What software should we teach in a Lean Six Sigma course?

Teach a tool your students can keep using at work. Famla supports manual mapping during the course, so students still learn the method by hand, and AI-led interviews and mapping for when they're back at work.

Will students still learn to map by hand?

Yes. Manual drawing stays available, with or without AI.

Is there AI built for Lean Six Sigma?

Yes. Famla was designed by Lean Six Sigma practitioners for DMAIC, Kaizen and value stream work. It interviews stakeholders, builds swimlane, BPMN and value stream maps, and runs Lean Six Sigma analysis on the result.

How do Green Belts apply Lean Six Sigma after certification?

Most struggle to, because firefighting, client requests and reporting leave no time for the manual method. Famla gives them an AI business process analyst that interviews colleagues, maps the current state and flags waste, so they can keep applying the method around their day job.

Does Famla track improvement projects after certification?

Yes. Famla tracks the milestones and tasks the team agrees and follows their completion, so graduates can see their improvement through and show the results.

Is it free for my school?

Yes. Famla access costs nothing for training providers, universities and business schools.

Can students use Famla during the course?

Yes, if it suits your programme. You decide.

How long does commission last?

For as long as the referred organisation stays on Famla. No expiry, no cap.

Data is never used to train AI models, stays confidential, and is encrypted in transit and at rest.

How do I teach AI in a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course?

Show students AI built for the method, not just a general chatbot. With Famla in your course materials, students see how AI can interview stakeholders, draw process maps and flag waste, while they still learn to map by hand.

What is the best process mapping software for students?

One they can keep using after the course. Famla lets students draw swimlane, BPMN and value stream maps by hand, and adds AI-led interviews and automatic mapping for when they're back at work.

Is there a free Visio alternative for universities?

Yes. Famla is free for training providers, universities and business schools. Students can map manually, as in Visio, with AI available when they need it.

How do I integrate AI into an operational excellence or business process management course?

Use a tool that applies AI to real process work. Famla fits into existing course materials as an example of AI for operational excellence beyond ChatGPT and Claude: stakeholder interviews, process maps and milestone tracking.

Why do Green Belt projects fail after training?

Mostly for lack of time. Back at work, firefighting and reporting crowd out the manual method, teams are hard to get in one room, and mapping the current state takes hours. Famla takes on that groundwork so improvement projects keep moving.

How can Lean Six Sigma graduates prove the ROI of their improvement projects?

By tracking what was agreed and what was delivered. Famla records cycle times and other data on the map, and tracks the milestones and tasks the team agrees, so graduates can show their manager the before, the after, and what got done.

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Already teaching with Visio or Lucidchart? Switch to Famla.

Q: How can Lean Six Sigma training providers earn recurring revenue?

By partnering with the tools their graduates use at work. Famla pays a signing bonus once you complete the Famla Certified Curriculum Partner programme, then up to 40% lifetime commission on every organisation your graduates bring to Famla.

Famla draws too, so students still learn to map by hand. Back at work, it becomes their junior business process analyst: it interviews stakeholders, draws the process maps automatically, and tracks milestones and task completion.
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REASON 01 · AFTER CERTIFICATION

The training ends, and the method stays in the binder.

Back at work, your students face firefighting, client requests and reporting, and there's no time left for the manual method. Famla applies it around the constraints of their day job, so the Green Belt or Black Belt they earned shows up in their work.

No time for improvement. The urgent always comes before the important.
Teams who aren't available. It's hard to get the right people in the same room.
Hours spent mapping the current state. Groundwork that tests the patience of decision makers who expect quick results.

REASON 02 · EVERY STAGE

An assistant for your graduates at every stage.

From Define to Control, Famla helps your Green Belts and Black Belts apply the method around their day job.

Define
Famla interviews colleagues in writing or by voice, on WhatsApp, Teams or the web app, then draws the as-is map, with no meeting to organise.
Measure
Add cycle times, defect rates and other key data to each step in Famla Canvas, so the baseline lives on the map itself.
Analyse
Famla surfaces variants, waste and bottlenecks across every answer, so graduates know where to focus without hours of sticky notes.
Improve
Famla tracks the milestones and tasks the team agrees, so improvement keeps moving even when the urgent takes over.
Control
An editable map becomes the new standard, so the gains last long after the certification project ends.

REASON 03 · CLASSROOM TO WORKPLACE

Famla goes with your students from the classroom to the workplace.

01
In the course
Famla built into your course materials, as an example of AI for operational excellence beyond ChatGPT and Claude.
02
In the certification project
Students map in Famla, with or without AI. Manual drawing is still possible, so they learn the method by hand.
03
Back at work
They use Famla to improve processes, even when the urgent takes over again.

You decide how your students use Famla: during the course, once they're back at work, or both.

REASON 04 · EVERY MILESTONE

A certificate doesn't change the business. Implementation does.

Visio and Lucidchart stop at the drawing. Once the team agrees the milestones and tasks, Famla tracks their completion, so your graduates can show what their improvement actually delivered.

The milestones the team agreed, tracked in one place
Task completion at a glance
Results your graduates can show their manager

REASON 05 · YOUR PROGRAMME

Switching costs your school nothing. It pays.

Free access for your school

Business plan access for your programme, at no cost. Need white label, more seats for a larger cohort, more credits, or an integration with your learning platform?
Talk to us.

Signing bonus

When you complete the Famla Certified Curriculum Partner programme by integrating Famla into your course materials.

UP TO

40%

Lifetime commission

On every organisation your graduates bring to Famla. No expiry, no cap.

A drawing tool vs. a junior business process analyst.

VISIO / LUCIDCHART

FAMLA

Learning to map by hand

Yes

Yes, with or without AI

Who runs the interviews

The graduate, one at a time

Famla can run them all, or they run some themselves

Whose voice is in the map

A sample of the team

Everyone who touches the process

Where each step came from

Not recorded

Linked to the answer behind it

Milestones and tasks

Tracked in another tool

Tracked in Famla

Cost for your programme

A paid licence

Free Business plan access

What it earns your school

Nothing

A signing bonus and up to 40% lifetime commission

From first look to your first cohort.

1Attend a Famla presentation to discover the platform.
2Sign the partnership agreement.
3Integrate Famla into your course materials
4Launch with your first cohort.
5Review together and extend to your other cohorts.

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Questions about switching.

Teaching with Famla, life after certification, and what your school earns.

Make the method stick after certification.

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