SIX SIGMA FOUNDATION Assessment

Test your knowledge with this 10-question quiz. Each question has 4 options.

Score 50% or more to pass. Good luck!

1. What is the primary goal of Six Sigma methodology?

To increase employee satisfaction To improve process outputs by identifying and removing causes of defects To maximize production speed regardless of quality To reduce the number of employees in processes

2. Which company originally developed Six Sigma in the 1980s?

General Electric Toyota Motorola Samsung

3. What does the acronym DMAIC stand for in Six Sigma?

Design, Measure, Analyze, Implement, Control Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control Develop, Monitor, Assess, Improve, Complete Document, Manage, Analyze, Implement, Check

4. What is the statistical target for defects in Six Sigma?

3.4 defects per hundred opportunities 3.4 defects per thousand opportunities 3.4 defects per million opportunities 34 defects per million opportunities

5. Which Six Sigma role represents full-time project leaders?

Yellow Belts Green Belts Black Belts White Belts

6. What does SIPOC stand for in process mapping?

Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers Systems, Inputs, Planning, Operations, Control Standard, Implementation, Process, Output, Completion Strategy, Input, Production, Output, Customer

7. Which phase of DMAIC focuses on collecting data to establish baseline process performance?

Define Measure Analyze Control

8. What is the purpose of a Control Chart in the Control phase?

To design new process workflows To monitor process stability and variation over time To calculate financial benefits of improvements To train new team members

9. Which tool is used for error-proofing processes?

FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) Poka-Yoke 5 Whys Value Stream Mapping

10. What is the minimum score needed to pass the final assessment for Six Sigma Foundation certification?

40% 50% 60% 70%