To Ensure Your Project Is A Success Focus On The Define Phase
The define phase of any Lean Six Sigma project is critical to its success. It is the phase of DMAIC that makes or breaks a team’s ability to make rapid improvement. Many of the project’s benchmarks are developed and formed in the define phase and a team’s failure to get it right can spell disaster as the project proceeds. In myy experience as a Master Black Belt and...
Read MoreA Beginners Guide To Design of Experiments
Design of experiments (DOE) is one of the most valuable tools in the Six Sigma toolkit. It is the only tool that allows a proactive approach for process improvement. Unlike analysis of variance (ANOVA) or regression where past data is analyzed, DOE allows for the collection of realtime data and its analysis. It is ideally suited to address problems where more than one variable may affect...
Read MoreThe Power of Hypothesis Testing in Decision Making
A statistical hypothesis is a statement or claim about some unrealized true state of nature. It helps determine whether something is likely due to chance or to some other factor of interest. Hypothesis testing is a powerful statistical technique that allows you to determine whether a certain factor or variable is statistically significant or not. Hypothesis testing can help us make...
Read MoreImproving The Effectiveness of Your Lean Six Sigma Training
To be an effective Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt requires and in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques. For that to happen and be successful requires a periodic review of your Lean Six Sigma training plan and curriculum. Here are some essentials you should keep in mind as you review your program: Emphasize “hands-on”...
Read MoreData Measurement: For Better, For Worse!
All decisions in life, whether personal or professional, are based on available information or data-or at least should be. Accurate information contributes to good decision-making. On the other hand, insufficient or inaccurate data contributes to faulty decisions. Measurement is how your company collects data. But having someone go through the motions of measurement is not enough. Your...
Read MoreA Successful CI Program Depends on Strong Project Management Fundamentals
I’ve seen it happen more than once where a company starts down the path of Lean, Six Sigma, or Problem Solving to only change course in mid-stream. It happens for many reasons – lack of resources, underestimating the time required to complete projects, allowing scope creep, project champions and sponsors that don’t ask the right questions, not putting the correct controls in...
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