I purchased the Six Sigma Handbook and read it everyday at lunch break. I plan on taking the exam next year after I complete a cost savings project since I already have 3 years of experience.
Quick question: What is the edition of Handbook, that you are showing in this video? Secondly, are these tips and tricks still valid for exam in 2024? How many weeks/months good to prepare when you have 5 yrs of experience in Production as a Project Engineer.
Handbook is outdated…newer versions are available on Amazon. Yes, tips and tricks still relevant in 2024. Can’t answer your last question because it depends on your current level of knowledge regarding the Six Sigma Body of Knowledge, including applied statistics. I would encourage you to download the body of knowledge on the ASQ website. It’s free to download. Then buy the handbook and determine where your weaknesses are, then set a plan to shore up those weaknesses (assuming there are any)…hope this helps! 🙏
i'm industrial engineer and i didn't take the BB seriously because i use to think that this test was easy for someone who he 's familiar with lean concept i took the sample test in the ASQ web site and i was pretty surprise cause i wasn't able to solve some question that seems to be basic so i changed completely my approach and i'm about to order those books to start my preparation from the beginning . thanks for this video it was really helping and the books that you showed on your video were good choice !!!
The revision I have been updated. Here is the book I would use amzn.to/2E0DQ9u. It's the updated version I believe. Be sure to tab your index AND highlight the breaks in alphabet within the index. For example: Highlight 'A' , then 'B'...The reason I suggest this is so that when you're taking your exam and flipping through the book, it's easier to recognize the breaks so you can find what you're looking for faster. The book's index has small print and has only a SMALL GAP to indicate a new section - but almost unnoticeable. I physically wrote the letter of the alphabet in the SMALL GAP and used an orange highlighter to draw a line across the entire page! When you're taking the exam - pressure is high - the last thing you want is one more thing to focus on. I know I cover this in the video but I feel this is a critical step in saving time. You'll be referencing that book often....seconds count! Good luck. Let me know if you need anything else.
Hey chad. I hope you are doing well. I've been catching up with your videos from over a month now. I have 4 years experience as supply control coordinator, and 4 years in warehousing/logistics . Is there any sort of specific areas that I should go for in SSBB? (like: SSBB in warehousing, SSBB in logistics, SSBB in Supply chain and many more ) Secondly, there is ASQ SSBB that you spoke about, and there are certain platforms like six sigma council that offer Black belt that covers white, yellow, green belt in it. What you suggest.? I don't have any issues going with any of them. Plus if I enroll in any of these do I still have to purchase books or they provide enough materials. IF I have to purchase any SSBB books Please suggest .. Please try to answer every question... Thanks Chad.!!
Appreciate your support. No...there’s nothing specific. Just SSBB or GB...or even Yellow Belt depending on your experience. I always recommend ASQ because it’s the most recognizable. Plus, the test to earn the ASQ certification is rigorous - forcing you learn the material ( for the most part) - on the job practice is where you’ll really learn what works. If you sign up for ASQ - you will need to purchase books and materials to study...these aren’t supplied by ASQ...you would purchase the materials - study - then arrange a test date at a testing center. Just check out ASQ’s website. I hope this has helped.
Thank you for this outstanding and helpful video. I was wondering I wasn’t able to find that particular “Six Sigma Handbook” anywhere? Do you happen to have an updated link of it possibly? I’m aware of the orange 3rd edition “the certified six sigma black belt handbook”, but not the one you had in your hand during this video. Please help and thank you sincerely sir.
This video is quite old. It may be discontinued. When choosing books, just go with the latest version and you should be good. When in doubt, check out the ASQ website. They usually have the latest version they use for testing or recommend for study prep...I usually get the version from the site and purchase through Amazon because it's cheaper....but check it out for yourself...things may have changed. Hope this helps.🙏
Hi, I will be taking the class for lean six sigma green and black belt. I was informed how difficult it is to pass the test. I noticed your video is 2yrs old. I was wondering what do you recommend me to do as I am eager to start studying before starting class this upcoming April. Shall I still buy the books you recommended in this video? I also see the links you posted. I notice those books are different. Should I get both the green and black belt hand books?
