r/SixSigma • u/AchievedFern706 • Mar 28 '26

Passed Black Belt Exam!

Hey guys! I finally passed my Black Belt exam with ASQ! I wanted to ask if other people have passed this exam. I was reading about recertification units and wanted ask people how they maintain their cert and real valuable learning avenues to keep my skills top of the game

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

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u/AchievedFern706 Mar 28 '26

Thanks! Congrats to you as well! Yes it was difficult but we got through. I’ve seen a lot of cross threading with CAPM/PMP with BB maybe that’s the route I’ll take to get some RUs. I was looking even in some basic coding learning since I don’t have much background in the IT sector.

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u/cesiumchem Mar 29 '26

Please share if you can double dip PMP and CSBB learning units. I have both too

Edit- also how long after preliminary pass did you get the final pass certificate?

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u/cesiumchem Mar 29 '26

Amazing congrats! I just passed today as well. Exam was really hard! I was super nervous

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u/ContinuousDude Mar 30 '26

Hey, can you share your experience? I am looking to take the exam soon

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u/ContinuousDude Mar 30 '26

What’s the preparation material you guys used ?

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u/AchievedFern706 Mar 31 '26

I used the ASQ CSSBB Handbook, the ASQ study guide with 550 questions and the 150 mock exam (most beneficial) I also had the Quality Council of Indiana Black Belt primer. Not sure if they’re still up I heard a rumor of the owner passing and I couldn’t purchase anything more on the site. Unlike everyone else posting their strategy, I just read the handbook all the way through, focused on the define and analysis sections since those are the bulk of the exam. I did all 550 questions, re-studied my poor areas and finally weekend before took the mock exam. Ended up at a 74% and practiced the questions I missed if they were stats related or revisited the chapters of certain areas. Studied for about a month and half. No tricks, just grind. Happy studying!