Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt — Information & Free Practice
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Certified Six Sigma Yellow Belt
- Provider
- Prometric
- Format
- One-part, English-only, open-book multiple-choice examination; computer delivery in the selected US window. Paper delivery is an alternative format of the same examination.
- Exam questions
- Total questions: 90; Scored questions: 80; Unscored questions: 10; The total includes the scored and unscored questions.
- Time limit
- Computer delivery: 2 hours 18 minutes exam time, 2 hours 30 minutes appointment; paper delivery: 2 hours.
Examination outline
Six Sigma Fundamentals (25%)
- Six Sigma Foundations and Principles
- Lean Foundations and Principles
- Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
- Team Basics
- Quality Tools and Six Sigma Metrics
Define Phase (17.5%)
- Project Identification
- Project Management (PM) Basics
Measure Phase (18.75%)
- Basic Statistics
- Data Collection
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
Analyze Phase (21.25%)
- Process analysis tools
- Root cause analysis
- Corrective action
- Preventive action
- Data analysis
- Correlation and regression
- Hypothesis testing
Improve and Control Phases (17.5%)
- Improvement techniques
- Control Tools and Documentation
Examination sources
- Current official CSSYB BoK adoption link
Body of Knowledge, download link to /cert/resource/pdf/certification/cssyb-cert-insert.pdf
- CSSYB full BoK introductory constraints
page 6, Body of Knowledge introduction
- Fundamentals allocation
page 7, section I heading
- Define allocation
page 7, section II heading
- Measure allocation
page 8, section III heading
- Analyze allocation
page 10, section IV heading
- Improve and Control allocation
page 11, section V heading
- CSSYB source version identifier
page 13, footer
- CSSYB computer-delivered and paper examination
Examination
- Scored and pretest question relationship
page 20, Computer-Based Tests (CBT), first paragraph
- Answer scoring and result boundary
page 26, Exam Results
- Published passing scale score
page 26, I passed my exam, final paragraph
- CSSYB selected testing window
Computer-Based Testing Dates, January 2027 card
- Certification application and scheduling
page 12, Certification Application Process, steps 1-3
- Application deadline timezone
ASQ Certification Exam Dates, introductory paragraph
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.