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- Career as a Six Sigma Professional by Tony Jacowski
Job pages in newspapers and on jobsites clear doubts in anyone's mind about Six Sigma career opportunities. As companies place emphasis on quality and cost management with process improvement being the underlying foundation, Six Sigma is coming to the for... continue reading
- Six Sigma Jobs by Peter Peterka
The demand for people with Six Sigma expertise is constantly increasing. More and more organizations are discovering the many ways that the Six Sigma methodology can help them grow and improve. As Six Sigma spreads to many different industries beyond its ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Project Management by Tony Jacowski
Employing Six Sigma for the business environment is for achieving well-defined goals. The project selected for deploying Six Sigma is not self-sustaining and can develop tendencies to get off target following even the slightest let up in its management. T... continue reading
- What is Lean Six Sigma? by Tim Grimsley
Detailed Roadmap to Process ImprovementLean Six Sigma utilizes DMAIC, a highly structured and standardized approach to process improvement. This approach paves the way for corporations in today's competitive business environment to meet and exceed ever-in... continue reading
- Assessing Team and Employee Satisfaction Through Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
In today's fast paced and competitive marketplace, businesses who are aiming for their greatest successes consider it vital to rethink their entire functioning strategies in order to maximize the potential of those successes. Among this rethinking process... continue reading
- The Six Sigma Mis-Implementation: How to Know if You're a Victim, Before It's Too Late! by Tony Jacowski
Though the benefits of implementing the Six Sigma strategy to a business's processes can lead to far greater successes that could ever have been achieved without it. However, this is only the case when the implementation of Six Sigma has been done properl... continue reading
- Six Sigma: Is It Just A Fad? by Tony Jacowski
Fads have inevitably entered the business scene, but have vanished into oblivion even before they could make their mark. Some of them, even while having materialistic approaches and huge initial support, could survive no longer than a year. The list may b... continue reading
- Six Sigma And Beyond by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma has galvanized our company with an intensity the likes of which I have never seen in my 40 years at GE.” Jack Welch admitted this in the year 2000 annual report of GE. As one goes by various comments, it becomes clearer that Six Sigma is not ju... continue reading
- How To Recognize Bottlenecks In Six Sigma Implementation by Tony Jacowski
Identifying Six Sigma roadblocks and bottlenecks is essential for eliminating them for effective deployment and to reap the benefits of applying advanced versions of Six Sigma for higher productivity. Of late, Six Sigma professionals are increasingly iden... continue reading
- 4 Keys To Managing Six Sigma Effectively by Tony Jacowski
Managing Six Sigma calls for a multidirectional approach as guided by industry specifics, projects on hand, expertise level and commitment of upper management as well as the goals envisioned by management.Managing effectiveness in Six Sigma can be defined... continue reading
- 4 Steps To Understanding Six Sigma Redundancy Analysis by Tony Jacowski
Innovation and growth are the only ways to company survival and prosperity. Consistently meeting and exceeding customer expectations requires intensive efforts at minimizing process variation aided by creative thinking. One must remember that creative thi... continue reading
- Six Sigma Training - Why and How by Gary Preston
Although Six Sigma sounds like a distant star in a galaxy far, far away, the term is very easy to explain, once you know sigma is the character in the Greek alphabet that is used in mathematical statistics to identify a standard deviation. A standard devi... continue reading
- Keys To Six Sigma Success by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma delivers but its success hinges largely on the seriousness of the organization. Although, it is not as simple and as this, Six Sigma is gradually following a path that its processors took during their heydays. While it is too early to predict th... continue reading
- Six Sigma Environment by Tony Jacowski
It is not easy to implant the concept of Six Sigma into the culture of a company. This is because Six Sigma hardly bears any comparison with other quality management tools, barring a few similarities with Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. But unli... continue reading
- Synchronize Six Sigma Into Your Business by Tony Jacowski
The foundation for success of Six Sigma is laid by synchronizing Six Sigma into the way business is carried out. There is no dispute about the need for synchronizing the methodology with the business if it has to succeed in transforming the enterprise.Why... continue reading
- Motorola Six Sigma Improvement, is About Training by Tony Jacowski
Among the main issues on the minds of today's business execs is to achieve better results from the business. To obtain these coveted business results and improvements in the performance of the company, a focus needs to be placed on the Motorola Six Sigma... continue reading
- Is Six Sigma Quality Worth The Price to Your Business? by Tony Jacowski
The last few years have done wonders for demonstrating the power and potential offered by Six Sigma Quality, Motorola's now famous revolutionary business design strategy.It is clear that it has become quite popular among many businesses who have undertake... continue reading
- The Six Sigma Process isn't Just for Big Businesses by Tony Jacowski
Many small and mid-sized business owners are under the impression that the Six Sigma Process is not for them as it has a reputation to cost a prohibitive amount of money for companies of their size. Though this was true when the original Six Sigma Proces... continue reading
- The Six Sigma Tool and TQM are Not the Same by Tony Jacowski
