More Six Sigma Tools
Measuring a process can be tricky, because you may not know which input at which step will affect which output at which step, if the process is quite complex. E.g. even an apparently simple process like brewing coffee is actually … Continue reading
Rolling Out Six Sigma – Strategy and Tools
Begin with a checklist. Assessment completed? Yes. Team chosen and trained? Yes. Team communications in place? Yes Now comes when you choose the strategy and tactics – the set of tools you want to use, the key responsibilities you are … Continue reading
Leadership and Communications
So what does it take to be a Six Sigma Master Black Belt? You got your organization committed; you’ve got your team trained. Now the onus is on you to guide the process to achieving its objectives. For that, you … Continue reading
Educating your team on Six Sigma
Once you have figured out that your organization is mature enough to implement Six Sigma (or you have brought it up to that maturity), you need to put together a core team and get a quick education on what it … Continue reading
Assessing Six Sigma readiness
Six Sigma is an organizational process. While there may or may not be dedicated professionals to oversee it, it demands commitment from the entire organization. All employees – staff and management – need to understand that there will be changes … Continue reading
Six Sigma in the small IT firm
In this post we discuss how you can begin setting up Six Sigma processes to your company’s way of working. First, you need to assess whether you are really ready for Six Sigma. This is because, though it seems easy … Continue reading
Implementing Six Sigma in IT
The two previous blogposts gave a quick introduction to Six Sigma, but may have left you with the impression that Six Sigma is only for manufacturing processes. This is not true, for services industries have also benefitted much from implementing … Continue reading
DFSS and Lean Six Sigma
DFSS: Design For Six Sigma, also known as DMADV. This is a variant of the traditional DMAIC Six Sigma methodology. DFSS is used when a new process has to be implemented, as opposed to the traditional method which is used … Continue reading
Introduction
Why Six Sigma: Introduction and DMAIC Six Sigma is a concept you will have heard managers talk about all the time. You may think, well, this is a complicated procedure suitable only for big manufacturing corporations who can afford that … Continue reading
