Professional Documents
Culture Documents
7. How your team members will be making judgments about you when you present
A They Seeing /Hearing you Objectively
B Try to make Meaning from your words.
C They form a certain Feeling and based on that they form Believing
D All of the above.
8. “Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing” are terms that describe
A Process variation reduction and improvement phases
B Root Cause identification and corrective action
C Stages of team growth
D Steps of the brainstorming process
9. ……… Approach, creates Inspiration for your six Sigma Team members.
A Inside Out
B Outside In
C A&B
D None of the above.
10. The most important factor for the success of six sigma projects is:
A Leadership support
B Team support
C Teamwork
D Inter-department harmony
11. …… Method relies on collaborative team effort.
A Six Sigma
B Lean
C Kaizen
D None of the above
12. Which of the following tools is most commonly used in the define phase of a
project?
A Affinity diagram
B Control chart
C Failure mode and effects analysis
D Data collection checklist
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25. As a Six Sigma project leader, you may find your team right back in the storming stage
again when ….
A a new member joins the team
B The team roles are changed.
C A&B
D None of the above
26. Which item should not be identified in the Define Phase?
A Root Causes
B The key problem area
C Possible financial loss
D Intangibles
27. A problem with known Root cause and clear solutions in a ……
A J.D.I (Just Do It!) project.
B Six Sigma Project.
C Lean Project.
D None of the above
28. Cause and Effect Diagram is not known as
A Ishikawa Diagram
B 4-M
C Affinity Diagram
D None of the above
29. The define phase in DMAIC consists of identifying ….
A Business opportunity
B Possible financial loss
C Selecting the key resources
D All of the above
30. Green Belt Role & Mental Frame
A Deliver on Project Results
B Sustain Improved Processes
C Share the knowledge of tools with team
D All of the Above.
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50. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the Six Sigma team to update in the Project
Charter in the Define Phase?
A Project Name and Description
B Business need
C Project purpose
D Constraints
51. ….. is known as N/3.
A Multi-voting
B Customer needs prioritization
C Focus Groups
D Nominal Group Technique
52. Quality comes from….
A Reducing project problems.
B Reducing team members.
C Meeting customer expectations
D Reducing Performing load
53. A Six Sigma Green Belt practitioner constructs a control chart to display a process mean
and its outer limits. In such a chart, what does UCL stand for?
A Upper Cycle Length
B Upper Control Limit
C Upper Cycle Limit
D Upper Control Length
54. Quality Concepts are bases on ….
Understanding customer requirements and designing products and services that
A
satisfy those requirements
B Developing processes that are capable of producing those goods and services
Controlling and managing those processes so they consistently deliver to their
C
capabilities
D all of the above
55. Whatever the customer wants, is considered ….
A Defects
B Quality
C Cost
D All of the above
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56. For a process working at 5 Sigma level, how many opportunities are considered to lie
outside of the specification limits provided by the customer?
A 233
B 6210
C 3.4
D 66807
57. Cost of Good Quality (COGQ) is not consisting of ….
A Prevention costs
B Appraisal costs
C Internal Failures
D None of the above
58. Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ) is not consisting of ….
A Internal Failures
B External Failures
C Prevention costs
D All of the above
59. In a 4-sigma level process, how many opportunities lie outside the specification limits
provided by the customer?
A 6210
B 233
C 456
D 876
60. What cost you incur to prevent bad quality from happening?
A Prevention costs
B Appraisal costs
C Internal Failures
D None of the above
61. What cost you incur to know the current situation of your process?
A Prevention costs
B Appraisal costs
C Internal Failures
D None of the above
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In a typical Measure Phase, which of the following activities should a Green Belt perform
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first?
A Stability
B Capability
C MSA
D Normality
71. ….. is one of Design for Six Sigma - DFSS
A DMADV
B IDOV
C DCCDI
D All of the above.
….. reflects customer needs and ensure that the internal metrics of the organization are
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achieved
A Teamwork, planning and execution
B Cost-effectiveness, plan development, teamwork.
C Six Sigma Project metrics
D All of the above.
73. Poka-yoke is best defined as….
A Capturing the voice of the customer
B Improving machine efficiency
C Reducing field failures to virtually zero
D Preventing controllable defects
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The selection of project metrics is one of the crucial elements in the …… phase of the Six
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Sigma methodology
A Define
B Measure
C Analyze
D Improve
75. …… is not one of the Six Sigma Project metrics.
A Primary Metrics
B Secondary Metrics
C Quantitative Metrics
D All of the above.
76. Poka Yoke is a lean manufacturing concept that is used for what purpose?
A Process levelling
B Mistake proofing
C Process visualization
D Quick set up
77. ….. known as process metrics
A Primary Metrics
B Secondary Metrics
C Quantitative Metrics
D All of the above.
78. ……called a project CTQ
A Primary Metrics
B Secondary Metrics
C Quantitative Metrics
D All of the above.
