It’s time again to go ’round the blogosphere and read about Six Sigma and other quality management methodologies.
Learn from the following links and leave your message below. 
Buffalolog, Six Sigma Too “Dilbert” For The Buffalo News – this is another reaction to my earlier post on slowing down on Six Sigma.
Planview, Notes from ITIL Foundation Training – IT management, like any other field, definitely needs a good management system. ITIL is one approach to IT management, and in the post, Terry Doerscher shares his insights while on training for ITIL foundation-level certification. Six Sigma or not, I agree with Terry when he says that there should be mechanisms for assessment, optimization, and management of IT services.
Bloggeron, is Following a Systematic Approach to Six Sigma Project Implementations – Tony Jacowski offers a good review for Six Sigma practitioners who’ve been doing it through the years.
Statistical Thinking to Improve Quality, Resin Example of Hoerl-Snee Strategy (Part B) – Yes, the improvement process is iterative: gather data, identify special cause, gather more data, notice differences, and then conduct brainstorming session. The process may use Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) or DMAIC steps.
The Sixth Sigma, Kaizen Plan – Kaizen is creating noise these days. Go Kaizen? Yeah, why not. I like the organization part of it. Any strategy that calls for a never-ending contonuous improvement is always a good thing.
