Certified Lean Six
Sigma Master Black Belt
Shape strategy. Build capability. Lead transformation at scale.Executive Certification Highest Professional Level in Excellence & Transformation Leadership
- Format: In-person, live online, or blended
- Duration: 10–15 days (modular executive format)
- Coaching: 1:1 MBB coaching included
- Methodology: • Executive-level facilitation sessions • Portfolio development & coaching • Real enterprise case studies • Advanced statistical labs • Leadership simulations
The Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB) program is the highest-level professional accreditation in Lean Six Sigma and one of the most recognized excellence credentials worldwide. Master Black Belts are responsible for shaping corporate transformation strategy, building organizational capability, guiding senior leaders, and ensuring that Lean Six Sigma combined with Digital, Automation and AI becomes a strategic engine of competitive advantage.
This program is designed for experienced Black Belts and transformation leaders who want to develop advanced mastery in:
- Strategic deployment of Lean Six Sigma
- Portfolio & governance of improvement programs
- Executive facilitation and leadership influence
- Advanced analytics, innovation and design for transformation
- Coaching, mentoring and capability building
- Integrating Lean, Digital, Automation, AI and Sustainability
You don’t just execute projects. You build systems, cultures, and leaders that deliver excellence at scale.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this program, Master Black Belt candidates will be able to:
- Design and lead enterprise-wide Lean Six Sigma deployment strategies
- Build and govern a portfolio of cross-functional improvement initiatives
- Coach and mentor Black Belts, Green Belts, and leaders
- Facilitate high-impact executive workshops and decision-making sessions
- Apply advanced statistical, analytical, and design-based methodologies
- Lead Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) programs in service and digital environments
- Drive automation, digital transformation and AI-enabled optimization
- Build a continuous improvement culture that is sustainable and scalable
- Serve as trusted advisor to CEO, COO, CFO, and Transformation Leaders
Target Audience
This program is designed for senior professionals, including:
• Experienced Black Belts
• Transformation Leaders
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement Directors
• Senior Process Owners
• Digital & Automation Transformation Leads
• Consultants and internal coaches
• Executives driving structured transformation
Industries Served
The MBB role creates strategic impact across:
• Banking, Insurance & Asset Management
• Manufacturing & Engineering
• Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure
• Luxury, Retail & Customer Service Operations
• Food & Beverage & Packaging
• Healthcare & Pharma
• Shared Services & Global Operations
Certification
The Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification is awarded upon:
• Completion of all modules
• Passing the MBB examination
• Approval of the MBB portfolio
• Demonstrated leadership mastery
Recognized internationally and aligned with the highest global standards.
Course Content
- Building the Lean Six Sigma governance model
- Alignment with corporate strategy, OKRs and KPIs
- Portfolio selection frameworks and prioritization
- Scaling best practices across global operations
- Influencing senior stakeholders
- Leading enterprise-wide steerco sessions
- Executive storytelling and high-stakes communication
- Coaching leaders for behavioral change
- System-level Lean architecture
- End-to-end value stream redesign (Operations & Services)
- Transforming culture and leadership routines
- Digital Lean & AI-augmented Lean
- Predictive modelling & multivariate analysis
- Advanced DOE (Mixture, Response Surface Methodology)
- Statistical modeling of risk and performance
- Large-scale data-driven decision frameworks
- Advanced design thinking for performance-critical processes
- Concept generation, prototyping, and validation
- Service blueprinting & experience engineering
- Regression, optimization, and design validation
- Linking Lean with RPA, Intelligent Automation, AI
- Eliminating waste before digitalization
- Evaluating automation ROI
- Leading cross-functional digital transformation teams
- Coaching frameworks for GB/BB levels
- Developing internal Academy models
- Certification standards and governance
- Designing training for large-scale capability building
- MBB-level portfolio submission
- Leadership demonstration
- Enterprise case presentation to executive panel
To achieve the Master Black Belt Certification, candidates must:
- Hold a valid Black Belt certification
- Demonstrate multiple
successful BB-level projects - Lead or coach
high-impact cross-functional initiatives - Submit an MBB portfolio including:
Strategic deployment contribution
Coaching impact on GB/BB certifications
Advanced analytics or DFSS project
Enterprise transformation case - Pass the Master Black Belt assessment panel
This is the highest professional standard in Lean Six Sigma.
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification
- Solid project portfolio
- Strong analytical foundations
- Leadership and facilitation experience
- Become a top-level transformation leader
- Influence strategy and executive decision-making
- Build enterprise capability and internal academies
- Lead cross-functional programs with measurable impact
- Master analytics, Lean, DFSS, and digital transformation
- Accelerate your career to the highest level of excellence
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