An Excel based Six Sigma product that combines the power of SPC analysis and Management tools with the simplicity of Microsoft© Excel.

Easy, Fast and Affordable...

Green Belt XL can be used by Six Sigma Teams to build consensus and perform rapid, easy to understand analysis of any process.

Define Stage

 

• Prioritization Matrix to define projects aligned with strategic and customer objectives.
• Matrix Diagrams to build consensus.
• Tree Diagrams (as Work Breakdown Structure) and Pareto Diagrams to properly scope the project.

Measure Stage

 

• Gage R & R with Repeatability and Reproducibility Control Charts for Measurement Systems Analysis
• Control Charts (see below) with Process Capability Analysis to baseline the process.

Analyze Stage

 

• Cause & Effect Diagrams to brainstorm potential causes of variation.
• Box and Whisker Charts to compare location and spread of factors.
• Scatter Diagrams with Regression Analysis to analyze sources of variation, determine process drivers, and analyze residuals.
• Control Charts (see below) with Histograms and Goodness of Fit to analyze residuals.
• Normal Probability Plots to verify assumptions of Normality.

Improve Stage

 

• Matrix Diagrams as used in QFD to determine process settings to satisfy customer requirements.

Control Stage

 

• Control Charts (see below) to establish process stability, with Process Capability Analysis to measure improved performance.
• Gage R & R with Repeatability and Reproducibility Control Charts to verify Measurement Systems' capabilities for new process.

Control Charts Included

 

• Individual-X Charts with Normal and Non-Normal analysis
• XBar and Range Charts
• XBar and Sigma Charts
• Moving Average and Range Charts
• Moving Average and Sigma Charts
• Attribute Charts (NP, C, U, and P Charts)
• Also includes Run Charts and Bullseye Charts

Additional Benefits

 

• Installs a small icon on your Excel toolbar for quick access.
• Inserts a few simple menus for direct access to powerful features.
• Uses any data accessible from Excel to generate a chart with only a few mouse clicks.
• Uses SPC algorithms that have been used by thousands for almost 20 years.
• User interface similar to Excel Charting feature for almost no learning curve.
• Copy SPC charts to MS Word to generate reports.
• Convert charts to JPEG images to post to Web.
• Send SPC charts to anyone via email.
• Do complex non-normal analyses and even stepped control limits.
• Take advantage of all the advanced features of MS Excel.
• Affordable for everyone at your facility.

Software / Vendor Support

 

• Help System and Product Tutorial
• No-cost telephone support
• 30-day satisfaction guarantee
• Training is available for any aspect of your Six Sigma initiative.

Supported Versions of Excel

 

• Excel 2003
• Excel 2002/Excel XP
• Excel 2000
• Excel 97 with Service Release 1 or greater

 

Current Version: 2.04 (017)
Price: 

No. of Licenses	Price per License	12 Month Upgrade w/ Purchase (per License)
Single copy	$249	$50
2-4 copies	$199 per copy	$50
5-9 copies	$175 per copy	$40
10-49 copies	$150 per copy	$35
50-99 copies	$125 per copy	$25
100-249 copies	$100 per copy	$15
250+ copies	$80 per copy	$15

 

Using the same statistical algorithms that have been in the SPC-PC family 'engine' for almost 20 years, Green Belt XL ™ is designed to provide an easy to use and affordable solution. The product works as an add-in to Microsoft© Excel, installed as a small icon on the task bar of Excel. When you click on the Green Belt XL ™ icon, you are only a few mouse clicks away from staring your Six Sigma project analysis!

Green Belt XL ™ is built from Quality America's powerful QA-Active SPC product, and supports fast, accurate, in-depth analysis of your data. Because this is NOT just an Excel macro, you have complete control over analysis and charting options. The chart output is simply awesome!

After a chart has been embedded onto a spreadsheet, the user can right-click on the chart and a popup menu will be displayed. For example, one of the menu items is Chart Type, which will launch a Wizard with the options that initially generated the chart. This allows the user to change a setting without having to regenerate the entire chart.

As with all our other products, Green Belt XL ™ correctly handles all types of data, whether normally or non-normally distributed. Statistics are shown directly on the chart. Advanced Statistics (subgroup stats) are shown below the chart on the spreadsheet. The product features Context Sensitive Help. Each dialog box has a button that links to a help file, providing a 'how to' to help guide users.

Green Belt XL ™ takes full advantage of the latest Microsoft programming models. Compiled as a COM Add-In, instead of a simple VBA macro, these products become a fast, secure and fully integrated feature within Excel. The charting engine of Green Belt XL ™ is written in C++ and the algorithms have been used by thousands of our customers for over a decade. The end result is an embedded chart object developed to do SPC charts, not just a macro that drives Microsoft's charting tool. The Cause & Effect Diagram and Prioritization Matrix are real charts, not pictures that can be edited. The result is the user controls the image, not a pre-defined, arbitrary rendering conceived by someone unfamiliar with your business processes.