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Standards for Lean Six Sigma certification

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  • Alessandro Laureani
  • Jiju Antony

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Purpose - This paper aims to provide an overview of current Lean Six Sigma certification practices among different industries and organisations and puts forward a public standard. Design/methodology/approach - Survey results, unstructured interviews and secondary information are used to illustrate the existing variation in certification standards across industries and organisations. Findings - The high variation in Lean Six Sigma certification standards makes it very difficult to judge the actual competence of a certified Belt and to evaluate a Lean Six Sigma program in organisations. As such, the need for a globally accepted certification standard is identified, similar to what is already in place for other professions. Originality/value - This paper has a highly practical content for industry practitioners, with the intent of suggesting Lean Six Sigma certification standards be used in organisations, drawing on the best practices from major companies.

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  • Alessandro Laureani & Jiju Antony, 2012. "Standards for Lean Six Sigma certification," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 61(1), pages 110-120, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:v:61:y:2012:i:1:p:110-120
    DOI: 10.1108/17410401211188560
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    1. Khalid Mohummed Alomari & Ahmad Moh'd Mansour & Ahmad Ali Almohtaseb & Ali A. Salah & Khaled (M.K) Ismail Alshaketheep & Ahmad Abdullah abu Jray, 2020. "Lean Six Sigma in Jordanian Organizations," International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), International Journal of Economics & Business Administration (IJEBA), vol. 0(3), pages 429-447.
    2. Amrik Sohal & Tharaka Vass & Tristan Vasquez & Greg J. Bamber & Timothy Bartram & Pauline Stanton, 2022. "Success factors for lean six sigma projects in healthcare," Journal of Management Control: Zeitschrift für Planung und Unternehmenssteuerung, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 215-240, June.

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