79. When samples are drawn out of a population randomly, what is said to be true?
A The sample mean is always the same as the population mean
B The sample standard deviation will be the same as population standard deviation
C The sampling distribution approaches normality with an increase in sample size
The sampling distribution would be triangular if the population is distributed as a
D
triangular distribution
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86. …… is a way for error-proof and helping people remember their job requirements.
A Poka-Yoke
B Kanban
C Kaizen
D baka-yoke
…… is an ongoing process for mistake proofing approach to eliminating errors or
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preventing errors.
A Poka-Yoke
B Kanban
C Kaizen
D baka-yoke
88. Which approach talks about equipment effectiveness?
A Lean
B TPM
C Six Sigma
D TOC
89. Poka Yoke is a …… manufacturing concept
A lean
B Six Sigma
C Kaizen
D None of the above
90. …. is a research tool and a systematic method used to modify products to meet customer
requirements?
A Quality function deployment (QFD)
B Quality function development (QFD)
C Quality function dreaminess (QFD)
D None of the above
91. Which of the following tools is used extensively in quality function deployment (QFD)?
A Affinity diagram
B Matrix diagram
C Cause and effect diagram
D Activity network diagram
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The Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) approach in six sigma, is an ……. in the six sigma to
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develop new processes or products.
A Improvement Process
B Defining Process
C Measuring Process
D Control Process
93. The DFSS approach can also be applied if the current process requires an …….
A Overall improvement
B Incremental Improvement
C Mounting Improvement
D All of the Above.
94. In a typical DFSS Approach, which of these stages' figures in most DFSS approaches?
A Innovate
B Identify
C Improve
D Control
95. PPM stand for …
A Parameters Per Million
B Practices Per Million
C Parts Per Million
D All of the above
96. ……. is used to get the more accurate measure of defective rate.
A DPMO
B DPU
C PPM
D DPO
97. The best metric for measuring defectives is:
A DPMO
B DPU
C PPM
D DPO
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…… helps six sigma green belt project managers identify how information is related as
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well as the strength of those relationships.
A Control chart
B Matrix Chart
C Multi-Vari Charting
D Gantt chart
105. ……… is a Graphical representation of multiple variables on the same chart.
A Cause and effect chart
B Multi-Vari Charting
C Control chart
D All of the above.
106. Which of the following is the key benefit of multi-vari charting?
A It keeps track of the time when measurements were made
B It graphically displays the variation in a process
C It assists in the breakdown of components of variation
D It is much easier to plot than most control charts
…….. an effective tool for visualizing complex (many-to-many) relationships by putting
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groups of elements into a Matrix Diagrams of rows and columns.
A Control chart
B Matrix Chart
C Multi-Vari Charting
D Gantt chart
108. The Matrix Chart shape we use will depend on …….
A The Number Of projects we want to compare
B The Number of Elements we want to compare
C The Number Of teams we want to compare
D All of the above.
109. Which matrix diagram illustrates the relationship between three planes?
A Y-type
B X-type
C P-type
D Control charts
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We use the …. matrix when you need to compare two groups that are related to one
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primary list.
A Y-type
B C-type
C L-type
D T-type
118. The …. matrix is useful for comparing two Pairs of Complementary Lists
A Y-type
B C-type
C X-type
D T-type
Which of the following techniques used in DOE helps you in Detecting Evidence of non-
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linear relationships between factors and response?
A Replication
B Blocking
C Randomization
D Center Points
120. Which of the following techniques used in DOE helps you in identifying pure error?
A Replication
B Blocking
C Randomization
D Coding
Which of the following techniques used in DOE helps you in Separate an Experimental
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Error?
A Replication
B Randomization
C Blocking
D Coding
122. Parametric tests is all about …..
A Means
B Medians
C Range
D All of the above
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During this control phase generally good to collect data in subgroups, if possible, But
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sometimes gathering subgroups of measurements isn't an option because …
A Measurements may be too expensive
B Production volume may be too low
C Products may have a long cycle time
D All of the above
133. …….. chart can alert you to changes that reveal a problem you should address.
A I-MR
B X-Bar and R-Charts
C X-bar and S chart
D NP Control Chart
134. …chart can confirm (or deny) the stability of your process before you implement a change.
A I-MR
B X-Bar and R-Charts
C X-bar and S chart
D NP Control Chart
Which of the following distributions describes the ratios of two variances drawn from the
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same normal population?
A F statistic
B Student's t-test
C Chi-square
D Normal
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143. Some activities cannot start until others are finished. Inevitably, that presents the risk of..
A Effectiveness
B bottleneck
C Efficiency
D All of the above
Which of the following statistical tests should be used by the Green Belt for testing the
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means between two inter-related groups?
A 2 Sample t assuming equal variances
B 2 Sample t assuming unequal variances
C Paired t-test
D z test
145. …… is a project planning method that focuses on identifying tasks that are depended on
other tasks for their timely completion.
