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TABLE OF CONTENTS IntroductionThe Six Sigma Lean Study Guide MethodFree Six Sigma Practice Question LinksFree On-Line Practice QuestionsComing soon!ClosingSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

SOUND LIKE YOU?“My biggest challengeis trying to develop astrategy and findingonline practicequestions for theexam.”“How do I narrowdown the topicsto make studyingfor exameffective?”“My time is ratherlimited so I wouldlike a lean studyplan to do the job.”“Where do I findthe time tostudy all ofthis?”I’ve coached and surveyed THOUSANDS of Six Sigma certification applicants andthese are some of the most-common themes when asked about studying.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATION EXAMS AREHIGH-PRESSURE SITUATIONS!Certificationmay be:A current job requirementA necessary step in your career(or a way in to a new career!)A way to increase your value (andsalary) to your clients & company.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

WARNING! THIS GUIDE IS FOR THOSE WHOHAVE STUDIED SIX SIGMA ALREADY!This study method is for people who havealready made an attempt to study and learnSix Sigma concepts and are ready to pursue acertification.If you are just starting out on your Six Sigmajourney, I would suggest you start here on thearticle I made about Learning Six Sigma andthen follow up with this article I wrote for ASQ,How can someone starting out in qualitysucceed?SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

IN ORDER TO DO AS WELL AS POSSIBLE YOU MUST:Know the concepts well.Become familiar with the kinds of questions.Be familiar with allowed reference materials.Know which answer to select when presented withsimilar options.Answer questions correctly in limited time.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

THIS GUIDE IS HOW I DID ITI’ve passed the Six Sigma Green Belt certification, the Villanova Six SigmaBlack Belt Certification and the ASQ Black Belt certification. I’ve also personallycoached dozens in person and thousands on-line for those exams and others(Ex. IASSC).This is my method.PS. If you want to see longer descriptions of exactly what I did personally,please see the following articles: How I Passed the ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Certification on the First Try How I Passed the Villanova Six Sigma Black Belt Certification on the First TrySIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

LEAN STUDY GUIDE FOR SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATIONSYou must prioritize your time.Assess your strengths andweaknesses.Focus on the areas that will get youthe most points.Master the questions you are mostlikely to see on exam day.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

YOU MUST PRIORITIZE YOUR TIME.Nothing happens without a commitment.I get it. I’ve been there. You have a full-time job. You have a family. And then ontop of it all you need to set aside studying time. It’s almost impossible.Personally, I woke up early to review, studied during lunch hours, and scheduled15 minute mini-review sessions through out my work day on select topics. Iwould practice dozens of questions each night after I had dinner with the familyand put the kids to bed.Time management is difficult. Find out what works for you and make it happen!Once we get time to study, we want to make sure we use it as wisely as possible!SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

ASSESS YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.This is my exercise for determining where to spend those scarce and preciousstudy hours.First, let’s determine what they are testing you on.Each exam publishes a Body of Knowledge (BOK) that tells you roughly what willbe tested and how much each section is weighted. While each exam is different,they by-and-large test the same things.See the next 2 pages for a recent breakdown of the ASQ and IASSC Green Beltand Black Belt exams based off of their publically-published materials.(Note: If you are not sure about your exam’s question breakdown, default to ASQ.)SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

IASSC VS ASQ GREEN BELT BOKSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

IASSC VS ASQ BLACK BELT BOKSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

NOW GET A BASELINE OF YOUR KNOWLEDGEGet a baseline score per section by taking an example test and scoring bysection.There is no published passing score for the exams. Anecdotal evidencesuggests getting a score of above 80% gives you an excellent chance ofbeing certified. For practice exams, I suggest no less than 90%.Next step: Take a practice exam & calculate results by section.See Appendix 1 for a list of free question banks.See Appendix 2 for my free on-line option via Six Sigma Study Guide.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

LIST YOUR BASELINE SCORES BY SECTIONWe can use the SixSigma concepts ofbaseline scores to getan idea of acandidate’s problemareas.Step 1: Enter yourbaseline scores bysection into a gridlike so.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

MAKE A PRIORITIZATION MATRIXStep 2: Build outthe prioritizationmatrix by addinga weightingsection.I like to weight by context where sections earlier in the BOK get weighted higher as they providecontext to all of the concepts of Six Sigma, but you can apply any weighting you want.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

FOCUS ON THE GREATEST AREA OF OPPORTUNITYStep 3: Multiply the Percentage of exam column by the Percentage incorrect columnand by the weighting column for a prioritization score for each exam category.In this example, the candidate should work the Define section first as it is the most likely to give him or herthe greatest Return on Investment of study time! The Analyze section would be second.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

MASTER THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE MOSTLIKELY TO SEE ON EXAM DAY.Gain exposure to as many targeted problem sets as possible.Continuing our previous example, thecandidate should seek out to master asmany Define section practice questions aspossible to narrow down specific weakareas.PracticesectionquestionsStudy thosetopicsIdentifyweak topicsThen, he or she should study those topicsand continue taking practice questions inthat section until mastery is achieved.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

