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How Kaizen Events Help Six Sigma Projects The word “Kaizen” is used in industry to represent a group on a draft rapid continuous improvement. The word is...
How to Destroy Innovation Without Six Sigma In order to stay competitive, get the same (or more) done with the resources you have, retain clients and attract...
When Corporate Politics Hinder Six Sigma Success The goal of Six Sigma is to properly implement process improvement strategies by doing everything that is learned in Six...
Top 10 Six Sigma Process Mapping Tools I’m sure many readers are trying to figure out how we came up with the “top 10” process mapping tools. ...
What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is more than just Statistical Process Control.  Let’s face it anyone who says Six Sigma is just about...
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  • Top 10 Six Sigma Process Mapping Tools0December 9, 2009

    Top 10 Six Sigma Process Mapping Tools

    I’m sure many readers are trying to figure out how we came up with the “top 10” process mapping tools. ...
  • Top 5 Things a Six Sigma Black Belt Must Never Include in a Cost Benefit Analysis0November 24, 2009

    Top 5 Things a Six Sigma Black Belt Must Never Include in a Cost Benefit Analysis

    A Six Sigma Black Belt should be expected to extend his knowledge and experience to beyond COPQ (Cost of Poor...
  • Top 10 Six Sigma Black Belt Excuses1October 15, 2009

    Top 10 Six Sigma Black Belt Excuses

    Having just completed my third and second to last week of black belt training, I’m already thinking of some excuses....
  • Top 6 Traps Six Sigma Black Belts Must Recognize Before Getting Lost in a Lean Change Transformation0October 2, 2009

    Top 6 Traps Six Sigma Black Belts Must Recognize Before Getting Lost in a Lean Change Transformation

    1. The full impact and benefits of the organizational change cannot be realized until the majority of the “individuals” change. 2. The new...
  • Top 10 Corporate Change Barriers Every Six Sigma Black Belt Must Overcome0September 16, 2009

    Top 10 Corporate Change Barriers Every Six Sigma Black Belt Must Overcome

    I promised more articles on change management and coping wth resistance. Below is a collection of notes during my...
  • Top 10 Things Every Six Sigma Black Belt Must Know About Transition and Change0September 14, 2009

    Top 10 Things Every Six Sigma Black Belt Must Know About Transition and Change

    1. It isn’t actually the change that causes resistance, it’s the transitions 2. Change is situational: The new boss, position, or process...
  • How Kaizen Events Help Six Sigma Projects0February 8, 2010

    How Kaizen Events Help Six Sigma Projects

    The word “Kaizen” is used in industry to represent a group on a draft rapid continuous improvement. The word is...
  • How to Destroy Innovation Without Six Sigma0February 5, 2010

    How to Destroy Innovation Without Six Sigma

    In order to stay competitive, get the same (or more) done with the resources you have, retain clients and attract...
  • Four Point Lean Six Sigma Approach to Business Analysis0February 5, 2010

    Four Point Lean Six Sigma Approach to Business Analysis

    When performing business analysis, specification development, and project planning there are several process improvement fundamentals that I always take into...
  • Using Complaints as Opportunities for Six Sigma Projects0January 6, 2010

    Using Complaints as Opportunities for Six Sigma Projects

    Some businesses may not like the number of complaints they receive no matter how few there are. This is...
  • When Corporate Politics Hinder Six Sigma Success0January 6, 2010

    When Corporate Politics Hinder Six Sigma Success

    The goal of Six Sigma is to properly implement process improvement strategies by doing everything that is learned in Six...
  • Some Similarities Between Six Sigma and Marketing0December 17, 2009

    Some Similarities Between Six Sigma and Marketing

    Similarities between Six Sigma and Marketing exist even when there is only a remote possibility that the 6Sigma team members...
  • Top 10 Six Sigma Process Mapping Tools0December 9, 2009

    Top 10 Six Sigma Process Mapping Tools

    I’m sure many readers are trying to figure out how we came up with the “top 10” process mapping tools. ...
  • Six Sigma Failures0December 2, 2009

    Six Sigma Failures

    We’ve been all told about the Six Sigma paradigm and its cure all properties.  We don’t hear enough about 6s...
  • ASQ’s Annual Salary Survey Shows Silver Lining0December 1, 2009

    ASQ’s Annual Salary Survey Shows Silver Lining

    In spite of the current economic turmoil, there is positive news for the ...
  • Six Sigma In The Insurance Industry0December 1, 2009

    Six Sigma In The Insurance Industry

    6 Sigma concepts and philosophies were originally developed for improving the overall quality of business processes in the manufacturing sector....
  • A Safe Business Investment in an Unsafe Economy0November 30, 2009

    A Safe Business Investment in an Unsafe Economy

    If you are one of the lucky few with extra money in today’s unsafe economy, you are probably...
  • Notes from a Lean Six Sigma Rock Star0November 30, 2009

    Notes from a Lean Six Sigma Rock Star

    To many people are drifting through life accepting whatever comes their way rather than creating a plan to get what...
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