THE BEE'S ACADEMY // LEAN SIX SIGMA

Sounds complicated. It really doesnt have to be .

Most LSS training gives you the tools.

But not the simplicity to use them day to day.

Certificate on the wall.

Ishikawa Diagram on the whiteboard.

Same problem. Six months later.

Not here.

Same rigour. Built to actually stick.

04 // THE BEE'S ACADEMY

Lean Six Sigma
Training

BUILD IT. THEN OWN IT.

Your own people, trained and qualified, solving problems from the inside. No dependency, no repeat call-outs. Yours to keep.

THE METHOD. SIMPLIFIED.

Two disciplines. One programme. Here's what they each do and why they work together.

LEAN Remove the waste

Input

Waitwaste

Step A

Reworkwaste

Step B

Output

Every step that adds no value. Gone. Less time. Less cost. More flow.

SIX SIGMA Reduce the variation

Wide variation: unpredictable output

Stop guessing. Start measuring. Control the outcome. The same result. Every time.

Together - an operation that runs as it should, with less waste, less variation and the skilled people to continue to keep it that way.

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Better Quality, coached not just trained

"Yes, those are ninja bees."

The White, Yellow and Green belt hierarchy mirrors industry recognised Lean Six Sigma structure. The visual is deliberate. This methodology has been taught the same way for 30 years.
We made a conscious decision to do it in a way that helps you use the skills immediately after the training ends.

James Walker15+ years Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. The highest qualification in the discipline.

Amy AlderdiceCertified Green Belt · Culture change & organisational behaviour

Every session is built around your sector, your operational reality and the problems your people actually face. James brings the operational and technical depth – over 15 years applying this in live environments, not classrooms. Amy brings the behavioural and cultural dimension – the side that makes the change stick once the training room empties. No two cohorts are delivered the same way.

Together – the method and the people capability to make it hold.

Trained to date

From shop floor to Director, organisations including Sainsbury’s, Argos and Morrisons have trained their people with us, delivering consistent improvement across retail, supply chain, manufacturing, finance and beyond.

400⁺

White Belt

220⁺

Yellow Belt

40⁺

Green Belt

Every number is a person now capable of driving improvement from the inside.

“Terminology is the vehicle, not the destination. Understanding and application are the only things that matter.”

NOT YOUR AVERAGE TRAINING. NOT EVEN CLOSE.

Most Lean Six Sigma training has been delivered the same way for 30 years. Dense slides, heavy terminology and a workbook that gets filed and forgotten.

It produces people who passed the test but freeze when a real operational problem lands in front of them, because nothing about the classroom felt like the shop floor, the back office, the practice or the warehouse.

The Bee’s Academy is different by design. We don’t deliver content at people. We coach them through it. Interactively, using examples drawn directly from their sector, their role and their real operational challenges.

“Terminology is the vehicle, not the destination. Understanding and application are the only things that matter.”

WHO IT'S FOR

Three levels of capability.
Not every organisation needs the same one.

Some teams need awareness. Some need frontline leaders who can solve operational problems themselves. Others need people capable of leading structured improvement programmes across teams or functions. The Bee's Academy builds that capability progressively - from awareness to ownership.

White Belt Awareness

Who

Frontline teams, customer-facing roles, operatives and support functions. Senior leaders who want to champion improvement credibly, not just endorse it.

What it gives

A clear understanding of waste, inefficiency and how to spot it in daily work. The language and permission to contribute to improvement from day one.

The right foundation for any organisation-wide improvement programme.

Yellow Belt Frontline Problem Solving

Who

Team leaders, supervisors, front-line managers and anyone responsible for a process or small team. In any sector.

What it gives

Structured problem-solving tools applied immediately. Root cause analysis, process mapping and the ability to implement improvements without escalating every issue.

Practical training with immediate real-world impact from the moment training ends.

Green Belt Improvement Programme Lead

Who

Managers, project leads, operations managers and improvement leads. Anyone responsible for driving change across a team or function.

What it gives

The ability to lead improvement programmes from diagnosis through to delivery using the full Lean Six Sigma toolkit.

Earned through real improvement projects delivered in the business.

Who

Frontline teams, customer-facing roles, operatives and support functions. Senior leaders who want to champion improvement credibly, not just endorse it.

What it gives

A clear understanding of waste, inefficiency and how to spot it in daily work. The language and permission to contribute to improvement from day one.

