Two good developments took place this week for Six Sigma practitioners: one, a software that can help them with their Six Sigma deployments, and two, a reference book on applying Six Sigma to the financial services.
First off, PowerSteering, the market leader in on-demand Enterprise Performance Improvement solutions, was named the best project tracking software by iSixSigma magazine, a premier worldwide publication known for its Six Sigma and other quality management publications.
PowerSteering was recognized for its “Best-in-Class” Homepage, Best Feature Search Capability, Multiple Methodology (DMAIC, DFSS, DMADV, DMEDI, Lean, Kaizen, etc.) Support.
If you are a company that is into financial services, Rowland Hayler and Michael Nichols’s book might be a good guide for you. The book, Six Sigma for Financial Services: How Leading Companies are Driving Results Using Lean, Six Sigma, and Process Management, features leading financial companies such as
American Express, Bank of America, Barclays Stockbrokers, Development Bank of Singapore, Fidelity, First Data Resources, ICICI Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds TSB, and Wachovia. It shows how these companies are striving to achieve sustainable world-class business process excellence.
This is what the authors have to say about the book, “It gives a thorough explanation of the rationale for business process excellence within the financial services industry. The methods described provide a clear and simple structure to enable readers to build their knowledge on how to become a world-class financial services organization within today’s complex global business environment.”