Many business people have yet to recognize the difference between the Six Sigma tool and total quality management, also referred to as TQM. Though, at a glance, they do look rather similar, and the Six Sigma tool does indeed employ some of the techniques... continue reading
- Six Sigma - The Customer Angle by Tony Jacowski
The foundation of Six Sigma is customer satisfaction and cost reduction by using various metrics and statistical tools. This is a customer-focused approach equipped with strategies and discipline at all levels of administration, planning and production. S... continue reading
- Six Sigma Vs ISO 9000 by Tony Jacowski
The debate over whether or not to choose Six Sigma over ISO 9000 is getting more interesting with each passing day. In an attempt to determine which of these is the better of the two, it is highly pertinent to discuss that in the context of applicability ... continue reading
- Six Sigma - The Historical Perspective by Tony Jacowski
The quest for perfection is second only to human survival instincts. These are the two reasons that were solely responsible for civilizations to flourish. That we are wearing clothes today as a symbol of the quest for perfection and innovation should rein... continue reading
- Six Sigma - Business Realities by Tony Jacowski
There are criticisms about Six Sigma which say that the methodology is an elitist technique. Through all this, Six Sigma has proven itself to be a highly effective management tool. Most of the incidences of roadblocks to Six Sigma have come from external ... continue reading
- Six Sigma In The Software Industry by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma in manufacturing is completely understandable. For the same logic to apply to software products, it still has a long way to go to establish itself. However, for the moment it is safe to assume that there exist factors within the software industr... continue reading
- Thinking Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
The sole purpose behind thinking Six Sigma is the uncovering of the mystery of process variations. Six Sigma professionals, starting from top down, must combine their goals so that they all think in unison about 2 things: maximizing customer satisfaction ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Metrics And How to Devise Them by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a powerful mathematical and statistical tool that has its roots deep into the customer-centric approach. The objective is to reduce the output variation and thereby to meet customer specifications by application of the methodology at the proc... continue reading
- Six Sigma Software Tools by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma software tools augment the implementation of Six Sigma methodology by complimenting and sometimes substituting human efforts. Six Sigma software tools fill in the vacuum of additional needs by companies that are implementing the Six Sigma method... continue reading
- Six Sigma and Statistical Methods by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma methodologies use statistical tools used to transform raw data into information. Based on the results, further actions are taken. Statistical tools and related aspects of Six Sigma methodology comprises about half of Six Sigma. In addition, Six ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Certification - The Basics by Tony Jacowski
Many questions arise in the minds of six sigma certification candidates. These questions range from the most strange to the most genuine concerns. There is a compelling need to explain things regarding the exam for the benefit of those who have questions ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Certification - Benefits for Your Business by Tony Jacowski
No matter what, your business will benefit from Six Sigma certification; unless, of course, some unforseen situation happens to disrupt the implementation of the Six Sigma methodology; not the least of which is inadequate Six Sigma training.Six Sigma Cert... continue reading
- Six Sigma Defined by Tony Jacowski
Consumer outlook has undergone considerable changes due to business globalization and revolutionary information exchange paradigms. Changing business conditions created by the flurry of increasing competition has led to diminishing margins for error. Exc... continue reading
- Six Sigma Online Training vs. On-Site Training by Tony Jacowski
These days, Six Sigma certification candidates can stay home (or in the office), yet still make it to the classroom! Yes, the recent trend in Six Sigma online training has brought about this innovative tool to every candidate's door step. Six Sigma online... continue reading
- The 6 Fundamentals of Six Sigma Training by Tony Jacowski
The need for Six Sigma training has arisen following two reasons. One, the demands of industry could not be met with the existing limited quality assurance methods and two, the tremendous financial opportunities for corporations that the 6 sigma methodolo... continue reading
- Why Choose Six Sigma? by Tony Jacowski
The advantages of Six Sigma do not exactly lie in huge cost benefits that can be realized by its implementation. The glaring examples of many corporations having saved billions of dollars are true benefits but the intangible results, such as having met th... continue reading
- Six Sigma and Upper Management by Tony Jacowski
The one ultimate reward that counts for any business organization is improvement of bottom line profitability and the return of satisfied customers. This end result must justify all the initiatives taken by upper management. Upper management utilizes a t... continue reading
- Is Six Sigma The Ultimate Management Tool? by Tony Jacowski
Today, Six Sigma covers a very wide range of industries such as healthcare, banking, manufacturing and construction, to name a few. The 2 methodologies adopted by Six Sigma take care of the existing process and the new processes that still need to be deve... continue reading
- Is Six Sigma Right For Your Company? by Jack Harrison
