How many Black Belts are there?

What’s the purpose of knowing how many black belts there are?
What does it help you with?
Stan, I like the ” .45″

Stupid question with an answer that is unknown and unknowable.  There is no central registry of SS belts.  Different companies use different titles for similar responsibilities as a BB.  People call themselves a BB without any formalized certification.  There is no official licensing body.  Many BBs serve in that capacity for a year or two before returning to a line of business position.  Should they still be counted.  Sorry, there is no valid answer to this question.

Neal,
 
I’m one. 
 
I hope that gets your survey started off on the right track – it’s also my impression that several of the more routine forum posters are also.   But they’ll have to confirm that for you. 
 
Good luck and please post the results of your intriguing survey once completed.  Thanks. 
 Vinny

Stan, nobody cares about your Holiday Inn Express MBB.  Neal is doing a survey on BBs.  Neal, count me in for 200.  That’s the number of BBs in the first wave at my current client.

I hear that the GPS-MBB is the finest available.

Vinny,
I am a .5 – Wallaceburg, Ontario.
Regards

That’s what I hear but I’m basing a lot of that on my new Garmin StreetPilot 2620 In-Car GPS Navigator with Color Touchscreen – which I really like.   
 
So I figure it just stands to reason that a GPS-MBB would be a real path finder and leader and the finest available.
 Vinny

the better question is “how many functional black belts are there”.  Its probably a lot easier to make up a number for that.  My experience so far has been that for about every 50 people that claim black belt status two really are black belts; 10-15 are green belts, the remainders are false prophets that hide behind ZigZag 1.5 thin certifications.  I actually refer to these people as “zigzags” in my circle.
I for one am comfortable admitting that i’m not a black belt (YET!) even though i seem to have a better understanding than most of our black belts. 
good luck with this task.
Matt

You have to admit that the 1.5’s are easier to roll with and therefore make these folks more interesting to invite to a celebration.

Stan, love the inside joke about Grand Pubah Senior MBB.  GPSMBB is certainly a worthy title for one as abstruse as yourself.  I always wondered where the title came from.

Stan,
I find your answer rude, you have no business putting down someones question. I was compelled to write this cause I noticed that you really havent answered question in the last few posts that I have seen, just seem to be quipping about someone elses poll.Neal, Hope someone here is able to help you.bye

Perhaps you could come at the concerns from a different point of view.  Have you thought about performing a search to identify mentions of Six Sigma in corporate annual reports?   I did that sometime back and noted the corporations, their market segment span, approximate timeframe of Six Sigma program initiation, savings attributed to the Six Sigma program, and specific program statements attributed to C-level representatives.   It helped make for a persuasive argument to counter the uninformed angst of a few well-placed detractors. 
 
There is actually a great deal of information out there readily available and you could format and present it in a manner as accurate and relevant as anything that will be coming from corporations regarding their financial and business profiles.
 
I sense that you’ve been asked non-answerable and potentially distractingly obviating questions as either a delaying subterfuge or as an outright derailing effort.   And before you get defensive regarding your fine corporation and it’s forward looking management team – derailing and delaying happens even in the best of families.    
 Vinny

Disagree?

Yes – in simple terms it’s BS

Wait a minute…Zig Zag 1.5 = 1.5 shift?Is there a connection? You’re right, it’s B.S.BTDT

I got certified by Nc State and then took the ASQ certification test….I don’t know if this helps but my ASQ certificate number is 3,042. I got it in March. This could mean that:
– There are 3,042 ASQ SSBB 
– Just in March of 2005 they certified 3,042 people
– Out of 3,042 test takers I barely passed and came on 3,042 place.
– This is just a random generated number   

Last time I checked that shift was more than 1.5