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Duties of Black Belts

l Engaged in six sigma projects on a full time basis
Completed six sigma training and demonstrated this
Role and Responsibilities of Black
l

skills through successful project completion

Belts l Are sometimes individual contributors, but mostly lead

the efforts of other green belts and black belts.

l Could find themselves as a shared resource across

multiple projects.
l Act as a SME to other green belts and black belts.

TEAM ROLES: Black Belt BEFORE THE PROJECT: Black Belt

• Facilitates meetings and reports • Reviews the Charter with Sponsor and understands
• Focuses on data and problem solving importance and scope of the problem
• Serves as the contact point to organization. • Clarifies roles and responsibilities of all members
• Maintains official records, reports of team actions • Reviews the Charter with Master Black Belt.
• Participates in discussions as needed • Together they devise a project plan for the team review and
• Conducts project work between meetings consensus
• Retains authority as project manager to implement • Understand project history and gathers any historical data
changes as needed • Set meeting logistics and agendas
• Resolves problems as they arise. Involved in the removal
of barriers • Work with Master Black Belt to identify training needs

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DURING THE PROJECT: The Team Leader
• Lead the project
• Provide appropriate guidance
• Develop, update and execute the project plan
• Identify problems and addresses them
• Sets team meetings agendas
• Facilitates meetings and grooms others to assume this role
• Manage meeting logistics and administration
• Regularly meet with the Sponsor and Master Black Belt
• Recommend change when needed
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AFTER THE PROJECT: The Team Leader
• Complete project documentation and distribute
to others in organization
• See that process owner receives all necessary
documentation for monitoring the solution
• Identify, document, and communicate lessons
learned
• As project ends, transition responsibility for
implementing the solution to work area manager
and staff