HERE ARE SOME KEY CRITERIA TO CONSIDER:WHAT IS YOUR OBJECTIVE?Do you have specific difficult quality issues that must be resolved? Do you have a pressing need for general overall company operating improvements? Or, are you just looking for a means to forc... continue reading
- Six Sigma in IT Project Delivery by Chris Young
Research evidence and industry experience indicates that less than one third of all IT projects are delivered on time, on budget and with required features. More than half are late, over budget or delivered with less than the required features. Most worry... continue reading
- How Can Six Sigma Benefit You? by Craig Setter
Six Sigma's creator, Motorola, had a very simple answer to the question asked in this article's title. This answer: survival. The entire premise behind Six Sigma was to be able to survive in an extremely competitive marketplace, where it was becoming in... continue reading
- What is 6 Sigma? by Craig Setter
You may have noticed the increase of discussion and publication about a topic called 6 Sigma. However, what isn't as obvious is what 6 Sigma actually is. First created by Motorola, 6 Sigma is an intensive, highly focused, and greatly effective quality c... continue reading
- Why Six Sigma Projects Don't Succeed by John Yealland
Six Sigma projects are not immune from a failure. Just like any other business improvement initiative there are projects that don't succeed. When projects aren't successful, it is not the fault of the system itself but rather it is to do with the impleme... continue reading
- Integrating Six Sigma with Business Process Management by Peter Peterka
The concept of Six Sigma was first developed by Motorola Corporation as an approach to address the high defect rates within the company's manufacturing processes. With the success of Six Sigma, Motorola has registered the Six Sigma brand name to the corpo... continue reading
- Some Lean Six Sigma Tools - Analyse, Improve and Control by Samuel Okoro
The cost, speed and quality leaps of Lean Six Sigma are obtained through the application of appropriate tools. We conclude by reviewing some tools from the Analyse, Improve and Control phases of DMAIC.The Analyse PhasePurpose of Analyse:In implementing Le... continue reading
- Six Sigma Training - Helpful or Hype? by Craig Setter
There seems to be a well drawn line between the supporters and skeptics of Six Sigma Training. On one side companies will praise the profits they have made. However, to the skeptics, they don't believe it is possible for one type of solution to apply to... continue reading
- Some Lean Six Sigma Tools - Define and Measure by Samuel Okoro
The cost, speed and quality leaps of Lean Six Sigma are obtained
through the application of appropriate tools. Following the DMAIC
improvement model of Lean Six Sigma, we will look at a number of
tools from each phase.The Define PhasePurpose of Define:... continue reading
- Connections: Business Process Management and Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
One of the most powerful ways to improve business processes is combining business process management (BPM) strategies with Six Sigma strategies. BPM strategies emphasize process improvements and automation to drive performance, while Six Sigma uses statis... continue reading
- Six Sigma Service at the Speed of Lean by Samuel Okoro
Why Services are SpecialThe Ubiquity of Services:
We encounter services everywhere, from health care, hospitality, and transport to government, retail and financial services. Even within manufacturing organisations, a significant portion of the activitie... continue reading
- Six Sigma Theory of by Lance Winslow
Six Sigma is a management methodology for accuracy in manufacturing, etc. to make sure things are done right the first time and with that comes increases of economies of scale-fewer returns, etc. Such processes are especially important in Military, Healt... continue reading
- Is Six Sigma Worth the Investment For a Small or Medium Sized Business? by Eric Gurr
First let's define Six Sigma in terms we can all understand. It's a quality control process that is data driven What that means is the result is measured in numbers, in particular, numbers of defects . To achieve Six Sigma you should have less than 3.4 de... continue reading
- Company Politics and Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics. Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. However, with deft handling of the personal and political issues that come u... continue reading
- Continuous Improvement: The Lean Six Sigma Left-Right Punch by Samuel Okoro
1. Why Lean Six Sigma?I guess before we talk of the why” of Lean Six Sigma, we should briefly address the what”.Lean operations consist as much as possible of only value added activities: Lean” aims to eliminate all waste in the work place. The outcome... continue reading
- Communication in Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Deploying Six Sigma means entering a period of significant change in your organization. Productivity and morale almost always suffers in times of great change. The requirements of change and adaptation and the very human fear of the unknown add to stresse... continue reading
- Design for Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is the application of Six Sigma principles to the design of products and their manufacturing and support processes. Whereas Six Sigma by definition focuses on the production phase of a product, DFSS focuses on research, design,... continue reading
- Six Sigma and Online Training by Joseph Peterka
While nothing can exceed the breadth, depth, and quality of direct in-person training, various factors can make it inconvenient. If your organization is serious about Six Sigma training, but find it difficult to get everyone together for instructor-led tr... continue reading
- Six Sigma Deployment in Smaller Organizations by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is not just for large multinational corporations. While there are difficulties inherent in implementing Six Sigma in a small company rather than a large business they can be overcome. Six Sigma can work in any size business because the nature of... continue reading
- Design of Experiments for Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