Hi...Generally you would either go for Green Belt or Black belt but not both at the same time....is this a blended offering that takes you through Green and Black Belts? Are you planning to study through ASQ? Tell me more about the class in April and I think I can help direct you a little! Appreciate your support and would ask you consider subscribing (if you haven't).... 😊
Hi couch Iam a quality Control Engineer with one year experience, 1. do you going to recommend the green belt or should i start with the yellow belt? 2. What courses do you recommend? 3. How much is the average time period for preparation to the ASQ exam? Thank you for your amazing content. I hope you find a time to answer my questions? Thanks
With 1 year of experience, I’d start with the Yellow Belt. Time preparations should be around 5 to 12 weeks depending on belt and current level of experience. Hope this helps.
Hi, I'm a cssbb aspirant. I'm using 1. six sigma black belt handbook by benbow kubaik and 2. Cssbb primer, is those two books sufficient for clearing exam? What was the black belt handbook that you used in your video?
Nandakumar Nageswaran Hi Nandkumar, did you clear the CSSBB exam? I am targeting to appear in the exam this September and preparing from the same book and primer which you mentioned. Please share your experience.
Glad this community is growing to the point of supporting one another. I sat for the exam a couple of years ago. I'm thinking of putting together a complete study system with videos, downloads and the exact books you'll need for the exam. A 10 week program for Green Belts, and a 12 week program for the Black Belt Exam. Would anyone be interested in a course like that?
@@learnkaizen yes, though I didn't get the exam back to review what I missed. Right after the exam I jotted down questions in there that I wasnt confident in answering. It was mostly MSA, 3 statistics question about the same scenario. Cpm, Cpk, and other capability questions and SPC. I was cruising through 45 questions out of 100 because I understood it fully. But i struggled with the rest.
Can you please tell me do we have to necessarily get the 4rth edition of Six sigma handbook? What about if I am studying from 2nd or 3rd edition? Will I not be able to pass the exam from these previous editions of the same book?
The primer is a fantastic book but thinking about how frequent ASQ updates their handbooks you'll find it "out of date". I took the CSSBB exam twice relying only on the primer and I couldn't pass the exam with 540/550 score each time. I think the handbook is more relevant, detailed and up to date with the exam approach. However, it takes longer time to finish. The good think about the primer is that it's easy to add additional tabs/dividers not like the handbook where you only use the sticker hand-written tabs.
Hi, may I ask the CSSBB Handbook's full name, author's name and publisher, edition number etc so that I can buy one. From the video, I cannot tell which SSBB handbook it was, as online there are too many handbooks.
If I were going to purchase a Handbook today for the exam and I didn't already have one - I'd purchase the handbook that is referenced by the ISBNs below. This book is the 4th edition (much newer) version of the handbook I used. I copied the ISBNs straight from Amazon. Additionally, here is the link! Hope this helps. a.co/4kxqCyq ISBN-13: 978-0071840538 ISBN-10: 0071840532
I am thinking to go with CSSC self study.. and test after each chapter. What are your thoughts on this? I want to get green belt, take a break and then black belt. What are your thoughts on cssc self study material?
Answered this one in the question under the "What should a lean six sigma Green Belt Know"....hope it helps and thank you for supporting me on this channel!
Good information. I live in India, Just want to know from where i can buy all these 3 books. I did not see these books on Amazon. Any link or Author name. Thank you.
Hi Dear, This video of yours certainly is an excellent motivation against those who talk more and give less information. You have explained very nicely that what exactly ASQ is doing in exam and what basically is needed in open book exam. I’m preparing CSSGB and while going through different practice questions I felt that the ASQ actually doesn’t want one to remember everything but the ability to look for the information when required. From your experience can you please tell us approximately how many calculations related questions can come to CSSGB/CSSBB. Thank you
When I took the ASQ SSBB exam - I believe about 10-15% of exam were calculations. The calculations were not as difficult as the calculations I practiced (QCI - books)....I'm going from memory here on the % of questions that had calculations so please don't quote me...Appreciate your support on this channel!
