Documents tagged 'Sigma'

Guidelines For Making Lean Six Sigma Work In Sales

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 13/07/2008

When lean Six Sigma is to be applied to the sales department, selecting the right project type is most important. -Lead Generation -Sales proposal -Forecasting -Product launch -Sales force efficiency and effectiveness project -Voice of the customer They can be categorized as those that...

Involving Finance in Six Sigma - Do It Early and Fully

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Published: 13/07/2008

By involving the finance department from the early stages of the project, you can have appropriate data at all stages to ensure that the project is on the right track. Involvement of Finance Throughout the project phases, the finance department works with the various teams to identify the...

Things A Six Sigma Green Belt Should Know

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 28/06/2008

All of the "Belts" play various roles in the Six Sigma project. Green Belts and Black Belts are allowed to commence, expand and lead projects in their functional areas. Project Implementation Green Belts are those employees who are trained to implement Six Sigma projects under the guidance...

The Champion's Role In Successful Six Sigma Deployments

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Published: 27/06/2008

There are various factors that should be in place to ensure that a project is successful. For a project to succeed it has to be well-aligned with the business plan and the Black Belts should be adequately trained - along with the commitment of senior management and a connected Champion. The...

Communication Strategies For Six Sigma Initiatives

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Published: 27/06/2008

Regular communication in each phase of the Six Sigma project is of great importance to facilitate the change without much resistance. Including a communication strategy in the project charter is advisable to provide guidelines to the employees responsible for carrying out the project. The...

Strategic Planning And Six Sigma

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Published: 27/06/2008

Six Sigma has been basically used either for improvement of existing processes or in designing a new product or process. The basic concept of Strategic Six Sigma is to analyze likely variations and risks in a system under consideration for a strategy and apply DMAIC philosophy-based tools for...

Six Sigma Black Belt Candidate Qualities

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 27/06/2008

Six Sigma Black Belts act as change agents. They are looked upon as prospective leadership material in areas other than Six Sigma also. They are knowledgeable and skilled in the use of Six Sigma tools and methods. When you are selecting Six Sigma Black Belt candidates, you need to look...

Managing Six Sigma Change Resistance

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 27/06/2008

Without the acceptance of employees, Six Sigma process improvement is bound to fail. Resistance to change has to be anticipated by the Six Sigma project team. Resistance may be shown by employees by ignoring the new process, disagreeing with the benefits, or criticizing the new tools or...

Is Process Management Right For Your Organization?

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 26/06/2008

Process management involves the mapping of the processes from the beginning to the end, executing the process, managing the process and analyzing the process. Execution of the process requires the responsibilities to be assigned to process owners, and for them to be held accountable for it. ...

How To Pave The Way For Six Sigma Quality Deployments

Author: Tony Jacowski Subscribe to users feed

Published: 25/06/2008

The commonalities basically are prescribed procedures that every business organization needs to follow in order to ensure the success of the ongoing project. For better understanding, let's try to shed some more light on this topic. Ensuring Top Management Support This is necessary for...