Certified completion. The right foundation for any organisation-wide improvement programme.

Who

Team leaders, supervisors, front-line managers and anyone responsible for a process or small team. In any sector.

What it gives

Structured problem-solving tools applied immediately. Root cause analysis, process mapping and the ability to implement improvements without escalating every issue.

Certified completion. Practical qualification with immediate real-world impact from the moment training ends.

Who

Managers, project leads, operations managers and improvement leads. Anyone responsible for driving change across a team or function.

What it gives

The ability to lead improvement programmes from diagnosis through to delivery using the full Lean Six Sigma toolkit.

Lean Six Sigma skills earned through real improvement projects delivered in the business.

DELIVERED TO FIT YOUR OPERATION, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND

◆In-house cohorts. Your team, your site, your problems used as live case material throughout.

◆Open programmes. Individuals join alongside peers from other sectors, which often accelerates learning.

◆Blended delivery. Structured around what your organisation can absorb without disrupting the operation.

◆All pricing is POA. Scoped to your team size, belt level and sector.

No standard day rates. No off-the-shelf packages. We can come in and fix things, but the most valuable thing we can do is make sure you never need us to do it again.

◆In-house cohorts. Your team, your site, your problems used as live case material throughout.

◆Open programmes. Individuals join alongside peers from other sectors, which often accelerates learning.

◆Blended delivery. Structured around what your organisation can absorb without disrupting the operation.

◆All pricing is POA. Scoped to your team size, belt level and sector.

No standard day rates. No off-the-shelf packages. We can come in and fix things, but the most valuable thing we can do is make sure you never need us to do it again.

THE OUTCOME

What actually changes when it’s done properly.

67% OF OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS ARE RECURRING. LSS STOPS THEM COMING BACK.

4‑10× RETURN ON EVERY STRUCTURED IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME. VERIFIED.

£0ONGOING EXTERNAL COST ONCE THE CAPABILITY IS BUILT AND TRANSFERRED.

CompoundsFOREVER EVERY PERSON TRAINED MULTIPLIES THE RETURN. INDEFINITELY.

Based on client results and previous engagement experience.

67% recurring HOW THE BUSINESS RUNS

“The same problems keep coming back because no one has the method to stop them. LSS gives your people that method.”

◆Firefighting stops. Teams diagnose root cause and eliminate it – the same issue doesn’t land on the same desk again next week.

◆Leaders freed from operational noise. The problems that shouldn’t need senior attention stop needing senior attention.

◆Improvement becomes standard. Structured thinking moves across the organisation – not just one team, not just when there’s a crisis.

Root cause eliminated No recurring failures Applied from day one

4‑10× ROI COMMERCIAL IMPACT

“Every pound invested in a structured programme returns four to ten times over – and keeps returning long after the training ends.”

◆The waste you can’t see right now is costing you. Rework, delay, over-processing – Lean Six Sigma finds it, quantifies it and removes it.

◆Consultant reliance cut permanently. The capability stays inside – no repeat fees, no rebriefing, no external dependency to manage.

◆Returns that don’t stop. Each trained practitioner keeps generating improvement. The ROI compounds as more people are trained.

4‑10× verified ROI Waste quantified & removed No repeat consultant fees

£0 ongoing CAPABILITY THAT STAYS

“Three belt levels. Certified, embedded, operating inside your organisation with zero ongoing external cost.”

◆White Belt – the whole organisation speaks improvement. Awareness, language and direction. Every team, every function.

◆Yellow Belt – problems solved without calling anyone. Structured improvement delivered by your own people, internally, on demand.

◆Green Belt – programmes owned from inside. Internal champions who design, lead and scale improvement at an organisational level.

White · Yellow · Green Fully certified £0 ongoing cost

Compounds forever CONTROL

“Every person you train is another person generating return. The capability doesn’t stop when the programme does.”

◆No callbacks. No dependency. Internal practitioners who know the business, the culture and the constraints – already inside the building.

◆Improvement programmes that run themselves. Designed and led by your people. No coordination overhead, no external management required.

◆A multiplying asset. Each trained practitioner trains their thinking into the teams around them. The return keeps growing without additional spend.

Permanently embedded Self-sustaining Multiplying returns

EVERY SECTOR. EVERY CONTEXT.

Manufacturing is the obvious home.
But Lean Six Sigma is about how work flows.

Not what the work is. Select your sector to see how it applies.

