Green Belt Certificate Program
Mercer University’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate program provides effective training and holistic systems thinking. The program emphasizes how leadership, culture, change management, root cause analysis, theory of constraints, seven types of waste, business analytics, and other lean tools can positively affect your company on three primary foundations: organizational effectiveness through process improvement, increased firm profits through a value-added customer-oriented approach, and employee success and satisfaction through personal growth.
Our action-oriented Green Belt Certificate program is distinguished from other lean programs in its dedication to providing training in soft skills, methodological rigor and quantitative tools of Lean Six Sigma while also coaching participants on the development, implementation, evaluation, and presentation of a lean project. Mercer’s program is structured to align with the American Society for Quality (ASQ’s) standards for Lean Six Sigma.
As part of our credentialing process, participants are expected to develop a project charter and carry out a small, but meaningful process change plan in a division of their organization. Mercer faculty will serve as coaches while participants work as change agents, applying the Lean Six Sigma training from the classroom directly to the workplace.
Throughout the training, participants will transition between workshop lectures, critical discussions, multiple hands-on simulations, and active peer feedback on project development.
Who should attend?
- Business executives interested in continuous process improvement in their organizations
- Directors and managers seeking to reduce bottlenecks in their departments with a refocus on systems thinking to improve overall workplace productivity
- Employees who want to improve their teams’ efficiency, understand how to develop voice and influence in managerial projects, and provide ongoing support and direction for their teams
Next program begins first quarter 2025
Participants must attend all four sessions in-person in order to receive program certificate.
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24
total hours of instruction from two highly-credentialed instructors leading the program
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6+
meals and refreshments included in program cost
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$2,500
cost of program covers instruction, breakfast, lunch, refreshments, certificate presentation, and free parking
Program Details
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Meet the Instructors
Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli – Atlanta and Henry County
Dr. Quispe-Agnolis is an Associate Professor of Economics at Mercer's School of Business. Her research fields are international economics, open macroeconomics, and economic development. Her current research interests include economic impact of immigration, small business financing, unemployment and underemployment, and the impact of financial architecture on community and economic development.
Dr. Eric Kushins – Atlanta, Macon, and Henry County
Dr. Kushins is an Assistant Professor of Management at Berry College and was an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship in Mercer's School of Business from 2015-2018. In addition to teaching undergraduate and MBA courses in Human Resource Management, Team Dynamics, Operations Management and Social Entrepreneurship, he has trained hundreds of individuals in Lean Six Sigma over the past five years. He has served as a Green and Black Belt instructor for organizations in a variety of sectors, including health care, energy, IT, retail, and higher education. The Lean Six Sigma programs he has developed have provided teams and organizations with immediate performance improvement and greater employee engagement.
Team Building
During Session One, a team building activity challenges participants to focus on the iterative process and agile principles – essential components of Lean Six Sigma process improvement experimentation. The activity also emphasizes team communication, equal participation, and creativity.