One of the valuable tools in the Six Sigma toolbox is Design of Experiments. Design of Experiment (DOE) is a structured technique that helps to uncover relationships often hidden inside mountains of data. Within the structure of a Six Sigma project, Desig... continue reading
- The Six Sigma Approach by Deepshiksa Khosla
To put it in layman language, the Six Sigma proposition is all about improving capabilities of business process to such an extent that there in no margin for poor quality. Customers value unswerving, consistent, predictable and world-class quality from a... continue reading
- What is Six Sigma Deployment by Joseph Peterka
In the implementation of Six Sigma, an effective infrastructure lays the foundation for success. An effective infrastructure for your Six Sigma or Lean Flow change initiative in an organization requires a clear strategy and comprehensive planning.Strategi... continue reading
- Applying Lean Six Sigma to Service by Peter Peterka
Although both Six Sigma and Lean Flow have their roots in manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service industries. Much of the U.S. economy is now based on services rather than manufacturing and many service organization managers are wondering h... continue reading
- What is Lean Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Lean Six Sigma combines the quality improvements that come from using Six Sigma with the speed improvements that come from using Lean manufacturing principles . Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in an... continue reading
- The DMAIC Method in Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
The Six Sigma DMAIC process methodology is a system that brings measurable and significant improvement to existing processes that are falling below specifications. The DMAIC methodology can be used when a product or process is in existence at your company... continue reading
- Countering the False Notion that Six Sigma is Elitist by Peter Peterka
Too often, when people think of Six Sigma and black belts they see them as having an elitist connotation. The opinion that Six Sigma is elitist or that black belts are elitist, however, are false. In its purest form Six Sigma is a way of life” for an org... continue reading
- Exploding Six Sigma Myths by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma doesn't improve the customer experience. It may seem that Six Sigma turns the focus away from the customer because it is driven by data. In so many companies, quality improvement is driven by the latest customer complaint, or some manager's late... continue reading
- Six Sigma as a Way to Develop People by Joseph Peterka
One of the many benefits of Six Sigma is how it helps to develop people. The dual processes of Six Sigma training and Six Sigma projects cultivate excellence in not only product quality and financial savings but also in the knowledge, confidence, and qual... continue reading
- Six Sigma is About More Than Just Number Crunching by Peter Peterka
Top executives who know only that Six Sigma is famous and popular have called for the implementation of Six Sigma programs, and, of course, want to see numbers. They may become very enamored with the copious numbers that Six Sigma produces. Unfortunately,... continue reading
- The Difference Between Typical Project Management and Six Sigma Project Management by Peter Peterka
The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) became an accepted standard (as established by the Project Management Institute) that is still widely used in many industries around the world. At a basic level, many of the methodologies advocated by PMBoK... continue reading
- Why Six Sigma Will Outlast Total Quality Management by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is not just a new term for Total Quality Management (TQM) . They have many similarities and are compatible in many business environments. TQM has brought great improvements and value to many companies. Six Sigma can do more.TQM is the developmen... continue reading
- Why Six Sigma Will Work in Service Environments by Peter Peterka
Although Six Sigma has its roots in manufacturing, it works just as effectively in service industries. It's no secret that service environments, such as financial organizations, healthcare providers, retail companies, and hospitality organizations have a ... continue reading
- Compensation and Six Sigma Black Belts by Peter Peterka
One of the more ambiguous elements of a Six Sigma project is the level and type of compensation the organization should give to its Six Sigma leaders and team members. On the one hand, setting compensation is not an integral part of any stage of a Six Sig... continue reading
- The 6 Steps to Six Sigma by Michael Nelson
Step 1Get the proper level of Six Sigma expertise at the executive level of the company. If the top leaders don't understand the advanced six sigma principles, the company has no shot to attain total quality. This will probably require a hefty budget, ent... continue reading
- Taking on Six Sigma Programs - Guidelines for In-House and Outsourcing Decisions by Joong Hyun
Based on a wild guess by a close associate of mine, there are well over 2,000 restaurants in the Manhattan area and its surrounding boroughs. Although I cannot validate the absolute accuracy of his count, I do trust it is in the ballpark, since he happens... continue reading
- Using the Six-Sigma Methodology to Improve Wafer Fab Productivity by Jason Foster
As a result of consolidation of operations and significantly increased production requirements, Intersil's main Fab was facing bottlenecks in supply versus demand. Intersil enlisted Tefen USA first to support identifying the Fab bottleneck, and then to de... continue reading
- What is Six Sigma? by Susanne Rothschild
Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process focused on satisfying customers by delivering nearly perfect products and services. In today's competitive market, consistently maintaining satisfied customers is essential to growth and success. Major corporation... continue reading
- Six Sigma Training 101 - Better Management Basics by Dana Schorden
