Understanding Six Sigma Deployment Failures
July 17, 2008
Successful deployment is when acceptable ROI is realized. When a Six Sigma deployment fails, it may mean the failure to attain the return on investment necessary by the company to make any other investment. There may be failures when the program fails to deliver on the promised savings. They are often the result of over-enthusiastic salesmanship. Though it cannot be defined, the failure can be in any form in any program The Master Black Belts, Black Belts and the Green Belts may sometimes fail to... Read more »
Six Sigma And Workout
July 15, 2008
Additionally slow implementation, Six Sigma training and over-training, and marginalizing non-belt performance improvement activities after months of Six Sigma deployments are causes of concern. As an option, using Workout combined with Six Sigma focuses on providing the know how to those groups of employees who are least exposed to the Six Sigma tools and concept, but are the base of that process. Under Jack Welsh at GE, Workout as a business improvement methodology was born. The difference between... Read more »
Six Sigma: Keys To A Successful Change Deployment Process
July 15, 2008
The basics of all these tools are changing the way business is carried out for the better. All these tools are very effective and can give good results if you are successful in implementing them perfectly. The change process is of high importance and can have an effect on the final successful implementation. There are some areas that need to be handled carefully to facilitate better change deployment processes. Support Structure The need of a solid foundation in the process of deploying Six Sigma... Read more »
Six Sigma Costs And Savings
July 15, 2008
Spend On Six Sigma Training To earn money, you have to spend some. The same holds true for Six Sigma projects. Only when you spend on Six Sigma online training, classroom training, organizational infrastructure and the cultural evolution, will you find the returns and savings due to reduction in defects. The financial gains are the inspiration to spend some good amounts in the various phases of the project. Will you be able to sustain the Six Sigma initiative by hiring a Black Belt for your project?... Read more »
Sustaining Results From Six Sigma
July 15, 2008
Employee engagement has been a strong contributor to the success of the businesses. However, Six Sigma initiatives are at a risk of losing on the efforts made due to downsizing in the last few months. Companies are facing the challenges of sustaining the energy and the resources to get the benefits of Six Sigma projects. Additionally, Six Sigma initiatives are also losing the willingness of the people to work over and above the minimum efforts needed to keep their jobs. The intellectual capital that... Read more »
Six Sigma: Making Good Change Agents
July 15, 2008
These people will have to work as change agents and will be responsible for the overall success of the organization’s change attempt. Black Belts are generally referred to as Change Agents. So what is it that Black Belts need to have to make good change agents? The characteristics of good change agents are listed below: -The Right Attitude The candidates for change agents have to have the right attitude to carry out the project, even in adverse and difficult situations. The most difficult part... Read more »
Guidelines For Making Lean Six Sigma Work In Sales
July 13, 2008
When lean Six Sigma is to be applied to the sales department, selecting the right project type is most important. -Lead Generation -Sales proposal -Forecasting -Product launch -Sales force efficiency and effectiveness project -Voice of the customer They can be categorized as those that focus on the enhancement of sub-processes related to field sales and sales processes. This would mean the first four projects would fall under this category. Companies find it easy to identify, visualize and map processes,... Read more »
Involving Finance in Six Sigma - Do It Early and Fully
July 13, 2008
By involving the finance department from the early stages of the project, you can have appropriate data at all stages to ensure that the project is on the right track. Involvement of Finance Throughout the project phases, the finance department works with the various teams to identify the benefits of the project. Teams benefit from the additional input by the finance expert’s participation. They agree upon the calculation of benefits upon implementation of the project. Before transferring... Read more »
Quality Function Deployment for Competitive Advantage
July 13, 2008
The understanding of the voice of the customer - internal as well as external - is key to implementing business strategies for a Six Sigma company. VOC data is useful to ensure that the data collated is real and factual and relevant to the goals of the business. A useful and structured tool that helps to understand the requirements of the customers and translate them into business deliverables is the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) tool. The QFD tool focuses on the positive qualities that lead... Read more »
Measuring And Improving Service Processes With Six Sigma
July 13, 2008
They are a major part of the company’s operating margins. The measurement, design and improvement of these processes are equally important parts of the Six Sigma initiative. Defects and Metrics The Six Sigma metrics used in the manufacturing industries are equally useful for the service sector. The metrics will change as per the service processes. The appropriate selection of the process, qualitative as well as quantitative, in the use of Six Sigma is necessary. For example, while developing... Read more »
