Ever since Six Sigma was established, we’ve been seeing a rapid growth in almost every industry. And Six Sigma leaders have yet to discover an industry where the principles of Six Sigma don’t fit in. That simply translates to this – Six Sigma has provided benefits to almost every industry. That says a lot about Six Sigma’s success in business improvement. This is one reason why Six Sigma leaders are proud of its achievements and successful results.
The ongoing success of Six Sigma is dependent on the requirement of trained belt holders. Most established organizations already have Green Belts and Black Belts helping them with their operations. But others are also consistently working towards having more trained professionals perform and implement Six Sigma principles on a daily basis. This is why more Yellow Belts are needed.
How do Yellow Belts ensure the success of Six Sigma projects?
As Yellow Belts are the first level belt holders within the hierarchy, they play a critical role in Six Sigma projects. A Six Sigma project simply can’t function without the help of Yellow Belts as they perform the basic ground tasks. The following are some of the major responsibilities of Yellow Belts:
- They have a knowledge of the terminology and basics of Six Sigma. And it becomes their responsibility to apply these techniques and methods in day-to-day tasks for efficient operations.
- Yellow Belts learn every little detail of PDCA (Plan, Do, Check and Act), which prepares them to carry out data collection, project charters, and process maps efficiently. These processes help Green Belts to ensure that a project begins on the right terms and doesn’t lack critical information for further implementation.
- There is no denying that it is their moral duty to educate others who have little knowledge about Six Sigma. Almost every organization is thriving to establish a strong Six Sigma foundation with the help of Yellow Belts.
Why is it important to have a Yellow Belt?
Setting a Foundation
With Six Sigma’s success, we must know that in coming years, we’ll have more Yellow Belts than we can imagine. They help lay the right foundation because Green Belts will have a difficult time without their help.
Support System
The need for Six Sigma in business improvement just keeps growing. Since Yellow Belts are the first step towards Six Sigma, their need is growing too. They are basically the support system of Green and Black Belts.
Workplace Culture
Organizations need more Yellow Belts to build a culture of Six Sigma. They bring significant improvements in the daily tasks with the use of their Six Sigma knowledge.
Goals
It is easier for Yellow Belts to carry out organizational goals and Six Sigma goals, as they are divergent thinkers since their ideas differ than the rest. Yellow Belts have a solution-oriented approach towards problems, which enables an organization to get closer to short-term and long-term goals.
It is true that not everyone can be a Green or a Black Belt, but most of the employees can certainly earn a Yellow Belt to bring successful results for the organization.