What is Six Sigma?Six Sigma is a quality management program that is designed to achieve a six sigma” level of quality for products. In the mid 1980s, Motorola pioneered Six Sigma and it has since been adopted by many other companies and manufacturers. Se... continue reading
- Should Six Sigma Metrics Be Different From Other Industry Metrics? by Tony Jacowski
The above question ‘should six sigma metrics be different from other industry metrics' arises from surprising sources. If you look at any quality management tool, be it ISO, Lean Management Techniques or even cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice, the... continue reading
- Six Sigma Tools by Peter Peterka
Statistics are at the heart of Six Sigma's powerful methodology for quality improvement. It pays to get to know some of the most important of the Six Sigma statistical tools.Control ChartsThe control chart is the fundamental tool of statistical process co... continue reading
- Does Six Sigma Need to Have the Support of Upper Management? by Peter Peterka
The short answer is, Yes!”The longer answer is, Yes, and here's why.”Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of working where management does not fully realize or understand the value of investing the extra time and effort required for quality impr... continue reading
- Six Sigma In A Small Business by Tony Jacowski
As a small business owner, you will eventually sense the need for Six Sigma implementation in your business. Typically, yours is a 3-5 year old company on the threshold of expanding your operations to meet the growing customer expectations but is cornered... continue reading
- Six Sigma and the Small or Home Based Business by Rick Carbone
I'll admit the first time I heard the words "Six Sigma" I was a bit intimidated. I wasn't a stat major in college and although I had spent a lot of time around statisticians I never heard the words six sigma before. Major corporations in the manufactu... continue reading
- Business Planning With Six Sigma by John Yealland
Many business owners are daunted by the task of writing a business plan. There is a process that you can use to make life easier by providing a structure that ties it all together. This process is Six Sigma, a well renowned methodology used by many organi... continue reading
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Strategies for Small Manufacturers by Lance Winslow
As large manufacturing companies close old plants, these plants may still need to be used occasionally on less than a normal efficient economy of scale. Yet, promises Six Sigma processes a leaner Six Sigma Black Belt manufacturing consultant may just surp... continue reading
- Six Sigma, Does It Work For Small Business? by John Yealland
Talking to owners of small businesses about Six Sigma, one can almost hear them thinking that this is too expensive for them and is something that only applies to the very well known big businesses like Motorola, GE, Sony, Dow Chemicals etc. It is only wh... continue reading
- Six Sigma for Small Business by Peter Peterka
It is not surprising that some people may perceive Six Sigma as being only for large corporations. Major corporations such as Allied Signal, Black & Decker, Dow Chemical, Dupont, Federal Express, General Electric, Johnson and Johnson, Kodak, Motorola, Son... continue reading
- Why Six Sigma Will Work in Healthcare by Peter Peterka
If ever there were an industry where we want zero defects, it's healthcare. Patients, medical professionals, and healthcare administrators all want mistakes eliminated and quality and efficiency improved. Although most industries have undergone some type ... continue reading
- The Six Sigma Method and Design of Experiments by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is becoming a proven approach for businesses and organizations to
improve their performance. The spectrum of companies actively engaging in Six Sigma today is wide from industrials like Celanese, Caterpillar, GE, Honeywell, and 3M to service/r... continue reading
- Six Sigma and Agile Software Development by Chris Young
The term Iterative and Incremental Development (IID) describes a class of methodologies for software development where the system grows incrementally through a series of complete development cycles. Agile software development methods are a group of specif... continue reading
- Statistical Software with Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is about numbers. Six Sigma produces a flood of data about your process that are critical to your success. If you don't measure it and understand what you are measuring, you can't manage it. Six Sigma's clear strength is a data-driven analysis a... continue reading
- Six Sigma Jobs by Tony Jacowski
The demand for Six Sigma professionals has increased in recent times with many organizations becoming aware of the benefits that can be derived from implementing Six Sigma methodologies. The advancements made in Six Sigma have resulted in the development ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Training - An Overview by Tony Jacowski
The unbelievable results achieved by the pioneers of the Six Sigma management methodology and implementation were not realized overnight. Concerted efforts of by the entire organization and unwavering support by top management over a long period of time a... continue reading
- Handling Statistical Variation in Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Six-Sigma provides a methodical, disciplined, quantitative approach to continuous process improvement. Through applying statistical thinking, Six Sigma uncovers the nature of business variation and its affect on waste, operating cost, cycle time, profitab... continue reading
- Six Sigma And The Customer by Tony Jacowski
The customer centric focus of Six Sigma methodologies cannot be sidelined for any reason whatsoever. Although the end results of Six Sigma implementation (such as improvement of bottom line profitability and lean management) are quite significant, the ult... continue reading
- How And When To Choose The Right Six Sigma Training by Tony Jacowski
The term "Six Sigma" may seem difficult to comprehend at times, but is actually very easy to explain. The term is derived from a character in the Greek alphabet, which is used for representing a standard variation in statistical mathematics. Statistically... continue reading
