As a Lean Six Sigma practitioner, you know that continuous improvement is essential—but sometimes, enhancing existing systems isn’t enough. If you’re ready to design breakthrough products, processes, or services from the ground up, this course is your next step.

Lean Six Sigma for Innovation & Design builds on your DMAIC knowledge, introducing you to the DMADVframework and the structured tools needed to drive innovation—quickly, correctly, and with the customer at the center. You’ll learn how to develop new solutions that are lean, flexible, and right the first time.

What You’ll Gain

  • Confidence and capability to lead innovation within your organization
  • A solid understanding of when to use DMADV over DMAIC
  • Mastery of the DMADV methodology and its tools
  • Skills to manage and facilitate design reviews and stage-gate processes

Why Lean Six Sigma for Innovation?

This programme introduces a customer-focused, structured methodology to design and innovate with precision:

  • Maintains a total design approach rooted in customer needs
  • Integrates proven Lean Six Sigma tools with systematic innovation processes
  • Uses Tollgates and Design Reviews for governance and quality control
  • Leverages the Voice of the Customer (VOC) to drive design priorities
  • Applies Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to build the House of Quality
  • Features a hands-on, real-world case study to bring tools to life

Delivery Options

  • Live Virtual Programme: 3-day interactive sessions with global time zone flexibility
  • In-House Programme: Delivered on-site or at your preferred location
  • Self-Study Online: Learn at your own pace via our advanced LMS, with tutor support

Prerequisites

Completion of Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training or equivalent experience is required.

A 4-day extended version is available for those without prior LSS knowledge.

Support Pack

All classroom and virtual delegates receive:

  • 12 months access to Catalyst’s Business Improvement Zone—150+ short videos aligned to the course
  • Printed and digital copies of course slides
  • Lean Six Sigma Innovation & Design Pocket Guide
  • Downloadable templates and tools

Course Structure & Content

Day 1 – Introduction & Foundations

  • Course introduction and objectives
  • The role of innovation in modern business
  • Comparing DMAIC vs. DMADV
  • Change management in innovation projects
  • DEFINE: Customer segmentation and multi-generation planning
  • MEASURE: Advanced Voice of the Customer (VOC) techniques

Day 2 – From Voice to Value

  • Building the House of Quality using QFD
  • Defining Critical to Quality (CTQ) requirements
  • Competitive benchmarking and design goal setting
  • Creating design scorecards and a compelling value proposition
  • ANALYZE: Functional analysis, transfer functions, and HOQ2
  • Concept development and testing

Day 3 – From Design to Delivery

  • DESIGN: High-level design elements and modeling
  • Design of Experiments (DOE) fundamentals
  • Capability evaluation and risk management
  • Design integration and pilot planning
  • VERIFY: Piloting, control plans, and implementation
  • Managing transition and ensuring long-term success

The course includes practical exercises and real-time discussions to help participants apply tools directly to their innovation challenges.

Course Outline at a Glance

Introduction & Overview

  • Why innovation often fails—and how to fix it
  • DMADV vs. DMAIC: choosing the right approach
  • Integrating DMADV into product development lifecycles
  • Quality Function Deployment and the House of Quality

Define

  • Launching innovation projects
  • Customer and market segmentation
  • Managing organizational change during innovation

Measure

  • Deep-dive VOC techniques
  • Building House of Quality 1
  • Benchmarking and defining design objectives

Analyse

  • Functional analysis and House of Quality 2
  • Creative thinking for design
  • Concept generation, testing, and simulation

Design

  • Detailed design, lean tools, and DOE
  • Capability assessment and integration
  • Managing risk and conducting design reviews

Verify

  • Piloting and implementation
  • Control plans and transition to operations
  • Sustaining innovation and closing the project

Level: Implementer | Duration: 3 Days | Cost: $2,000

Shape the Future—Don’t Just Improve It

This programme equips you with the confidence, tools, and structure to innovate with impact—whether you’re designing a new product, service, or system from scratch.

Ready to drive meaningful innovation in your organization?

Register