2021 QFD Black Belt® Update Course

You might have moved up within your company, are leading important projects, or might seek new opportunities elsewhere in the future. Staying on top of the advanced QFD knowledge and application skill is important, especially for the QFD Black Belts^®.

We are offering the QFD Black Belt^® Update Course this November, in response to the inquiries from past attendees of our QFD training who wish to refresh what they had learned in their previous classes so that they can a better QFD practitioner and leader at work. 

QFD Black Belt^® Update Course
November 18–19, 2021 (Thur–Fri)
@ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm  EST (New York Time)
Online Brochure
PDF Brochure
How To Attend

This 2 half-day live online seminar (4-hours each day x 2 days) is for the past graduates of the QFD Black Belt^® Courses. This refresher course will bring you up to date to the current global best practices and assist you in transitioning to the new ISO 16355 standard for QFD.

Students will receive a copy of the latest QFD Green Belt^® and QFD Black Belt^® training manuals and templates, plus a 2-year extension of your provisional QFD Black Belt^® status. 

For questions, please contact the QFD Institute.

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PS:
New to QFD? Not qualify for this Update course?
We recommend you attend the upcoming QFD Green Belt^® Certificate Course, December 13–15, 2021 (4-hours x 3 days) that is also offered as a live virtual workshop.

 

 

The 25th International Symposium on QFD  ISO 16355 QFD Training  September 4 - 13, 2019  Boise, Idaho USA

The 25^th International Symposium on QFD (ISQFD)

September 6 - 7

• Brochure:    WEB    |    PDF

• See the current listing of the planned presentations.

• Tutorial "QFD for Business Transformation"

• Registration

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QFD Green Belt^® Certificate Course

September 4 - 5

• Course Contents:   WEB   |   PDF

• Internationally acclaimed introductory to Modern Blitz QFD^®, ISO 16355, No-Matrix QFD

• Compatible with Six Sigma, DFSS, Stage Gate, EFQM, TQM, Baldrige, and other quality initiatives

• Start applying tools in the class on your own project or practice on a generic model.

• No prerequisites.

• Includes templates for modern QFD / modern House of Quality / AHP, ISO 16355 QFD reference materials, and the International Symposium on QFD (Sep 7-8).

• Registration

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QFD Black Belt^® Certificate Course

September 9 - 13

• Course Details:  WEB   |   PDF

• Advanced modern QFD^®, ISO 16355 for revenue producing new product development, full deployments of modern Comprehensive QFD, Kansei Engineering (Lifestyle QFD), Hoshin Kanri, New Kano Model, TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), Reverse QFD, and more.

• 5-day facilitator-level training with hands-on workshop elements. Includes the QFD Black Belt^® level templates, ISO 16355 QFD reference materials, over 1,000-page training manual and case studies, plus International Symposium on QFD (Sep 7-8).

• This course has prerequisites. However, those who select the Facilitator's Package can attend the QFD Black Belt^® without prerequisites. 

• Registration

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QFD Black Belt^® Update Course

September 8 @ 8 am - 3 pm

• Course Details:   WEB    |    PDF
• Semi-private coaching / refresher for the past graduates of the QFD Black Belt^® course.
• Registration: Please select "QFD Black Belt^® Update Package."  

QFD Green Belt^® Update Course
September 8 @ 4 pm - 7 pm

• Course Details:   WEB    |    PDF 
• Semi-private coaching / refresher for the past graduates of the QFD Green Belt^® course, especially those who earned a provisional QFD Green Belt^® more than 18 months ago and/or those who wish to advance to the QFD Black Belt^® level. 
• Registration: Please select "QFD Black Belt^® Package #1" or "QFD Green Belt^® Update Package".

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Venue

Hampton Inn & Suites Boise Downtown
495 S. Capitol Blvd.
Boise, Idaho 83702 USA
TEL: +1 208-331-1900

Hotel Reservation page: $140 + taxes
This hotel provides complimentary shuttle service from Boise Airport (BOI).

Travel Information

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Contact

Please contact the QFD Institute if you have questions about the above events.
We look forward to seeing you in Boise this September.

Upcoming Public QFD Courses — Learn today's best methods and tools

All events listed here will be held at Charleston Marriott in Charleston, South Carolina USA. The 1-day Symposium on December 5, 2014 is complimentary to the course attendees.

Registration Page.
For questions, please contact the QFD Institute.
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QFD Green Belt^® Certificate Course
December 3–4,  2014  (Wed & Thurs)

• Your chance to learn Modern Blitz QFD^®.  
• Learn how to do QFD analysis without the outdated 4-house matrices, without the resource-consuming House of Quality matrix.
• Learn how to do a Gemba and VOC analysis, correctly identify and prioritize customer needs, transform them into design specifications of customer-value and innovative solutions, deploy them throughout your new product/service development process — with agility and efficiency essential to today's lean environment. 
• Templates included (modern QFD, AHP, modern House of Quality, Maximum Value Table, and more).
• No Prerequisites.

QFD Black Belt^® Certificate Course
December 8–12,  2014  (Monday - Friday)

• Advanced QFD training for DFLS/DFSS black belts and master black belts, trainers, facilitators, innovation leaders, corporate training scouts, and anyone who is inspired to be a project leader.  
• Learn the full depth and breadth of Modern Comprehensive QFD, including detailed instructions on how to correctly deploy a House of Quality matrix for its full power, with correct data input and prioritization.
• Learn how to expertly integrate your own process and other quality and design methods such as DFLS, Hoshin, Kansei Engineering, TRIZ, Critical Chain, six sigma DMAIC, StageGates, DFMEA and more. 
• Templates included (modern QFD, AHP, modern House of Quality, Maximum Value Table, and more), and over 1,000 pages of training manual.
• Prerequisites: Qualified graduates of the QFD Green Belt^® Courses.

If you have attended the above courses more than three years ago, now is the time to refresh your knowledge and skills in these semi-private coaching sessions:

• QFD Green Belt^® Update Course is the continuing education for QFD Green Belt^® graduates. This half-day course is conveniently scheduled on December 7, 2014, 4 PM - 7:30 PM.
• QFD Black Belt^® Update Course is the continuing education for QFD Black Belt^® graduates. Attendees of this full-day course on December 7, 2014 receive the latest copy of both QFD Green Belt^® and QFD Black Belt^® training manuals.

We look forward to meeting you in these Charleston QFD events.