A Improvement Process
B Incremental Improvement.
C Critical Path analysis (CPA)
D All of the above
146. …… used to set a realistic deadline for a project and to track its progress along the way
A Improvement Process
B Incremental Improvement.
C Critical Path analysis (CPA)
D All of the above
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147. Which best reflects the Six Sigma view of achieving good quality?
A Have your product viewed as the premium product in the marketplace.
B Providing the best features in the marketplace at the lowest possible cost.
C Reducing the number of defects in a production system to optimize profits.
D Eliminating all defects in the production system.
148. What is the meaning of Kaizen?
A Continuous incremental improvement
B Standardization of existing processes
C Use of control charts
D Increasing the capability index of a process
While the Traditional View of quality states that "Errors are inevitable", the Six Sigma
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view of quality states that "Errors can be ".
A eliminated
B reduced
C exorcised
D managed
150. The sigma in the term 'six sigma' stands for:
A Mean
B Mode
C Variance
D Standard deviation
151. The Senior Manager responsible for the overall success of a Six Sigma project is the .
A Black Belt
B Master Black Belt
C Champion
D Green Belt
152. Who pioneered Six Sigma?
Microsoft pioneered the concept of Six Sigma as an approach to measuring product
A
and service quality.
B Toyota pioneered the concept of Six Sigma as an approach to lean production
Ford pioneered the concept of Six Sigma as an approach to reaching their slogan of
C
"Quality is job 1".
Motorola pioneered the concept of Six Sigma as an approach to measuring product
D
and service quality.
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153. When comparing Total Quality Management (TQM) and Six Sigma,
Only Six Sigma has a structured Tollgate process for moving from one phase to
A
another
B Only Six Sigma uses the DMAIC process to guide improvement projects
C Only Six Sigma uses fulltime Black Belts to facilitate the process
D All of the above
154. Which of the following is true of the role of a Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma?
He/she is the senior manager that is responsible overall, including providing
A
resources, aligning with mission
B He/she works part time on Lean Six Sigma (LSS) in his/her own work area
He/she is a full time LSS employee, responsible for coaching, tracking progress and
C
mentoring
D He/she is a subject matter expert
In the Lean philosophy, overproduction, inventory, rework and motion away from the
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work area are examples of
A Noise
B Value-added activities
C Waste
D Necessary costs
156. What does Lean add to Six Sigma?
A Defect reduction to 3.4 per million
B Statistical Methods
C Speed
D All of the above
TQM lacked the aspect of continuous improvement, leading to regression back to original
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problem states.
A Improve
B Control
C Define
D Value Stream Mapping
The best response to those who criticize Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects would be as
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follows:
A You’re right. Most LSS projects fail.
B Lean alone is better.
C What would you rather do instead?
D Six Sigma alone is better.
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159. How is the application of Six Sigma to service industries different from manufacturing?
A There is no difference
The service processes are often invisible, complex, and not well defined or well
B
documented.
C Work in service businesses requires less human intervention
D The culture of a service organization is usually more scientific.
What are the four key measures of performance that must be examined when applying
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Six Sigma to services?
A Accuracy, Cycle Time, Cost, Customer Satisfaction
B ROA, ROE, ROI, and Risk
C Revenue, Cost, Quality, and Cycle Time
D Accuracy, Revenue, Cost, and Customer Satisfaction
Which of the following is NOT among the fourteen points suggested by Deming for
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Quality Management?
A Remove barriers that prevent pride of workmanship
B Use exhortations and awards to motivate employees
C Institute modern methods of training
D Eliminate numerical quotas
162. Why should a business use Lean Six Sigma?
A eliminate defects
B optimize process flow
C utilize advanced statistical processes to achieve full potential
D all of the above
163. The Lean Six Sigma methodology helps an organization to .
A Develop their next generation of leaders.
B Keep their functions and locations working with separate vocabularies.
C Do things slower than their competition.
D Measure their processes only in a qualitative manner.
164. Lean Six Sigma projects goals should be set based on the voice.
A Shareholder's
B Supplier's
C Customer's
D Manager's
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The combination of Lean and Six Sigma provides the tools to create business
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improvement.
A Eventual
B One-time
C Minimal
D Ongoing
166. Six Sigma Project scope focuses attention on….
A Solutions and Results
B Milestones and Timelines
C Boundaries and Resources
D Definitions and Problems
167. In the Measure phase, one of the things you do is
A Develop a team charter
B Establish Process Capability
C Define performance standards
D Define performance objectives
168. The purpose of a process map is
A To create a shared view of process and help identify key inputs
B To provide a structure for finding the causes and effects
C To identify ways a sub-process or product characteristic can fail
D All the above
169. What is the statistic used for central tendency with normal data
A Mean
B Median
C range
D All the above
170. Solutions that you generate in improve should consider
A Cost benefit analysis for generated solution
B Positive impact on customer’s requirements
C Feasibility of solution
D All the above
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