“How can I become a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in 3-months?” This were amongst the specific questions that Mr. Sanmi Osundina asked me 3-months ago before he obtained the only third party international Lean Six Sigma certification in the world at first try – IASSC Certified Black Belt (ICBB) on the 85th percentile. My usual question was automatic; “are you willing to put in the work?” he looked at me as if I really did not understand his determination; “I have international aspiration and I would prefer to have an international certification that will not be disputed by any country I relocate to.”
Above Pics: Ilesanmi Osundina after passing the ICBB exam at the PMtutor Office
These stories are easily becoming the norm for those who plan to relocate outside the country. After profiling Mr. Sanmi at the beginning of our meeting, with the usual verbal willingness to do what it takes to pass, but backed with low participation in class. I could have declared a 15% confidence interval on his pass rate. However, the story took a drastic turn when I saw his work ethic on our eLearning platform.
“You do not need any text book to pass the exam, our resource materials in the eLearning platform are more than adequate to pass any Six Sigma exam in the world”; my welcome advice to all our Green and Black Belt students at the beginning of the class – Sanmi definitely took this to heart and followed through diligently.
After taking him on some personal coaching using various designed mock exams, my confidence interval increased to 95% and gave him the go ahead to write the exam with a 100% money back guarantee. At 3am in the wee hours of the morning, Thursday 3rd of July 2014, in our PMtutor Pent House Office, Mr. Sanmi screamed with joy for passing one of the most difficult exams in the world in the 85th percentile.
Congratulations Mr. Sanmi! You have taking the right steps towards the beginning of your journey…. May the favor of God crown your efforts in Jesus name!!!
