Dear All,

I have always wondered what could be the differentiators for Green Belt and a Black Belt Project. I am aware that a Six Sigma project always revolves around a chronic problem/issue, and the entire objective of the project is to find the causes and the solutions for the same.

However, if I come across a chronic issue at my workplace, for eg. FCR, and if I have to improve FCR from 56% (current month) to 80% in 3 months, I have to use Six Sigma methodologies (Green Belt and Black Belt alike).

My question is- Is my project on FCR a Green Belt project or a Black Belt project?
AM.

Companies like to differentiate GB and BB using one or more of the following criteria.

1. Cross functionality
   
2. Business impact
   
3. Complexity.
   

While many Six Sigma experts prefer the third criterion, the second one becomes the driver at many places. Hope this helps.