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Black Belt Route

Authority and responsibility for project coordination and leadership

Develop the skills of a Black Belt: become the leader of improvement projects

A Black Belt represents the key figure in supervising, leading and organizing the implementation of Lean Six Sigma. The course aims to train a professional to manage high-complexity business improvement projects through not only advanced statistical and method expertise, but also team management and leadership.

he course includes:

    • Assessment of basic knowledge level
    • 80 hours of training divided into 10 days (also usable individually)
    • Access to the E-Learning platform to review recordings of training modules available on-demand and download supporting teaching materials
    • In-person and streaming Learning By Doing sessions
    • Tutoring with support for corporate project work.

 

Certification of skills includes Final Test and Presentation of a Project Work relevant to the objectives of the course.

 

Goals

At the end of the course participants:

  • will know how to set up meaningful data collection through the Data Collection Plan
  • Will have in-depth knowledge of Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies
  • Will learn how to coordinate and support Teams in managing the projects And in the choice of tools and techniques to be used
  • Will learn about project management tools to directly manage the most complex and challenging projects in business optimization
  • Will recognize and define Best Practices.

 

Course Schedule.

DEFINE & SOFT SKILLS

  • Introduction to the Quality Management: the story - Total Quality Management - Lean - Six Sigma
  • Introduction to Six Sigma: DMAIC DFSS (DMADV)
  • Introduction to Six Sigma: the structure, roles, key figures
  • Defining opportunities: translating customer requests into improvement projects
  • Analysis of customer demands and opportunities for improvement: the Kano model and the 10 GAPs
  • DFSS as a tool for innovation starting from customer demands
  • The QFD: a valuable tool for the DFSS
  • Economic techniques and DCF for investment evaluation
  • Multiple project management and priority management: a possible model
  • Time and Team Management Techniques
  • Managing conflict in the group: leadership and motivation
  • Project management: process, mapping and rationales
  • Effective presentations: the keys to attention and information management
  • Performance indicators: choice and the dynamics of opportunism

Case study: VoC of project, DFSS and management of team dynamics in complex projects, inertia to change

MEASURE

  • How to set up meaningful data collection
  • Recalls to the elements of industrial statistics and statistical modeling
  • Statistical thinking, the significance of problem modeling
  • The Central Limit Theorem: the key to sampling
  • Recalls on Measurement System Analysis and to Gauge R&R
  • Gauge R&R by attributes: a practical application

Case study: Operational and economic measurement systems for projects

ANALYSE

  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • FMEA: structured risk management in the enterprise
  • Recall of the Hypothesis Test
  • One- and multi-factor ANOVA (analysis of variance) and applications
  • Regression model and regression model validation
  • Time series analysis and descriptive models

Case study: The choice of analysis tools in decision support, applications of FMEA

IMPROVE

  • Recalls to the DoE
  • Planning and selection of DoE plans - interpretation of outputs
  • Planning and effective use of reduced DoE
  • Introduction to Robust Design, Surface Response Methods and EVOP plans
  • Revolutionary methods for managing idea generation

Case study: DoE and ANOVA, structured applications of industrial experimentation

CONTROL

  • The introduction of standards
  • How to monitor performance using Control Cards
  • Construction of Control Charts for continuous data
  • Construction of Control Charts by Attributes
  • The evolution of Control Charters: CUSUM and EWMA

  Case study: Control charts and their application evolution - EWMA

 

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    October 6, 2026
    21:27
    Course
    Black Belt Route
    Recipients Director, Manager, Production Manager, Quality Manager, Data Scientist, etc.
    Location Lean Factory School®
    Duration 80 hours of blended learning training + Certification Day
    Costo €5,000 + VAT
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    TESTIMONIALS

    The Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt has fully met my expectations both to deepen some of the topics addressed during the Green Belt course and to acquire all the methodologies (ANOVA, soft skills, project management...) fundamental for project governance in Six Sigma perspective. I thank the lecturer Matteo Casadio Strozzi for the preparation, clarity and availability shown during the various lectures. Recommended to all change-makers.

    James Pulcina

    FINEDOODS

    The Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course done at Bonfiglioli Consulting was very useful and gave me the opportunity to deepen the Green Belt specialization also done at Bonfiglioli and bring tangible results to my company and my department.

    David Lisena

    Philip Morris International

    A course that gives much more than expectations: the tools acquired are extremely valuable for the continuous improvement of the company.