Thanks I have passed the ASQ CSSGB exam and there were not that many calculations in the exam. Calculations were very simple which one can solve with the memory even. Thanks again
There is no one best for this, there is no governing body or offical accreditation for this any company can train their employess in Six Sigma and most large ones do themselves. Over 2 dozen universites offer this but if you wait till you are working for a company it is better to go through their training and get it from the company you are working for.
@@gayatrijoshi9450 I don't know of any free ones. I used Quality Council of Indiana (QCI) bank of ASQ BB Exam questions. I believe it costs around $70.
Thank you for the tips! I passed my ASQ black belt
Eric Nyirenda awesome!!! Happy to help. Congratulations and thank you for letting me know you passed! Love hearing good news!
I purchased the Six Sigma Handbook and read it everyday at lunch break. I plan on taking the exam next year after I complete a cost savings project since I already have 3 years of experience.
Awesome! Let me know if I can help! Thanks for commenting!
Quick question: What is the edition of Handbook, that you are showing in this video?
Secondly, are these tips and tricks still valid for exam in 2024?
How many weeks/months good to prepare when you have 5 yrs of experience in Production as a Project Engineer.
Handbook is outdated…newer versions are available on Amazon. Yes, tips and tricks still relevant in 2024. Can’t answer your last question because it depends on your current level of knowledge regarding the Six Sigma Body of Knowledge, including applied statistics. I would encourage you to download the body of knowledge on the ASQ website. It’s free to download. Then buy the handbook and determine where your weaknesses are, then set a plan to shore up those weaknesses (assuming there are any)…hope this helps! 🙏
i'm industrial engineer and i didn't take the BB seriously because i use to think that this test was easy for someone who he 's familiar with lean concept i took the sample test in the ASQ web site and i was pretty surprise cause i wasn't able to solve some question that seems to be basic so i changed completely my approach and i'm about to order those books to start my preparation from the beginning . thanks for this video it was really helping and the books that you showed on your video were good choice !!!
oussama d excellent! Good luck! If I can be of any help - don't hesitate to ask.
Donovan Burroughs from where can I buy this book? Please share the link. Please make a video on best institutes who provides the training.
The revision I have been updated. Here is the book I would use amzn.to/2E0DQ9u. It's the updated version I believe. Be sure to tab your index AND highlight the breaks in alphabet within the index. For example: Highlight 'A' , then 'B'...The reason I suggest this is so that when you're taking your exam and flipping through the book, it's easier to recognize the breaks so you can find what you're looking for faster. The book's index has small print and has only a SMALL GAP to indicate a new section - but almost unnoticeable. I physically wrote the letter of the alphabet in the SMALL GAP and used an orange highlighter to draw a line across the entire page! When you're taking the exam - pressure is high - the last thing you want is one more thing to focus on. I know I cover this in the video but I feel this is a critical step in saving time. You'll be referencing that book often....seconds count! Good luck. Let me know if you need anything else.
Hey chad. I hope you are doing well.
I've been catching up with your videos from over a month now. I have 4 years experience as supply control coordinator, and 4 years in warehousing/logistics . Is there any sort of specific areas that I should go for in SSBB? (like: SSBB in warehousing, SSBB in logistics, SSBB in Supply chain and many more ) Secondly, there is ASQ SSBB that you spoke about, and there are certain platforms like six sigma council that offer Black belt that covers white, yellow, green belt in it. What you suggest.? I don't have any issues going with any of them. Plus if I enroll in any of these do I still have to purchase books or they provide enough materials. IF I have to purchase any SSBB books Please suggest .. Please try to answer every question... Thanks Chad.!!
Appreciate your support. No...there’s nothing specific. Just SSBB or GB...or even Yellow Belt depending on your experience. I always recommend ASQ because it’s the most recognizable. Plus, the test to earn the ASQ certification is rigorous - forcing you learn the material ( for the most part) - on the job practice is where you’ll really learn what works. If you sign up for ASQ - you will need to purchase books and materials to study...these aren’t supplied by ASQ...you would purchase the materials - study - then arrange a test date at a testing center. Just check out ASQ’s website. I hope this has helped.
