Mastering the Seven Quality Tools (with Microsoft Excel)

Our verdict: worth it — as long as the Business skills on the syllabus match what you actually want to learn. The regular price for Mastering the Seven Quality Tools (with Microsoft Excel) on Udemy is $159.99. With the coupon code on this page, that falls to $9.99 — a saving of $150.00, or 94% off the standard rate Spread across 4h 30m of on-demand video, that works out to roughly $2.22 per hour of content — cheaper than a single chapter of most printed Business textbooks.

A cheap price means nothing if the material is thin — here the syllabus is organized around usable outcomes. Ray Harkins and The Manufacturing Academy walk you through understand and apply the Seven Quality Tools, learn the fundamental tools of problem solving and root cause analysis, and the Scatter Plot, Histogram, Pareto Diagram, Control Chart, and much more — skills meant to be used, not just watched. It has already been taken by 8,839 students and holds a 4.4-star average from verified reviews, which suggests the content holds up once learners actually apply it.

Check the prerequisites before you commit: Experience in the manufacturing or service industries; Desire to improve problem solving skills. Best suited to learners who already have footing in Business. Plan for roughly 4h 30m of on-demand video at your own pace. Lessons are delivered in English.