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Certification paths

How the certifications fit together

Foundations

Entry belts for awareness, support, and comparison

  • IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow BeltICYBClosed-book, 60-question proctored exam with no prerequisites.
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt CertificationCSSYBASQ's open-book yellow-belt credential; not yet represented in the local DB.
  • Lean Six Sigma White BeltLSSWBCSSC entry point; the self-paced path starts with three chapter exams.
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow BeltLSSYBCSSC yellow-belt track with no prerequisites.

Practitioner

Project support, analysis, and process improvement

  • IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Green BeltICGBClosed-book, 100-question proctored exam with no prerequisites.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt CertificationCSSGBASQ's open-book green-belt credential; requires paid work experience and is not yet in the local DB.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green BeltLSSGBCSSC green-belt track; Level II is the advanced route.

Leader

Black Belt project leadership and advanced analysis

  • IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Black BeltICBBClosed-book, 150-question proctored exam with no prerequisites.
  • Six Sigma Black Belt CertificationCSSBBASQ's open-book black-belt credential; requires paid experience plus a project affidavit and is not yet in the local DB.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black BeltLSSBBCSSC black-belt track; Level III is the advanced route.

Mastery

Coaching, governance, and portfolio review

  • Six Sigma Master Black Belt CertificationCMBBASQ's portfolio-review plus exam path; requires a current CSSBB and is not yet in the local DB.
  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black BeltLSSMBBCSSC master-level track; requires prior Black Belt experience and advanced project work.

What changed

The timeline

  1. 1986

    Motorola origin of Six Sigma: Bill Smith developed Six Sigma at Motorola as a process-improvement method.

  2. 1993-06

    ASQ documents early Six Sigma quality programs: ASQ's Quality Progress coverage describes the Six Sigma quality-program framework and the 3.4 defects-per-million-opportunities benchmark.

  3. 2017-03-01

    IASSC current-status recertification policy takes effect: IASSC says its certifications are recognized perpetually but treated as Current for three years under its recertification policy.

  4. September 24, 2020

    PeopleCert acquired and now manages IASSC

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