QFD Green Belt Certificate Course

Internationally acclaimed introduction to Modern QFD, the QFD Green Belt^® Certificate Course will show ways in which QFD can solve issues you face in product, service, software, and process development. The QFD Institute's QFD Green Belt^® training is the only Dr. Akao-approved, state-of-the-art QFD curriculum outside Japan. For beginners, novice practitioners, team members, and anyone who wishes to gain the most up-to-date, solid QFD basics. No prerequisites.

This course is offered in three modes: 1) In-house Training with custom-tailored Modern QFD process and training manuals; 2) In-house Training with generic training manuals and QFD process; 3) Public Courses.

In-house QFD Training:

QFD is a powerful, yet flexible method for new product development and should be custom-tailored to the unique conditions of your company and its products. In-house training programs optimizes QFD to achieve the needs and objectives of your organization and customers. In-house training also helps create a pool of project team members capable of carrying out future QFD projects.

For inquiry, please contact Tel: +1 734-995-0847 or QFD Training. For a course description, please see the public QFD Green Belt® Certificate Course as well as the Comparison of the In-house vs. Public Courses. Also, QFD Training FAQs has important information about assessing the quality of QFD training.

Public QFD Courses:

If your company is not yet ready for in-house training, the public QFD Green Belt^® Course is a good starting point. Public QFD Green Belt® Courses are held several times a year in different cities. (See Events Calendar.)

The public course will introduce you to the theory and practice of Modern QFD, including several new tools such as:

Blitz QFD^®

Gemba Visit Table

Customer Voice Table

Affinity Diagram

Hierarchy Diagram

Analytic Hierarchy Process

Maximum Value Table

House of Quality (HOQ)

Workshop includes hands-on practice, as well as a MS Excel QFD^® templates of these new tools. Participants are encouraged to bring a small project to work on in class.

Public Courses at Your Location:

Public-curriculum courses may be also arranged at your business locations anywhere in the world. Please contact Tel: +1 734-995-0847 or QFD Training.

Additionally, attendees of the QFD Institute's annual Symposium on QFD have an opportunity to learn QFD in both concept and application, as well as to earn a provisional QFD Green Belt^® and provisional QFD Black Belt^® at the same conference.

QFD Gold Belt^®, QFD Green Belt^®, QFD Black Belt^®, QFD Red Belt^®, and Blitz QFD^® are registered marks of the QFD Institute.