@@learnkaizen Thanks mate. Appreciate your time..
Thank you for this outstanding and helpful video. I was wondering I wasn’t able to find that particular “Six Sigma Handbook” anywhere? Do you happen to have an updated link of it possibly? I’m aware of the orange 3rd edition “the certified six sigma black belt handbook”, but not the one you had in your hand during this video. Please help and thank you sincerely sir.
This video is quite old. It may be discontinued. When choosing books, just go with the latest version and you should be good. When in doubt, check out the ASQ website. They usually have the latest version they use for testing or recommend for study prep...I usually get the version from the site and purchase through Amazon because it's cheaper....but check it out for yourself...things may have changed. Hope this helps.🙏
Hi,
I will be taking the class for lean six sigma green and black belt. I was informed how difficult it is to pass the test. I noticed your video is 2yrs old. I was wondering what do you recommend me to do as I am eager to start studying before starting class this upcoming April. Shall I still buy the books you recommended in this video? I also see the links you posted. I notice those books are different. Should I get both the green and black belt hand books?
Hi...Generally you would either go for Green Belt or Black belt but not both at the same time....is this a blended offering that takes you through Green and Black Belts? Are you planning to study through ASQ? Tell me more about the class in April and I think I can help direct you a little! Appreciate your support and would ask you consider subscribing (if you haven't).... 😊
Hi couch
Iam a quality Control Engineer with one year experience,
1. do you going to recommend the green belt or should i start with the yellow belt?
2. What courses do you recommend?
3. How much is the average time period for preparation to the ASQ exam?
Thank you for your amazing content.
I hope you find a time to answer my questions?
Thanks
With 1 year of experience, I’d start with the Yellow Belt. Time preparations should be around 5 to 12 weeks depending on belt and current level of experience. Hope this helps.
Hi where can I get CSS Green Belt primer's Solution text book that you showed in the video? Thank you!
It's on a website.... www.qualitycouncil.com
Hi, I'm a cssbb aspirant. I'm using 1. six sigma black belt handbook by benbow kubaik and 2. Cssbb primer, is those two books sufficient for clearing exam? What was the black belt handbook that you used in your video?
Nandakumar Nageswaran Hi Nandkumar, did you clear the CSSBB exam? I am targeting to appear in the exam this September and preparing from the same book and primer which you mentioned. Please share your experience.
@@DipankarKaul hey how was your ssbb exam...hope you have cleared..would love to learn from your experience
Pradeep Singh no, I didn’t appeared for the exam. I completed the ASQ training but didn’t appeared this year.
@@DipankarKaul hey do u anyone who appeared this year...my exam is on 15 nov
Glad this community is growing to the point of supporting one another. I sat for the exam a couple of years ago. I'm thinking of putting together a complete study system with videos, downloads and the exact books you'll need for the exam. A 10 week program for Green Belts, and a 12 week program for the Black Belt Exam. Would anyone be interested in a course like that?
Hello! I got my YB recently but I failed the IASSC GB by 8 points. I search these book in amazon but its didn't pop up. Could you link them?
If it didn’t pop up -‘x the link doesn’t work, Amazon probably doesn’t offer it any more. 8 points is close, do you know what questions you missed?
@@learnkaizen yes, though I didn't get the exam back to review what I missed. Right after the exam I jotted down questions in there that I wasnt confident in answering. It was mostly MSA, 3 statistics question about the same scenario. Cpm, Cpk, and other capability questions and SPC. I was cruising through 45 questions out of 100 because I understood it fully. But i struggled with the rest.
Can you please tell me do we have to necessarily get the 4rth edition of Six sigma handbook? What about if I am studying from 2nd or 3rd edition? Will I not be able to pass the exam from these previous editions of the same book?
When it comes to books, I always go for the latest addition.
The primer is a fantastic book but thinking about how frequent ASQ updates their handbooks you'll find it "out of date". I took the CSSBB exam twice relying only on the primer and I couldn't pass the exam with 540/550 score each time. I think the handbook is more relevant, detailed and up to date with the exam approach. However, it takes longer time to finish.
