The Champion’s Role In Successful Six Sigma Deployments
June 27, 2008
There are various factors that should be in place to ensure that a project is successful. For a project to succeed it has to be well-aligned with the business plan and the Black Belts should be adequately trained - along with the commitment of senior management and a connected Champion. The champion is generally a person in a senior position like a senior manager or someone else who has the Six Sigma vision. They are in a position to resolve any issues that arise between the Black Belts and any other... Read more »
Things A Six Sigma Green Belt Should Know
June 27, 2008
All of the “Belts” play various roles in the Six Sigma project. Green Belts and Black Belts are allowed to commence, expand and lead projects in their functional areas. Project Implementation Green Belts are those employees who are trained to implement Six Sigma projects under the guidance of the Black Belts to achieve the desired goals. They carry out these activities along with their regular responsibilities. Green Belts spend around 25-50% percent of their time involved in the Six... Read more »
Communication Strategies For Six Sigma Initiatives
June 27, 2008
Regular communication in each phase of the Six Sigma project is of great importance to facilitate the change without much resistance. Including a communication strategy in the project charter is advisable to provide guidelines to the employees responsible for carrying out the project. The employees will have many questions in mind when a Six Sigma project is launched in an organization. They will want to know things such as what is Six Sigma, is it suitable to their organization and what the different... Read more »
Defining Six Sigma For Your Business Or Organization
June 25, 2008
For defining the Six Sigma projects, senior management designs a project charter, which clearly defines the specific goals and objectives of the project. The project manager can then allocate the resources needed for the project to be completed in a specific time period. If you want to define a Six Sigma project for your business, you have three major considerations; customer focus, data and methodology. Customer Focus For any organization, customer satisfaction is very important. While defining... Read more »
How To Pave The Way For Six Sigma Quality Deployments
June 25, 2008
The commonalities basically are prescribed procedures that every business organization needs to follow in order to ensure the success of the ongoing project. For better understanding, let’s try to shed some more light on this topic. Ensuring Top Management Support This is necessary for every Six Sigma quality deployment project, irrespective of the size or type of business. Although most of the deployment-related work is done by ground staff, top management support is still required because... Read more »
Commonly Used Six Sigma Methodologies
June 25, 2008
One of the main objectives is to achieve near-perfect business processes wherein the total number of defects never exceeds 3.4 per million opportunities that might exist for such defects to occur. For achieving this, businesses mostly use Six Sigma methodologies such as DMAIC and DMADV. Here’s some more on the two methodologies to help you understand them better. The DMAIC Methodology Short for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control, the DMAIC methodology is used when the basic task... Read more »
Is Process Management Right For Your Organization?
June 25, 2008
Process management involves the mapping of the processes from the beginning to the end, executing the process, managing the process and analyzing the process. Execution of the process requires the responsibilities to be assigned to process owners, and for them to be held accountable for it. The processes are managed through information flow and related activities. Based on the metrics, process performance is analyzed for further improvements. Traditional Functional Structure of Management In the... Read more »
How Green Belts Can Help Ensure The Success Of Six Sigma Projects
June 19, 2008
Most businesses fail to realize that Six Sigma quality levels can be achieved even without having to hire the services of Black Belts. Although easily possible, they somehow just fail to accept the thought that if proper training is provided, Green Belts can achieve the same level of success made possible by their more esteemed colleagues, the Black Belts. Are The Green Belts Doing Well? The overall progress may be slow, but the good news for Green Belts is that things have certainly started moving... Read more »
Six Sigma Projects In The Human Resources Department
June 19, 2008
The Human Resource department is suited in two ways for Six Sigma projects. One is implementation of a project in the HR activities, and the second is the involvement of the HR department in carrying out some of the activities in the execution of Six Sigma project at the organizational level. It has to be understood that though HR is not a huge department of the organization, it has a huge effect on every organization. Human resource is human capital and has to be considered for good returns on... Read more »
Steps To Successful Six Sigma Project Selections
June 19, 2008
A well-defined and disciplined approach is necessary for successful project selection. A wrong selection will be an absolute waste of your efforts, as there will be no expected improvement. You will encounter more roadblocks than the results you wish to achieve. Depending upon the type of business you carry out and the magnitude of your operations, you have to undertake the appropriate project. You need to keep in mind two things - total customer satisfaction and increased return on investment. Listed... Read more »
