The SixSig Roundup
Posted by: meikah | 8 November 2009 | 8:54 pm
It’s time again for some link-loving and see what other blogs are saying about Six Sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma and other quality improvement processes.
NC State of Business shares tips for integrating Lean and Six Sigma to optimize your organization’s performance.
Newshoggers shares a good discussion on the difference between service operations like hospitals and manufacturing operations such as General Motors or Ford. The conclusion is that U.S. hospitals can improve.
ReliablePlant Blogs asks if your continuous improvement list is long, which projects should you pursue first?
Gallup Management Journal interviews Jim Clifton and talks about the kind of leadership companies go through to achieve sustainability and continuous improvement. Clifton goes on to describe the next generation leadership.
i360Insight has a very interesting take on increasing productivity as inspired by Peter Drucker.
Filed under: Leadership, Processes, Productivity, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Advantage
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Quality Founders on Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 24 February 2008 | 8:52 pm
I stumbled upon this interesting post. Check it out: Quality Founders vs Six Sigma
My take:
Six Sigma doesn’t promise the sun and moon. However, what it shows to companies is that they can work toward making their processes efficient, may it be toward a 3.4 DPMO or toward zero defect. In other words, it provides the tools by which companies can use to improve processes and sustain the improvement.
Filed under: Six Sigma, Six Sigma Advantage
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Top 10 Mistakes in Training by Software Six Sigma Green Belts
Posted by: meikah | 9 May 2007 | 11:16 pm
Yes, you read it correctly. Even Six Sigma Greenbelts make mistakes, too. 
That’s why there’s a need for continuous learning, continuous improvement.
Over at iSixSigma Software/IT, Karl D. Williams, Principal Consultant for Six Sigma Advantage, shares the top 10 mistakes that coaches must watch out for and help their Green Belts trainee avoid. The list is based on the author’s experiences over years of coaching Six Sigma projects, especially those in the software domain.
10. Not Exploring All the Educational Resources
9. Denial of Application in the Participant’s Workplace
8. Wanting to Move into Measure and Analyze Phases Before Define Is Solid
7. Thinking the Data Is Not Sufficient to Do the Project
6. Reluctance to Think in Quantitative Terms
5. Not Evaluating the 10 Percent Improvement Goal
4. Determining the Project’s Solutions Before the Project Starts
3. Worrying Too Much About the Tools
2. Not Planning for Enough Time or Resources for the Project
1. Starting with a “Boil the Ocean” Sized Scope
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