Resources

Lean and Lean Six Sigma Resources

Lean Six Sigma Canada recommends the use of Minitab statistical software for the online, public classroom or the onsite training and certification programs. Students may also use some other stats software, such as SigmaXL or ProcessMA.

Minitab is the leader in delivering statistical software for quality improvement, education and research.

Download a free fully functional, 30-day version of Minitab and see why it is the leading software used to analyze quality improvement data worldwide.

Click here for a free Minitab 30 days  trial.

Click here for a free SigmaXL 30 days  trial.

NOTE: Implementing Six Sigma 2nd edition, the award winning book, is the Mandatory Textbook for the online training and certification

Amazon: Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, 2nd Edition, by Forrest W. Breyfogle – Mandatory Textbook

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Amazon:  Solutions Manual, Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods by Forrest W. Breyfogle – optional, but RECOMMENDED

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Amazon: SigmaXL® and Lean Six Sigma: A Guide to Improve Business Performance Metrics by Forrest Breyfogle and Liviu Ibanescu

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Amazon: Quality Council of Indiana – Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Primer – optional

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Amazon: The Toyota Way by Jeffery K. Liker – optional

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Amazon:  The Toyota Way Fieldbook by Jeffrey Liker and David Meier – optional

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Integrated Enterprise Excellence, Vol. I: The Basics: Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard by Forrest W. Breyfogle – optional

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Integrated Enterprise Excellence, Vol. II – Business Deployment: A Leaders’ Guide for Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard by Forrest W. Breyfogle – optional
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Integrated Enterprise Excellence, Vol. III Improvement Project Execution: A Management Black Belt Guide for Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard by Forrest W. Breyfogle – optional
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Amazon:  The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed by Michael L. George, John Maxey, David T. Rowlands, and Michael George – optional
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Amazon:  Lean Six Sigma and Minitab: The Complete Toolbox Guide for All Lean Six Sigma Practitioners (3rd edition) by Quentin Brook – optional
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Amazon:  The Six Sigma Handbook: The Complete Guide for Greenbelts, Blackbelts, and Managers at All Levels by Thomas Pyzdek – optional
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Amazon:  Lean Thinking by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones – optional
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Useful Links:

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Free Lean YouTube videos from Paul Akers founder of FastCap.com