There are few things as necessary as keeping you and yours safe in some of the harshest conditions. Anyone can have an accident. As a youngster, we had mom or dad to make everything better, but our parents had a hidden arsenal or hugs, kisses, sympathy, and of course, first aid kits to make everything a-okay. As adults, we continue this tradition,

Project plans show the why and how of a project, while the Gantt chart shows the relationships among project tasks. A proper project plan is a key factor in the success of any Six Sigma project. What a Plan Includes The dictionary meaning of project is a plan, proposal or an undertaking. A plan is defined as a scheme or a program or a system

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 custo

Although the program has proven wildly successful in many different cases, other companies have tried to implement the Six Sigma system with results that can best be described as mixed. A large part of the "mixed" (and you can read that as "negative"!) results can be attributed to an improper implementation of the Six Sigma process. In many case

This is why every organization that aspires to achieve Six Sigma quality levels should devise effective plans and strategies that will help in achieving the shortest possible project cycle times. Identifying And Eliminating Factors That Result In Long Cycle Times The actual factors that lead to long cycle times may differ from organization

It is quite true that more brains mean more processing power, yet the concept does not find favor when selecting team size because what is even more important is communication - something that becomes a huge problem when more than the requisite number of employees is inducted into the Lean Six Sigma implementation team. As such, rightsizing Lea

Green Belts are those employees of the organization who undertake various Six Sigma activities part-time, under the guidance of the Black Belts and work towards achieving the objectives and goals. The Six Sigma trained Green Belts undertake short projects that do not require extensive training. Some organizations are now training the Green Belts

There are roles such as Champions, Master Black Belts, Black Belts, Green Belts, and other team members. The Champion and Master Black Belt are at higher responsibility levels. Let's take a look at the roles of Champions and Master Black Belts. Champions The simplest way to explain the responsibility of the Champion is that of removal of

The Foundation of Six Sigma Project Charters Although you may find some of the content of Six Sigma Project Charters to be similar, the key ingredients vary considerably - and to be more precise, it varies from company to company. Some of these areas that help in forming the core of the Project Charter consist of the following aspects: -P

If businesses ignore this and select a Black Belt without evaluating their skills, experience, and aptitude, it's highly unlike that they will be able to do proper justice to the implementations, let alone derive any real-time benefits from the implementations. So, what exactly can businesses do to select the right Black Belt? Well, they just n

Therefore, the right voice of the customer should be used for driving the right Six Sigma initiatives for cost reductions and strategically focused value enhancements as well as identifying Six Sigma projects and guiding conduct. Six Sigma and Strategy According to Six Sigma deployment procedures, separating organization strategies from the

Setting up Six Sigma in places of high dispersion or workforce mobility like field services or sales has been established to be very demanding. However, relating the same principle to mobile workforces would be highly paradoxical as the mobile workforces usually spend their time doing business with the customers in person. Six Sigma's key forte

It seems to be a fact of life - we are poor planners. And it is surprising, especially when we talk about planning for various marketing activities which have high price tags. Trade shows have proven to be an effective tool for marketing. Still, there are far too many exhibitors who rush into the activity, throw money at it, and then

Similarities between Six Sigma and Marketing exist even when there is only a remote possibility that the 6Sigma team members will ever get to meet their counterparts in the marketing department. For better understanding, let's discuss some of the similarities that exist between them. Voice of the Customer (VOC) Both Six Sigma and marketi

This is because Six Sigma aims at minimizing variation in products and processes, and Lean Manufacturing aims at eliminating manufacturing waste. Possible Areas for Implementation: -Research and Development The Research and Development process is the most important process in pharmaceutical companies and forms a major part of costs. The L