TIP FOR STUDYING SECTIONSSixSigmaStudyGuide.com has an extensive (and growing!)list of condensed study guides available on-line for free.Just use the search box on the right hand side of thewebsite or check out any of these popular guides: Six Sigma Roles & ResponsibilitiesHistory and Founding Fathers of QualityDesign of ExperimentsControl ChartsLean ConceptsHypothesis TestingAnd there are hundreds of other free articles available. Ifyou can’t find what you are looking for, let me know.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

FOR BEST RESULTS DO CUMULATIVE REVIEWGain exposure to as many targeted problem sets as possible.Practice sectionquestionsPass cumulativereview with highscoreReview itemsyou forgotPass a sectionwith a high scorePractice examwith all currentlymastered topicsContinuing our Example: The prioritization matrix shows thatmy greatest improvement area iswas the Define section. I study the Define Phase until I canpass a series of questions fromthat section with a high score. Next, I take a practice exam thatincludes all of the sections thatcome before Define. This ensures a good foundationand retention of earlier materials.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

REPEAT FOR SUCCESS!This process has worked for hundreds of SixSigma certification candidates. Give it a try, I’msure it will work for you.I wish you the best of luck. If you have anyquestions, please leave a comment on any pageof SixSigmaStudyGuide.com, leave a note in ourforums, or contact me any time here.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

APPENDIX: FREE BASIC QUESTION BANKSGeneral Six Sigma 012/11/asq-certification-exam-pass-rate.pdfFree Six Sigma Yellow Belt Practice Examshttp://www.peoplecert.org/en/TestTakers/Lean Six Sigma/IASSC Lean Six Sigma Certifications/Documents/PeopleCert SixSigma YellowBelt SamplePaper v1.pdfNote: Tests may be cumulative. Candidates for higher belts shouldmake use of question banks from the lower belts. Ex Black beltcandidates should also use green belt questions.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

APPENDIX: FREE GREEN BELT QUESTION BANKSFree Six Sigma Green Belt Practice Exams p://www.peoplecert.org/de/Lean Six Sigma/Lean Six Sigma Zertifizierungen/Documents/PeopleCert SixSigma GreenBelt SamplePaper v1.pdfhttp://www.peoplecert.org/en/TestTakers/Lean Six Sigma/IASSC Lean Six Sigma Certifications/Documents/PeopleCert SixSigmaGreenBelt SamplePaper edu/14599695/Lean Six Sigma Green Belt test exam 70 Q ASIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

APPENDIX: FREE BLACK BELT QUESTION BANKSFree Six Sigma Black Belt Practice Exams eexam/ (Must be an ASQ n Six Sigma/IASSC Lean Six Sigma Certifications/Documents/PeopleCertSixSigma BlackBelt SamplePaper v2.pdf (IASSC Black elt-exam-prep/questionsFree Similarly Comparable (Body of knowledge and difficulty level) SixSigma Practice Exams https://secure.asq.org/perl/msg.pl?prvurl mple-exam.pdf (Some portions of Body of l mple-exam.pdf (Reasonable portion of Body of tice-exams.htmlSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

APPENDIX: FREE ON-LINE SYSTEMThere sure are a lot of manual steps in this Lean Study approach!Can you make it easier?WHAT IF THERE WAS A WAY TO DO ALL OF THISEFFORTLESSLY?HINT: THERE IS. YOU CAN SKIP AHEAD TO TRYING OUT THIS SYSTEM HERE.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

WOULD THIS HELP?A free practice test system that:100% on-line. Study on any device, anywhere.Saves and reports your answers.Analyzes your biggest problem areas.Explains in detail why each answer is correct or why it is not.Provides recommendations on what to review.Provides a way to drill into specific problem-area topics.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

I THOUGHT SO, SO I BUILT ONE!SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

INTRODUCING THE SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMON-LINE FREE PRACTICE EXAMS!SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT OR LOG INSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

SELECT THE EXAM YOU WANT TO TAKESIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM THE FIRST TIME!

TAKE THE EXAMSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

REVIEW YOUR SCORESEach question is reviewed along with an explanation of theanswer and links to extensive free articles about that topic soyou can bookmark them for study.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

RESULTS ARE SORTED BY EXAM SECTIONPrioritize the areas you need the most help with.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

TAKE THE EXAMS AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE.SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

YOU CAN EVEN DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE RESULTS!SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

YOU CAN ALSO TAKE QUIZZES BY SECTIONSIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!

TAKING QUIZZES BY SECTIONHelps you focus on the sections that you needthe most help with.By focusing on a single section at a time, youhave a much better chance at mastering it.Once you have mastered one section, move tothe next!SIXSIGMASTUDYGUIDE.COMPASS YOUR CERTIFICATIONEXAM THE FIRST TIME!