- Lean Six Sigma Implementation Basics by Tony Jacowski
Lean Six Sigma methodologies are a combination of standard Six Sigma quality improvement techniques and lean manufacturing principles that are used for speeding up business processes. Six Sigma methodologies focus on reducing defects in business processes... continue reading
- Various Levels Of Six Sigma Certification by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a methodological strategy by which errors in a company's current processes and plans are identified and strategies to rectify the same are formulated. It is fact-based technique, involving a lot of data handling, which provides scientific res... continue reading
- Six Sigma vs. Total Quality Management by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a relatively new concept as compared to Total Quality Management (TQM). However, when it was conceptualized, it was not intended to be a replacement for TQM. Both Six Sigma and TQM have many similarities and are compatible in varied business ... continue reading
- Six Sigma For Small Businesses by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a series of systems that focus on implementing quality measurement strategies based on data and statistical analysis to enhance operational performance. In the early days of its introduction, Six Sigma was commonly misconceived to be a big bu... continue reading
- Six Sigma And Healthcare by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma methodologies aim at improving overall quality by eliminating defects and achieving near perfection by restricting the number of possible defects to less than 3.4 defects per million. Six Sigma methodologies were originally developed for impleme... continue reading
- Future Of Six Sigma -- Different Viewpoints by Tony Jacowski
Since its introduction in the 1990's, Six Sigma has become the buzzword in both the manufacturing and service industries. The various methodologies used in Six Sigma are based on a disciplined and data driven approach that help in eliminating defects and ... continue reading
- Communications And Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Implementing new work techniques, strategies, or management systems in business organizations is often a daunting task for managers, as employees usually resist change. This is a fact acknowledged by several modern management theories. As such, any busine... continue reading
- Business Process Management And Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma was devised to incorporate continuous improvement in the industry procedures through its methodological systems of identifying faults and correcting them. In short, it minimizes the number of errors that may occur while a task is being performed... continue reading
- Pros and Cons of Six Sigma by Arthur Webb
Pros and Cons of Six SigmaSix Sigma is a business strategy that seeks to identify and eliminate causes of errors, defects or failures in business processes by focusing on outputs that are critical to customers. It is a measure of quality that strives for ... continue reading
- Lean Six Sigma; The Re-branding of Quality by Lance Winslow
If you are in business then you will be considered with efficient operations and that is where Six Sigma comes into play. Yes of course you have heard of this if you are in management, manufacturing processes or up on the latest business management indust... continue reading
- Change Management In Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Change is the only constant thing in the world and businesses are no exception to this universal principle. The aim of change is bringing about continuous improvement in the competitive world through which businesses hope to surpass their competitors to m... continue reading
- Six Sigma Document Control Issues by Tony Jacowski
When discussing Six Sigma document control issues it is essential to recognize the effect Six Sigma has on any firms QS/ISO 9000 initiatives. From its inception until today, Six Sigma has evolved and at present is much more than a defect control mechanism... continue reading
- Six Sigma Process Simulation And Modeling by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma has become a buzzword in industry circles since its introduction in the 1990's. The methodology is based on a disciplined and data driven approach and is used for eliminating defects and achieving near perfection by restricting the number of pos... continue reading
- Identifying And Selecting A Six Sigma Consultant by Tony Jacowski
When tested quality programs such as Six Sigma are implemented the right way, process improvement in a company can result in tangible gains within 3 to 6 months. Employees feel satisfied and ultimately, the shareholders also benefit from the overall resu... continue reading
- Six Sigma For The Non-Manufacturing Sector by Tony Jacowski
The Six Sigma revolution has systematically taken over various sectors of the industry owing to its methodological process variations of working towards achieving targets and eliminating any defects occurring in them throughout the procedure. Since it aim... continue reading
- Choosing A Six Sigma Program by Tony Jacowski
Business organizations all across the globe are deploying Six Sigma concepts and techniques for improving the quality of their products or services. This has created the need to educate employees about the various Six Sigma concepts and techniques that im... continue reading
- How Much Does Six Sigma Cost? by Tony Jacowski
Most companies contemplating Six Sigma implementation have most of the costs worked out beforehand. This follows the assumption that taking additional work means involving more people. You either hire people on fee base or recruit them on your payroll at ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Adoption and Cultural Issues by Tony Jacowski
The most easily expectable reaction from employees for Six Sigma implementation will be the one of Well, here they are at it again or How good is it over other existing methods? Knee jerk reactions, such as these are nothing new in an industrial world. Co... continue reading
