References
These references support the topic areas in the SSBB Body of Knowledge. They are used to write and review the questions in the test question pool. To determine which references you need, review the SSBB Body of Knowledge. Determine which topic areas you need to study further. Then review this reference list to identify those that support your needs.
These books cover the parts of the Body of Knowledge. The ASQE Certification Council does not endorse any one particular reference source.
- Brassard, Michael, and Diane, Ritter, The Memory Jogger II, Goal/QPC, 1994.
- Breyfogle, Forrest, Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, 2nd ed., Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2003.
- Cavanagh, Roland R., Robert P. Neuman, and Peter S. Pande, The Six Sigma Way: How GE, Motorola, and Other Top Companies are Honing Their Performance, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
- Creveling, Clyde. M., Tolerance Design: A Handbook for Developing Optimal Specifications, Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1997. ISBN 0201634732
- De Feo, Joesph A., Juran's Quality Handbook, 7th ed., New York, McGraw-Hill, 2017.
- George, Michael L., John Maxey, David T. Rowlands, and Mark Price, The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality, Speed, and Complexity, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0071441190
- Gryna, Frank M., Richard C.H. Chua, and Joseph A. DeFeo, Juran's Quality Planning and Analysis for Enterprise Quality, 5th ed, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
- McShane-Vaughn, Mary, The Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, 4th ed, Milwaukee, WI: ASQ Quality Press, 2023.
- Montgomery, Douglas C., Design & Analysis of Experiments, 7th ed., New York: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. ISBN 0470128666
- Pyzdek, Thomas, and Paul Keller The Six Sigma Handbook, 3rd ed., New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. ISBN 9780071623384
- Pyzdek, Thomas Quality Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed., New York: Marcel Dekker, 2003. ISBN 0824746147
- Scholtes, Peter R., Brian L. Joiner, and Barbara J. Streibel, The Team Handbook, 3rd ed., Oreil Inc., 2003.
- Womack, James, and Daniel T Jones, Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated, New York: Free Press, 2003. ISBN 0743249275
- Yang, Kai, Design for Six Sigma for Service (Six Sigma Operational Methods) New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0071445552
ASQ books are available from ASQ Quality Press.