During this economic downturn, CIOs and CTOs have been kept busy. Only a few found value in going Lean or Six Sigma to help them cope with shrinking budgets.
Some of the excuses that hindered them from going into Lean Six Sigma are:
- “We do not have the budget or the time to support Lean Six Sigma.…We can’t afford it….We’re already working 60 hours a week.”
- “If the going gets tough our experience dictates, more resources and heroics will get it done on time. Lean Six Sigma will get in the way.”
- “Software and IT can’t be measured… measurement is the basis of Lean Six Sigma…So it doesn’t apply here.”
- “There is no magic…we know the solution…it is just a simple matter of implementing it with good project management.”
