This class includes the same content and structure as the 12-day in-person LSS Green Belt training with three individual coaching sessions. Participants complete a real-world, instructor-guided project as part of certification. Includes the introductory course to Lean Leadership, the Leading with Lean Short Course.
This four-month, in-depth training provides participants with the opportunity to lead an instructor-guided process improvement project with the potential of positively impacting their place of business. 100% online, the workshop is a blend of interactive exercises, monthly class discussions, three personal coaching sessions with the instructor, and a live online Leading with Lean short course training (unique to Lean Institute training), all in a self-paced learning environment with structured goals of completion through each phase of the course to help participants successfully stay on track for certification. Time outside of class is needed to study and work on the process improvement project. Certification requirements include successful completion of training, a process improvement process project, and a supporting written report.
LSS Green Belt certification requires:
Projects are considered completed when there has been evidence of improvement on project goals through a pilot or full organization implementation.
Course length: 16-26 weeks (9.6 CEUs)
Prerequisites: None
Instructor: Joyce Hinton, LSS Black Belt
Next offered: January 13 – May 11, 2025. Zoom Presentation, June 19, 2025. Registration opens November 04, 2025.
Cost: $2,495. Register by July 14, 2024 and save $100. Registration closes 11:59 p.m., August 04, 2024.
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Location: 100% online, coaching sessions and Leading with Lean short course via Zoom
To arrange remote Lean White Belt, Lean Tools, or onsite Lean Six Sigma White or Green Belt certification, Lean Leadership, and other specialized training for your company, please contact Lisa Angelotti, langelotti@ou.edu or (405) 325-3136.
After certification, Lean Six Sigma Green Belts usually function as members of process improvement action teams within their functional area. Green Belts typically work under the supervision and mentorship of a Black Belt and may be associated with team leaders in a closely scoped project or sub-project. These projects may be completed within the scope of their normal daily roles. In less complex situations, Green Belts may also lead process improvement efforts that do not require the statistical rigor of a Black Belt.
Credit for this course is CEU based on the Clock Hour system. Participants will receive 9.6 CEUs.
Online registration is available for most courses. Otherwise, you may contact Registration and Records at (405) 325-6034 to sign up.
Participants receive Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits, which are required to maintain many professional licensures. OULI training also qualifies as PDU credits for Project Management Professionals.
Public classes are held at the Tinker Business Industrial Park at I-40 and Sooner Road. All public classes are open enrollment and typically feature an interesting mix of teams from a variety of industries.
The Lean Institute also offers private or contracted training programs onsite at locations across the state, including workshops implemented at suitable client facilities.
OULI's team of instructors & consultants are practicing experts in the field with extensive history in implementing process improvement efforts & coaching students.
deFonteny is the creator of Leading with Lean and other short courses offered by the OU Lean Institute. A certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt once active in the oil and gas industry, deFonteny has more than a decade of experience as a Lean practitioner, coach and instructor. He holds a master’s degree in human relations and a bachelor’s in psychology. deFonteny is committed to optimizing organizational success by helping others Lead with Lean. He is the author of Leadership Reimagined and an adjunct professor with the University of Oklahoma.
Hinton is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has served as an OULI Lean Six Sigma coach, instructor and consultant for many of the Institute’s major clients. She is the primary instructor for the Institute’s LSS White and Green Belt training workshops. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and has completed extensive training in Lean Six Sigma methodologies, as well as having extensive experience in both management and procurement..
Tobias is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt trained by some of the original consultants in the industry (Sigma Sciences, Inc., p.k.a. Six Sigma Associates). She has worked with Six Sigma Academy, the first consulting organization created by the founder of Six Sigma, Dr. Mikel Harry. Tobias has extensive experience at the strategic level working with leadership. At the tactical level, she has coached and mentored clients' internal resources for hundreds of transformational projects.
Fisher is the Center Process Manager for Continuous Improvement and Innovation (CI2), Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB. He coordinates continuous improvement mentoring and training for 35,000+ Airmen. As a Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Black Belt, he is an instructor and facilitates multi-organizational improvement events, mentors, and coaches those utilizing CI2 techniques and seeking LSS Green Belt/Black Belt certifications. Since 1985, Fisher has held positions in engineering, quality, contracting and process improvement organizations.