Manufacturing

JARGON BUSTED

30 years, the same 10 terms, taught in the same way…overcomplicating what should be simple.

We decoded every one of them.

Think you can crack them before we reveal the answer?

DMAIC

Muda

Poka-Yoke

+7 more

HOW THIS CONNECTS TO THE REST

The skills to keep going yourself.

Every engagement we deliver gets better results when your people have the tools to sustain and extend the work. LSS Training and CI Training are the capability foundation beneath everything else we do.

THE OUTCOME

Sustained, self-sufficient improvement

Your organisation keeps improving without us. That’s the point.

Operating Model Design

The structure is fixed. Your trained team makes it self-sustaining so the work doesn’t unravel when we leave.

Process Improvement

The root cause is gone. Your trained team keeps the diagnostic skills sharp so it never comes back.

Cost Reduction

The savings are recovered. Your trained team identifies and eliminates the next round independently.

Bespoke

The programme is delivered. Your trained team compounds the whole investment long after we’ve gone.

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made possible by

THE CAPABILITY FOUNDATION

Lean Six Sigma Training

Yellow Belt through Green Belt. The methodology, the qualification, and the compound effect of a permanently capable team.

CI Training

Targeted tools. Bespoke programme. Immediate, practical application without the full belt commitment.

SEPARATE OFFER

Post-training coaching retainer

The training ends. The real work starts.

Yellow Belt Retainer

Yellow Belts are typically closest to the operational problems. Team leaders and supervisors applying improvement tools in the real world for the first time. A retainer keeps them confident, challenged and progressing rather than reverting to old habits when operational pressure returns.

Green Belt Retainer

Green Belts lead improvement programmes across teams and functions. The retainer also forms the route to support ongoing development and project delivery through structured assessment and real project application rather than just a single exam.

Both retainers are POA, structured around the level of support required and the duration of the engagement.

THE OUTCOME

Sustained, self-sufficient improvement

Fixed the structure? LSS gives your team the standard work and improvement skills to make the new operating model self-sustaining.

Eliminated the root cause? LSS gives your people the diagnostic tools so the same problem never comes back.

Recovered the cost? Your trained team identifies and eliminates the next round of waste independently.

Delivered a complex multi-service programme? LSS training compounds the whole investment by making your team independently capable.

CAPABILITY FOUNDATION

Lean Six Sigma Training

Yellow Belt to Green Belt. The methodology and the application skills.

Continuous Improvement Training

Targeted tools. Immediate, practical application.

The training ends. The real work starts.

Yellow Belt Retainer

Team leaders and supervisors applying improvement tools for the first time. A retainer keeps them confident and progressing rather than reverting to old habits when operational pressure returns.

Green Belt Retainer

Green Belts lead improvement programmes across teams. The retainer also forms the route to support development through real project application.

Both retainers are POA, structured around the level of support required.

REAL RESULTS

Lean Six Sigma In Practice

125 colleagues trained at Morrisons. An estate-wide rollout for Sainsbury's. Both built around what the business actually needed, not a standard syllabus.

Retail & Logistics

From Isolated Improvements to Embedded Capability: Morrisons

125 colleagues trained across retail, logistics and manufacturing. Green Belt project leaders delivering measurable results, with a top project impact of £150k and a 15% warehouse productivity gain across three functions.

125Trained

£150kImpact

15%Productivity

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Supermarket Estate

From Rollout to Real Adoption: Embedding Lean Thinking at Sainsbury's

Following a successful warehouse trial, Sainsbury's needed Store Managers and Regional Directors equipped to lead an estate-wide Lean initiative. White Belt training built around the actual rollout so leaders could implement, sustain and keep improving what was asked of them.

EstateWide

White BeltTraining

2Consultants

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We can come in and fix things,

but the most valuable thing we can do is make sure you never need us to do it again.

Book a scoping call → Ask a Question

Lean Six SigmaTraining

Three levels of capability.Not every organisation needs the same one.

What actually changes when it’s done properly.

Manufacturing is the obvious home.But Lean Six Sigma is about how work flows.

The skills to keep going yourself.

Lean Six Sigma In Practice

From Isolated Improvements to Embedded Capability: Morrisons

From Rollout to Real Adoption: Embedding Lean Thinking at Sainsbury's

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Lean Six Sigma
Training

Three levels of capability.
Not every organisation needs the same one.

Manufacturing is the obvious home.
But Lean Six Sigma is about how work flows.