- Beginning a Six Sigma Initiative by Tony Jacowski
You cannot have a project-specific vision when beginning a Six Sigma initiative. It is essential that you develop a perspective with a comprehensive and an all-encompassing viewpoint that reaches out of the scope of the project on hand.Begin the Project S... continue reading
- Data Collection Tools In Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
You can not imagine being able to organize the enormous amount of data and manipulate them as easily as you would be able to do without data collection tools. Then again, the task is not easily done unless you have selected the right kind of tool appropri... continue reading
- Cost Cutting With Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Hospitals, manufacturing industries, and services industries are all experiencing tremendous pressure on the cost front. For hospitals, if it is not the declining reimbursement from insurance companies, it is the overall decline in revenue due to increase... continue reading
- Six Sigma In Data Warehousing by Tony Jacowski
The primary reason that corporations introduce Six Sigma into data warehousing boils down to cost reduction. Large corporations are incurring huge expenditures, most of the times running into millions of dollars, which eats into stakeholders margin, in cr... continue reading
- Essential Six Sigma Software by Tony Jacowski
Managing Six Sigma right from data collection through to final success is a long walk of sifting through loads of raw statistical data collected from various aspects. Six Sigma software tools are basically statistical interpretation tools while a small nu... continue reading
- 5 Laws Of Lean Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Thinking about how Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing work well together despite being distinct, independent and complete tools? The combined principles gel so well that they compliment each other and progress parallels to each other on a well-defined path.... continue reading
- Design Risk Assessment In Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
The title Design Risk Assessment in Six Sigma beckons to be likened with Poka Yoke or Mistake Proofing. But without going deeper into the comparison part of it, what we can say is that both of these do not have any similarities whatsoever, even though Pok... continue reading
- Six Sigma Tools And Templates by Tony Jacowski
Projects, both planned and unplanned, can get out of hand, producing undesired or no results after waste of huge resources and time unless they are monitored accurately with the appropriate tools. The pitfalls of not using Six Sigma tools are extremely co... continue reading
- Six Sigma - Not Just for Manufacturing by D. David Dugan
Although the Six Sigma methodology originally started out as a way to improve processes and products in a manufacturing environment, today it has grown to encompass a broad range of industries. As companies begin to realize the benefits a total quality i... continue reading
- How To Select A Six Sigma Quality Improvement Project by Tony Jacowski
Selecting a quality improvement project is pretty similar to selecting any other project in Six Sigma. But identifying the improvement area within your department or within the business will not automatically lead to having the project selected. Not even ... continue reading
- Six Sigma MBB - The Master of the Game by Tony Jacowski
The born leaders belonging to personality types INTJ and ENTJ are the most likely people to be selected to become Master Black Belts. This can be by design or can be pure coincidence. But what one can not disregard is the truth that they are in their posi... continue reading
- A Holistic View of Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
"Only the overall review of the entire business as an economic system can give real knowledge" - Peter F. DruckerNo one needs to emphasize the holistic approach the Six Sigma deployment takes on overall business processes. All processes in an organization... continue reading
- Six Sigma Employee Assessment by Tony Jacowski
A typical business environment would like all processes to be assessed for improvement possibilities. The competitive business world demands that all business processes be at their peak performance levels at all times to meet challenges. These challenges,... continue reading
- ROI and Six Sigma - Improve Your Bottom Line! by Tony Jacowski
Very easily, Six Sigma is your best bet for maximizing return on investment, more so in troubled economic times. However, the success of implementation depends much on its achieved degree of alignment with the problems. Ifs and buts not withstanding, ther... continue reading
- Six Sigma Audit by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma methodology is not a self-sustaining management tool perhaps unlike other technologies. It can only deliver the results subject to multiple variables and inputs such as deployment intensity and culture. Nonetheless, the results take around 4-6 ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Assessment by Tony Jacowski
Assessing Six Sigma is not end-of-the-process post implementation, although an analysis of a failed Six Sigma project points out the lack of commitment by upper management and lack of attention to the cultural and business investment required for accompli... continue reading
- The Future Is Bright For Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
There are arguments raging over efficacy of Six Sigma in all aspects of business processes. Take, for example, the case of billing your customers. If the process is fundamentally defective, where Six Sigma fails to take a strategic and holistic approach w... continue reading
- How To Think Statistically With Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
The data gathering exercise results in quantitative data in abundance. How you want to analyze it depends broadly on your plan to arrive at the solution. Nevertheless, it depends on three fundamental questions. But as a precursor to these questions, one m... continue reading
