Documents tagged 'Sigma'

7 Reasons Why Six Sigma Benchmarking Efforts Fail

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 24/07/2008

Six Sigma Benchmarking projects are structured and systematic, concentrating on superior performance at the end of the project. The success of each benchmarking project is dependent on the participation of all the parties involved. The involvement and the commitment of senior management are...

What Is DFSS?

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 17/07/2008

The first thing that comes to the mind when you are referring to the practice of Six Sigma is the DMAIC methodology, which is used for improving an existing product that is not meeting a customer's specifications. It is universally recognized and defined as involving the phases of Define,...

Understanding Six Sigma Deployment Failures

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 17/07/2008

Successful deployment is when acceptable ROI is realized. When a Six Sigma deployment fails, it may mean the failure to attain the return on investment necessary by the company to make any other investment. There may be failures when the program fails to deliver on the promised savings. They...

The Six Sigma Cycle of Change

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 17/07/2008

The most effective way to sustain change is by repeating it from successful experiences. Successful Black Belt and Green Belt projects will help drive change in the company's culture. Change is not an overnight process. It happens when you drive results through Six Sigma projects. When the Six...

Six Sigma Costs And Savings

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 16/07/2008

Spend On Six Sigma Training To earn money, you have to spend some. The same holds true for Six Sigma projects. Only when you spend on Six Sigma online training, classroom training, organizational infrastructure and the cultural evolution, will you find the returns and savings due to reduction...

Sustaining Results From Six Sigma

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/07/2008

Employee engagement has been a strong contributor to the success of the businesses. However, Six Sigma initiatives are at a risk of losing on the efforts made due to downsizing in the last few months. Companies are facing the challenges of sustaining the energy and the resources to get the...

Six Sigma: Keys To A Successful Change Deployment Process

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/07/2008

The basics of all these tools are changing the way business is carried out for the better. All these tools are very effective and can give good results if you are successful in implementing them perfectly. The change process is of high importance and can have an effect on the final successful...

Six Sigma And Workout

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 15/07/2008

Additionally slow implementation, Six Sigma training and over-training, and marginalizing non-belt performance improvement activities after months of Six Sigma deployments are causes of concern. As an option, using Workout combined with Six Sigma focuses on providing the know how to those groups...

Six Sigma Training In 3 Easy Steps

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 13/07/2008

It is not just the Green Belts and Black Belts who need to be trained, but the Master Black Belts and Champions as well. All of them are the foundations for creating the Six Sigma culture. The training program for these businesses should be designed well to suit the needs of Six Sigma...

Tips And Technology For Six Sigma In Mobile Workforces

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 13/07/2008

However, success has not been consistent everywhere. In areas of highly mobile workforces, such as sales and services, deployments have always been a challenge, even though these people are the ones who are in constant touch with customers. Some organizations that have tried to use Six Sigma...