Here’s another round of Six Sigma news in the blogosphere.
First at iSixSigma blogs, Michael Marx features Graham Richard, Mayor of Fortwayne City, Indiana. If you recall, I’ve written about Fortwayne before, calling it Six Sigma City. I’m glad they’ve continued their Six Sigma journey, and I hope other cities will learn from them. Mayor Richard published a book titled, Performance is the Best Politics: How to create high-performance government using Lean Six Sigma. Check out Michael’s take on it. You may also check out Fortwayne’s Six Sigma initiatives here.
Next, over at Six Sigma Blog, Priya Jestin asks a good question, “Black Belts: Your Own Or Hired?” and went on to discuss the pros and cons of having in-house Black Belts to handle Six Sigma projects or getting a consultant to do it. While it’s true that there are good and bad sides to either way, I believe there is more value in the long term to get a consultant to train your people initially. After which, your trained Black Belts will continue the projects that have been started.
At ISSSP, its feature is on IBM Consulting Services: “Aligning quality efforts to drive Baldrige quality performance.” The article highlights George Byrne and Bob Norris’s, principal consultants at IBM Business Consulting Services paper on Using Six Sigma As an Engine to Drive Baldrige Quality Performance. It’s good information on strategically applying Six Sigma principles to raise Baldrige performance. After all, some recognition for a job well done is always a good motivation to aim higher.
