Construction Management Project Training: Value Of Certifications

Many people are looking for a project management training class, both for its application to their current jobs and for potential career advancement. The United States Department of Labor estimates that demand for project managers will be greater than the supply for at least the next seven years. As a result of the unmet demand, pay scales are very high, starting at about 50 dollars per hour and frequently going over 100 dollars per hour, especially in specialized fields. Bonuses are also available,... Read more »

Five Steps to Successful Project Delegation

The Practice of Delegation I was working at my desk not long ago when I had the realization that it was so late that I had actually just started the regular work day for my team in Asia. I had been working these US/Asia double shifts for so long that my frustration, with the project and with my team, was rising. However, the team was bewildered by my reaction. They were doing everything I assigned to them. How could I be upset? What indeed! I had fallen into an all too common trap. While I thought... Read more »

Washington DC — Finding a Corporate Planning Theme at the Capitol

Washington DC corporations will have a wealth of outlets when it comes to getting out of the office and hosting an event. So what an event planner would keep in mind is the overlying theme in Washington. It’s the birth of American political infrastructure, and there are a ton of tour-type events that can be scheduled. Corporate event planning in Washington, as well as any other big city event, must be done tactfully. It’s not simply planning a party, but meshing entertainment and serious... Read more »

Devising Experiments The Six Sigma Way

The DOE Concept Six Sigma capitalizes on any situation by making some changes in company practices in order to bring effectiveness to company operations. In order to make these changes smoothly without affecting current business processes, it is very important to analyze the different business processes and recognize their purposes. This way, it becomes easier to compare the source and the consequence of the company’s processes with each other. But at the same time, this may not always be possible.... Read more »

Design Risk Assessment For Six Sigma

Any Six Sigma implementation has to usually go through numerous changes and alterations in order to ensure that the business process has improved efficiency. Six Sigma Black Belts and Master Black Belts usually carry out the desired changes that will prove to be beneficial for the company. However, simply having experts on the implementation team does not guarantee success, as every business process is unique in nature. Further, there are several variable factors affecting every such process; these... Read more »

An Analysis Of Lean Six Sigma

That’s because Six Sigma aims at improving the company’s processes by eliminating potential product defects. On the other hand, the Lean strategy aims at getting the job done as quickly as possible. This means that the Lean Six Sigma methodology aims at improving the company’s overall performance by eliminating most of its defects - often with immediate effect. Since time is a huge constraint in any business, many firms are waking up to the benefits of the Lean Six Sigma methodology.... Read more »

Six Sigma As A Career Option

There is huge demand for Six Sigma professionals with experience, such as Green Belts, Black Belts, Master Black Belts, and Champions. Pick up any newspaper, a magazine, or browse through any online job sites, and you will find a host of job opportunities for Six Sigma professionals. Opportunities Available With companies hiring Six Sigma professionals more than ever, there is no dearth of jobs available with some of the best companies. Many qualified Six Sigma professionals that also have extensive... Read more »

Consolidating Project Management And Six Sigma

Let’s admit it that the 21st century is witnessing cutthroat competition with respect to emerging and new businesses. To gain an edge over business competitors, companies are applying every trick in the book including strategies such as reducing operational expenses, lessening the overall time taken for production and offering the best quality products to their customers with a view to generating more business revenue. Therefore, to gain an advantage over other businesses, many organizations... Read more »

Why Businesses Need To Give Special Attention To Six Sigma Training

The thing that makes Six Sigma training all the more necessary is the fact that such unawareness often extends all the way up to the middle and top management and is not necessarily restricted to the lower levels of the organizational hierarchy. Lack of proper Six Sigma training can severely restrict the understanding of organizational members, something that will make it quite difficult for the business to carry out the planned Six Sigma implementations. Explained below are some more reasons that... Read more »

Guidelines For Implementing Six Sigma

Since Six Sigma makes use of facts and figures while initiating quality improvements in business processes, it greatly increases the probability that the implementation project will turn out to be a huge success. However, since there are often just too many variables to consider, it’s recommended that businesses follow the prescribed implementation guidelines, as described below. Choose the Right Project Although Six Sigma can be successfully applied to all types of business processes, it’s... Read more »