What the Beardstown Ladies Taught Us about Six Sigma
Remember the Beardstown Ladies? These 16 women from Beardstown, Illinois formed an investment club in the mid ‘80s that was as sensible and plain spoken as they were. Their stock …
Remember the Beardstown Ladies? These 16 women from Beardstown, Illinois formed an investment club in the mid ‘80s that was as sensible and plain spoken as they were. Their stock …
Six Sigma is a powerfully effective methodology for quality improvement – no matter the industry or vertical. Here are four of the most important of the Six Sigma statistical tools: …
Six Sigma methodology is known for its data-driven approach to process improvement. One aspect of Six Sigma that is rarely mentioned, however, is the way that it taps into a …
For Six Sigma projects to achieve impressive bottom-line results, they must be accurately defined. Six Sigma projects that are properly defined will typically meet certain criteria: they are approved by …
The Analyze phase of DMAIC helps project teams identify problems in the production process that cause product defects. This phase of Six Sigma methodology is loaded with tools to help …
How Variations on Traditional Brainstorming Can Boost Impact of Business Projects Brainstorming has become almost ubiquitous in business today, and small wonder. Done right, it’s an effective way of harnessing …
The Balanced Scorecard: Avoid Pitfalls to Gain Maximum Benefit Introduced by Harvard academician Robert S. Kaplan and management consultant David P. Norton in 1992, the concept of the Balanced Scorecard …
One of the best ways to systematically improve your business processes is to use the DMAIC (Deh-May-Ick) framework. DMAIC is a highly effective, data-driven, five-step approach to business that is one of the many useful components of the Six Sigma toolkit. The main goal of DMAIC is to eliminate expensive variation from business and manufacturing processes.