I am new to Six Sigma. Can you please help me understand Six Sigma step-by-step?
On its way to disrupting the historical business continuum and changing its performance trajectory, an organization passes through a number of milestones. Assuming a “typical” business, our discussion...
View ArticleMy business is in power distribution. What types of issues might we use Six...
Seems you already have a pretty good idea of what to do. To quote your words, “… such as in buying power, billing for energy consumption etc and which will save money for the company.” Life is fairly...
View ArticleHow does Six Sigma related to change management and project management?
Extensive benchmarking has revealed the “average company” to be about 4 sigma capable. Compared to Six Sigma the difference is about 1,800X. Obviously, if one aspires to such a plateau, change is...
View ArticleWhat should we do when a project closes and the result is an employee...
It sounds to me like you’ve been “trapped in a barrel and tossed overboard,” so to speak. Where is your champion? He or she is supposed to prevent things like this from happening (i.e., sound project...
View ArticleHow do you determine a good consultant from a bad consultant? What selection...
The first step to authenticating the legitimacy of a Six Sigma consultant is a thorough investigation of their published credentials. In terms of today’s consultants, so many on the “lower end of the...
View ArticleOur CFO expects more from our projects and finds a gap in sales projects. The...
I find it most interesting that you experienced “typical” success in several other areas of the organization, but not within the sales function. Were hard goals not established for this area? Was...
View ArticleIs it possible for me to learn Six Sigma from home?
Personally, I believe the potential for “learning at home” is awesome these days. I like the look and feel of it because all of the knowledge, information, communication, and analytical resources I...
View ArticleHow should my company investigate Six Sigma and, once decided to move...
A really good way to begin your journey is to sell top management on the need for a “due diligence” investigation of Six Sigma. Do not try to directly sell Six Sigma – only the “need” for conducting...
View ArticleMost companies in Europe have not heard of Six Sigma. What is the expected...
During the period extending from 1985 to 1995, many executives in the United States said the same thing about Six Sigma – its just a fad and will “blow over” in a couple of years. Well, its still...
View ArticleIs it recommended to start Six Sigma in a single function, like Sales,...
Simply stated, the deployment of Six Sigma in a single functional area (to the permanent exclusion of others) will most likely not succeed. Generally speaking, Six Sigma is an “all or nothing”...
View ArticleIs the implementation of an Six Sigma program worth the investment is a small...
In terms of a Six Sigma Deployment and Implementation (SSDI), it is a natural tendency for newcomers to infer huge differences between a small and large business. However, it is quite often the case...
View ArticleHave government or other not-for-profit organizations benefited from the Six...
The idea of a not-for-profit organization is eloquently simple – it does not operate for a profit. Some people falsely believe that the very nature of such organizations necessarily implies some type...
View ArticleHow can we improve the growth and acceptance of Six Sigma?
We must always remember that the power brokers within and external to a corporation are the ones who render judgment about the success or failure of some initiative. Simply stated, the power brokers...
View ArticleHow can I make my organization see that Six Sigma has significant benefits?
As most of the world already knows, nothing sells better than sex, money, and hope. Since sex would appear to have little to do with Six Sigma, we should focus on the merits of money and hope. Most...
View ArticleWhat is the main difficulty experienced during deployment of Six Sigma in...
The main difficulties can be extracted from the following assertions:1) Everyone is a “decision maker,” but every decision requires consensus.2) The purse strings are many, and so are the knots.3) The...
View ArticleCan you discuss a few of the common problems related to project selection and...
The following is a list of some “big dos.” Just flip things around to answer your question.1) The project targets only one CTQ (for purposes of improvement).2) The target CTQ should be measurable –...
View ArticleHow do you think Six Sigma will evolve?
To me, the ideology of Six Sigma will evolve in two distinct by complementary directions. The first will be a focus on value creation, not just cost reduction and quality improvement. The second will...
View ArticleHow can six sigma culture best be spread to the entire company?
The following references will provide a very nice overview of the field – from general theory to in-depth case studies:1) Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World’s Top...
View ArticleHow can an organization create "sustainable" Six Sigma projects?
I assume you mean “sustainability of project results.” In other words, the resulting benefits are not to be enjoyed just one time – they are recurrent in nature. The best way to ensure that recurrent...
View ArticleDo you recommend that a company imbed Black Belts within business units or...
In my deployment and implementation experience, Black Belts should not be pooled into a central organization and then farmed out like a bunch of “rented experts.” To my knowledge, only a few...
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