- Six Sigma Requires a Substantial Commitment from Informal” Leaders by Tony Jacowski
An awful lot has been said lately about Six Sigma and its abilities to bring out the full potential in any business or organization. However, the aspect - other than money - that most frequently causes a company to stop in its tracks when confronted with... continue reading
- Cost Of Poor Quality And Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
If the cost of quality is high, looking through the Six Sigma glass the cost of poor quality is still higher. Companies bear a huge cost of about 9-16 percent of their revenues on problem solving. This is the cost of poor quality, or COPQ, as it is known.... continue reading
- Six Sigma Black Belt Training by Tony Jacowski
Black belts are to Six Sigma what main masts are to ships. Both are prime movers in their own respects. The fundamental and distinguishing personality traits of a black belt candidate are their leadership skills and brilliant overall ability. Personality ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Project Selection by Tony Jacowski
Selecting the project becomes the necessary step after identifying the need for process improvement in your business or, for that matter, your department. But selecting a project is a series of complex decision-making processes aided by a variety of tools... continue reading
- Business Process Management and 6 Sigma by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is powered by principles which are governed by continuous improvement. In pure terms, Six Sigma helps manufacturing organizations reduce the number of errors or reduce the number of defective products manufactured by them. This is achieved by a ... continue reading
- Business Process Management - The Six Sigma Approach by Peter Peterka
Managing a business entails a wide variety of responsibilities and project managers have to be up to the task. Fortunately, there are Business Process Management technologies in place to help processes run more smoothly. However, Six Sigma does more than ... continue reading
- The Marriage of BPM and Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Companies are just discovering the benefits of combining BPM and Six Sigma. Ideal for enhancing the long-term performance of business processes, the BPM/Six Sigma union helps companies better characterize, understand, and manage entire value chains. It al... continue reading
- Optimizing BPM And Six Sigma or BPI by Peter Peterka
Business Process Management argues that management by common sense cannot be exemplified as management at all!! Analysis and objective study tends to bring balance to this equation, as well as our business practice and endeavor.Both BPM and Six Sigma deal... continue reading
- Six Sigma Solves Problems With an Unknown Solution by Peter Peterka
Six Sigma is a powerful business improvement strategy. It helps your organization to identify, reduce, and eliminate defects from any product, process, or transaction. More than a "quality" program, Six Sigma is a flexible and dynamic continuous improveme... continue reading
- Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma - How Do They Work Together? by Larry Cote
One of the common questions we have been asked by leadership from the hundreds of companies/organization we work with is:"How do we integrate Six Sigma and Lean?" or "We have implemented Six Sigma, how will lean fit in or vice versa?"The first thing we mu... continue reading
- Managing Teams and Six Sigma by Peter Peterka
Managing a Six Sigma team is a considerable responsibility. Six Sigma is a team process and requires cooperation at many levels. No one person can manage a Six Sigma project on their own. Just as it is the organization that benefits from Six Sigma, it is ... continue reading
- Six Sigma Tools for Process Control by Chris Anderson
Aim for perfection.That's a pretty lofty concept. It's definitely not easy - especially when speaking of core business processes. Moving toward perfection requires measurement, analysis and documentation. And if you really want perfection, then you nee... continue reading
- How to Choose a Six Sigma Black Belt Project by Curtis Judd
The first challenge that Six Sigma students encounter is selection of a black belt project. This usually occurs either right before training begins (many programs encourage you to identify a "problem" process to work before your first day) or some time du... continue reading
- How To Manage Six Sigma Teams by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a continuous procedure, which can help companies reduce the over all expenses and expenditures, and increase profits by streamlining operations, improving quality and eliminating all the problem areas. Not only does Six Sigma benefit an organ... continue reading
- Process Simulation And Six Sigma by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma has become one of the most commonly used quality management techniques since its introduction in the 1990's. The importance of Six Sigma has continued to increase ever since companies like GE began implementing it's various concepts and techniqu... continue reading
- Six Sigma Tools And Templates by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma concepts and philosophies aim at improving the overall quality of business processes. With the help of time-tested tools and templates, Six Sigma aims at achieving near perfection by restricting the number of possible defects to less than 3.4 de... continue reading
- Six Sigma Training 101- Guide To Better Management by Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a program that deals with quality management and is designed to achieve an outstanding level of quality for products. Motorola was the first company to pioneer Six Sigma in the mid-eighties and since then it has been adopted by many other com... continue reading
- LEAN or Six Sigma? Which Should My Business Be Using? by John Yealland
In all honesty, probably both! LEAN and Six Sigma are perfect partners and provide great synergy and complement each other nicely. Often I meet people who are unsure which approach to take and therefore delay in doing either. This means that they are losi... continue reading