The good think about the primer is that it's easy to add additional tabs/dividers not like the handbook where you only use the sticker hand-written tabs.
arooqi I liked the primer for the questions but I referenced the handbook more during the exam. Thanks for commenting.
Hi, may I ask the CSSBB Handbook's full name, author's name and publisher, edition number etc so that I can buy one. From the video, I cannot tell which SSBB handbook it was, as online there are too many handbooks.
Hi, did you received feedback about the Handbook's full name, author's name, publisher, edition, etc. If so please share with me. Thank you!
If I were going to purchase a Handbook today for the exam and I didn't already have one - I'd purchase the handbook that is referenced by the ISBNs below. This book is the 4th edition (much newer) version of the handbook I used. I copied the ISBNs straight from Amazon.
Additionally, here is the link! Hope this helps.
a.co/4kxqCyq
ISBN-13: 978-0071840538
ISBN-10: 0071840532
I am thinking to go with CSSC self study.. and test after each chapter. What are your thoughts on this? I want to get green belt, take a break and then black belt. What are your thoughts on cssc self study material?
Answered this one in the question under the "What should a lean six sigma Green Belt Know"....hope it helps and thank you for supporting me on this channel!
How can I get previous years ASQ Black Belt exam papers?
The QCI handbooks have the past (retired) exam papers
Good information. I live in India, Just want to know from where i can buy all these 3 books. I did not see these books on Amazon. Any link or Author name. Thank you.
www.qualitycouncil.com/
Howe it going? I want to study this. I'm almost 30.
Hi, does it also apply for IASSC?
Yes
do you bubble in answers or is it done on a computer?
Anthony Tilley on a computer...at least it’s done that way in the US.
Hi Dear,
This video of yours certainly is an excellent motivation against those who talk more and give less information. You have explained very nicely that what exactly ASQ is doing in exam and what basically is needed in open book exam.
I’m preparing CSSGB and while going through different practice questions I felt that the ASQ actually doesn’t want one to remember everything but the ability to look for the information when required. From your experience can you please tell us approximately how many calculations related questions can come to CSSGB/CSSBB.
Thank you
When I took the ASQ SSBB exam - I believe about 10-15% of exam were calculations. The calculations were not as difficult as the calculations I practiced (QCI - books)....I'm going from memory here on the % of questions that had calculations so please don't quote me...Appreciate your support on this channel!
Thanks I have passed the ASQ CSSGB exam and there were not that many calculations in the exam. Calculations were very simple which one can solve with the memory even. Thanks again
@@thequalitypharmacist My apologies for not getting back to you sooner....happy to learn you passed! Congratulations!!!
If anyone know the author of the handbook, please share it with me. Thanks!
your content is good. how can someone reach you?
Cburroughs.unc@gmail.com
Thank you!
Can you provide isbn for six sigma handbook?
The link to the book is in the description below the video. From there you should be able to get the ISBN.
@@learnkaizen i did go to the QCI website but blue six sigma handbook was not listed
I purchased it from Amazon. The cover has changed but I verified the isbn
@@learnkaizen i got one handbook with author being Pyzdek not sure its same
Check the isbn on Amazon by following the link in the Video description🙏thank you for supporting my channel!
Do we have any free practice exam online?
I'm sure there are plenty with a quick Google Search. Apologies I missed this post.
I m taking the IASCC certified lean six sigma black belt exam in three weeks.. Is that as good as the ASQ?
Yes…it’s perfectly fine! Good luck!
There is no one best for this, there is no governing body or offical
accreditation for this any company can train their employess in Six
Sigma and most large ones do themselves. Over 2 dozen universites offer
this but if you wait till you are working for a company it is better to
go through their training and get it from the company you are working
for.
Fair statement. Thanks for the comment.
Please share question bank pdf 1000 question
I don't have a question bank that I can share.
Virtual Kaizen Coach Please suggest where should I take online exam mock
Are you going for BB or GB?
Virtual Kaizen Coach BB
@@gayatrijoshi9450 I don't know of any free ones. I used Quality Council of Indiana (QCI) bank of ASQ BB Exam questions. I believe it costs around $70.