for Green Belt certification.
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- Company-specific program that integrates Six Sigma, Lean and Deming management principles
- Accommodates quality and engineering topics such as MSA, capability analysis, DOE
- Practice exam questions and strategies
- Statistical methods and tools review
- Fundamentals of project management facilitate project completion
"I'll be honest — I wasn't sold on pulling people off the shop floor for training. But it didn't take long to see the return. fkiQuality's Lean Six Sigma training changed how our team looks at manufacturing. They're questioning assumptions, spotting inefficiencies, and driving real shop-floor improvements. Better flow, less waste, real bottom-line impact. Time well spent."
"fkiQuality delivered Lean Six Sigma training that was comprehensive, real-world, and tailored to our specific challenges. Since completing the program, we've seen increased efficiency, reduced waste, and a stronger culture of continuous improvement. Highly recommend for any manufacturer serious about operational results."
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt 2.0 ® Over 1300 certified professionals
10 live-online evening sessions, twice a week, totaling 35 learning hours · All Professionals
Hands-on workshop for Green Belt certification.
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- Complete DMAIC integrated with Lean and Deming principles
- Practice exam questions and strategies
- Statistical methods and tools review
- Real-world application scenarios
Our students have 95% success in certification exams.
"I had tried getting certified through my company twice. Both times I got lost without a real roadmap. fkiQuality gave me a clear DMAIC path and I always knew exactly where I was and what came next."
"I kept forgetting what I'd learned in class because months passed before I touched my project. At fkiQuality, I applied every concept immediately — learning and doing at the same time locked it in."
Six Sigma Black Belt Exam Prep Hundreds of BB exam candidates assisted
7 Saturdays + 2 half-days for exam-taking practice · All Professionals
Comprehensive preparation for the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt certification exam.
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- Complete ASQ Black Belt body of knowledge
- Advanced statistical analysis review
- Design of Experiments
- Practice exams and test-taking strategies
Our students have 80% success in certification exams - compare to 65% success overall (last available data).
"Without this course, I never would have passed the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt exam. I passed on my first attempt — and I'm now leading a team to develop design-for-quality methods at my company. The class didn't just get me certified; it changed my role."
"I passed the 4-hour ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt exam on my first try, largely due to the fkiQuality prep course. The instruction is professional yet warm, with vast experience, excellent examples, useful class discussions. Most importantly, the instructors genuinely want every student to pass. Their encouragement kept me focused. Highly recommended to anyone serious about passing the ASQ exam."
Create High-Performing Organizations
Get the insights needed to create high-performing organizations and launch programs of change.
Leadership for Results – Deming Method
4-day workshop · Executives
Deming taught management methods based on understanding a company as a system, the nature of variation, a better theory of learning and human psychology. This workshop is presented by professionals experienced in this method.
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- A chain reaction from quality to prosperity
- Drawbacks of mainstream management methods
- Quality and the consumer
- New principles for leadership and education
- The operational definition: beyond meeting specifications
- Reaching a stable system of production
- Reducing total cost from inspection to finished product
- Organizing to improve quality and productivity
Upon completion, executives will have gained a new view of the meanings of leadership, customer service and quality.
Hoshin Planning for Company-Wide Change Programs
2-day workshop · Executives
Hoshin planning is used to deploy high-level strategy down to managerial objectives and initiatives. Department-level projects become prioritized and aligned with strategy to increase business value.
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- Validating company-wide strategy
- Refine and balance strategic improvement areas
- Identify and align management objectives
- Define projects of improvement and innovation
- Create a program of change with prioritized, phased projects
- Launch and staff projects, schedule education programs
Upon completion, the organization will be ready to start an aligned program of change.
Deploy Operational Excellence
Get the awareness and skills needed to support the deployment of operational excellence and increase operational visibility.
Before you Start with Lean, What is the Role of the Sponsor?
1-day workshop · Executives, Managers
A high-performing, Lean enterprise is not possible without executive action. This is because it is the one responsible with creating the company-wide environment required for customer-focused operations.
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- What is a Lean enterprise?
- Maximize the flow of value and utilization of business resources
- Focus the entire enterprise toward its customers
- The enterprise as a system for the creation of value
- Seeking holistic, company-wide results
- Improve and innovate continuously
- Manage personnel towards total growth
- Make performance visible
Upon completion, executives will become effective Lean sponsors.
How to Deploy Lean Practices
1-day workshop · Managers
A Lean strategy only becomes real at the business and operations levels through projects of continuous improvement and innovation. Lean deployment must be supported by managers in each department.
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- The meaning of leadership
- Institute leadership at the managerial and individual levels
- Break down barriers that stop the flow of value across functions
- Create quality and pride in the work
- Establish metrics that foster quality, not just quantity
- Rediscover pride and happiness in daily work
Upon completion, managers will be ready to guide and support the improvement of their own departments.
Business Process Management (BPM)
3-day workshop · Managers
Business performance changes over time due to variations of the operation itself and factors such as customers, competitors, employees, vendors and the economic environment. BPM enables businesses to be aware of these changes and respond timely.
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- Understand your business as an end-to-end system
- A hierarchy of metrics for higher performance
- Monitoring performance
- Controlling processes
- Sustaining operational performance and continuous improvement
Upon completion, managers will have learned how to monitor operations and sustain them at a high performance level.
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