Tony Jacowski writes an article on how to utilize the Six Sigma chain of command. He says that everyone in the Six Sigma team should help each other out and be capable of helping others.
… Six Sigma green belts should reach out to black belts for help, and Six Sigma black belts should be able to turn to Six Sigma master black belts for advice. Everyone should use the resources offered by the Six Sigma champion on the organization to improve the rate of success for various projects.
Companies that embrace Six Sigma and have placed an emphasis on training their employees in the business model can encourage this kind of interaction easily. Use the Six Sigma green belt in the company as team members when a new project comes up, and put a Six Sigma black belt in charge of managing the team. Encourage the black belt team leader to meet with the master black belt regularly to discuss the teams’ progress and any problems. The master black belt can liaise with the champion on any problems than cannot be resolved at the team level, or they can put the black belt in charge of the team in touch with the champion for particularly difficult issues.
Teamwork always applies to any project.
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