3 Steps to Optimize Six Sigma Project Selections


Posted by: meikah | 8 June 2009 | 7:27 pm

Best Management Articles features Tony Jacowski who shares three ways to optimize Six Sigma project selections.

  1. Establish the Project Selection Steering Committee – The committee should be composed of managers trained as Six Sigma Champions, or any other key Six Sigma knowledge resources, like the Black Belts, Master Black Belts or deployment Champion.
  2. Generate Project Ideas – Evaluate the course of a project selection in a workshop, taking into account that the Six Sigma project should support the organizational strategies and be integrated to the basic business issues.
  3. Assess and Prioritize Projects with a Project Selection Matrix – Evaluate every identified project together for determining integration opportunities and gauging projected profits. A key question that ought to be answered during the workshop is whether or not the project is an applicant for the DMAIC methodology.

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Six Sigma Deployment Champion and Project Champion


Posted by: meikah | 18 September 2008 | 9:07 pm

In a Six Sigma deployment, you will need two champions. One a deployment champion and the other a project champion.

What is the difference?

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Filed under: Deployment, Deployment Champion, Project Champion, Six Sigma

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