    Eleonora Rampazzo - Project & OpEx Engineer

    SUANFARMA

    Bonfiglioli's course succeeds in declining the concepts of Lean Six Sigma to our reality, bringing concrete examples applicable to many companies.
    The tools and soft skills that are acquired during the Black Belt course are easily applicable and critical in implementing a continuous improvement management system.

    Christian Marchi

    SUANFARMA

    "Making easy what isn't or doesn't look easy."

    Pina Iorillo

    MA CLN GROUP

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA - I found the course really useful for getting an overview of the tools that can be used in improvement sites, with a level of detail that allows for immediate application.

    Michele Tufano

    Iccrea Bank

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA - After last year's Lean-Six Sigma Green Belt certification with Bonfiglioli Consulting at our company and experiencing "in the field" the first successes, I decided to undertake the Master Lean-Six Sigma Black Belt course to further deepen my knowledge of this methodology and make it the foundation of the improvement activities we conduct in the company. The course fully met my expectations, thanks in part to the instructor Matteo Casadio Strozzi, who was very effective in explaining, including through concrete examples, the topics covered. Strongly recommended!

    Thomas Paternoster

    Sandoz Industrial Product

    The one made in Factory was a wonderful educational experience, which confirms the truth of the slogan: you only learn by doing. Many are the insights that I take back to the activity I carry out in the service world, a testament to the goodness of the method.

    Michele Tufano

    MASTERL LEAN SIX SIGMA VI EDIZONE The Master Lean Six Sigma Black Belt course met my expectations for the topics covered. The clarity with which the proposed topics were treated, thanks to the expository ability of the lecturer Matteo Casadio Strozzi allowed me to obtain an excellent understanding of the concepts and tools preparatory to Black Belt certification. Strongly recommended.

    Joseph De Franza

    Adare Pharmacauticals

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA VI EDITION the master lean six sigma black belt course is absolutely enriching, seriously structured while managing to be both light and never boring. Although all the days turn out to be challenging overall, once the course is over, instead of feeling relief, you will experience a feeling of nostalgia. I recommend it to everyone!

    Roberto Cassamagnago

    Adare Pharmacauticals

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA VI EDITION. I believe that the Master Lean Six Sigma course for Lean Black Belt certification that I attended at Bonfiglioli Consulting was extremely useful for my profession because I was able to delve into some management issues that I did not know or that I knew only partially. For these reasons I recommend it to companies that have embarked on this path.

    Paul Terragni

    Adare Pharmacauticals

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA- December 2013 It was a very stimulating training opportunity, not only because of the comprehensive content, and well expounded by the trainer, but also because of the opportunity to share problems and ideas among the participants, which allowed them to further explore the subject matter.

    Danilo Clementi

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA 2013 - Overall well-structured course, conducted effectively by the lecturer, who was always willing to clarify any doubts.

    Pasquale Raviele

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA - Excellent overview of tools and methods that is a prelude to subsequent insights necessarily personal and contextual to the projects to be managed. IT'S LEAN!

    Daniele Pegoraro

    Spin Spa-Bracco Group

    MASTER LEAN SIX SIGMA 2013 - Excellent opportunity for in-depth study of all major Lean Six Sigma tools, both classic and more advanced (example: ANOVA, DOE, ECC)

    Roberto Lanzoni

    Master Lean Six Sigma December 2013 - Course well done and the quality of the lecturer very high. In the end certainly the investment is well worth it

    Roberto Girotto

    Master Lean Six Sigma path Lean Black Belt - Very useful, both for the theoretical part and, above all, for the associated project development: it allows you to touch the power of the method.

    Gianni Burba

    Bracco Imaging Spa

    Master Lean Six Sigma path Lean Black Belt - I had doubts about which Six Sigma course to choose. I chose Bonfiglioli Consulting because it is one of the Lean consulting companies in Italy that I have heard a lot of good things about, even though I had no direct experience. And I must say that the course fully met my expectations and not only that, it definitely confirmed the idea of trust and competence of Bonfiglioli.

    Giorgia Dal Pont

    Amb Srl

    Master Lean Six Sigma path Lean Black Belt - It was an excellent training experience that provided powerful tools to address improvement in the company based on data, analysis and method. In addition, the mode of the course is great because it allows direct discussion on each topic by providing detailed and specific answers for each participant, including through the use of valuable practical examples. It is an experience that I recommend to enrich one's cultural and professional background.

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