By: Tony Jacowski | 2006-06-09 | Management If you have ever wondered whether Six Sigma contributes any real value to organizations as well as customers, read this article. Youll find out why Six Sigma is here to stay. read more
By: Robert Bell | 2009-02-24 | Business Six Sigma lays emphasis on quantification of each and every aspect of improvement in and organization?s work, whether is it is cost of improvement or is the savings gained out of improvements or reduction in the number of defects. The financial gains arising out of Six Sigma implementations being quite substantial become the driving force in achieving the Six Sigma operational levels in quality controls. The maxim that it takes money to generate money holds true in world of Six Sigma quality control. It cost a lot of money in the implementation of Six Sigma quality control techniques and . read more
By: Tony Jacowski | 2008-05-27 | Management The Six Sigma methodology is adopted by most of the organizations that aim at overall quality improvement. But what is Six Sigma training? Six Sigma training uses a set of systematic theories that uses statistics as its basic approach in order to solve any complications or queries that may arise, especially the ones that the workers are not aware of. read more
By: Tom Smith | 2008-08-25 | Management The infrastructure creates a strong network among the Executive Team, the Six Sigma Champions, the Belts, and the functions and businesses. read more
By: Tony Jacowski | 2008-05-31 | Management Six Sigma quality improvement techniques and methodologies may have proved quite effective over the years, but that should not be a reason for businesses to lower their guard during Six Sigma implementations. read more
By: Benchmark Six Sigma | 2010-01-10 | Training Six sigma works on a hierarchal structure. It constitutes of White Belts, Green Belts, Black Belts and Master Black Belts. Each belt is distinguished from other on the basis of its skill level and scope in terms of process improvement. read more
By: Tony Jacowski | 2008-05-16 | Management Well, the most obvious reason is that Six Sigma relies heavily on complex scientific theories and statistical concepts, things that employees in a business organization are generally unaware of. read more
By: Robert Bell | 2009-03-01 | Business The term Six Sigma is often heard but not understood. People often wonder what Six Sigma is. Six Sigma is a measurement of quality where attempts are on to reach near perfection. Six Sigma should be looked as a methodology to achieve near perfection in quality by elimination of defects in a disciplines and data driven approach in any process used in an organization which may relate to manufacturing or may relate to any service or to any transaction happening within an organization. Six Sigma is statistically represents quantitatively how well a process is functioning. Six Sigma strives . read more
By: Tony Jacowski | 2008-05-31 | Management In todays highly competitive business environment, it is often said that innovation holds the key to the success of business organizations. This is quite true - because if you take a closer look, you will realize that most businesses nowadays are walking that extra mile in search for innovative methods and techniques that might increase their chances of success. read more
By: Robert Bell | 2009-03-02 | Business The critics of Six Sigma are found every where and their argument is why Six Sigma fails at some companies which shine at others. Since there is no certifying authority or governing body for Six Sigma certification, the self induced publicity by a company that it has implemented Six Sigma is a questionable practice. The ISO 9000 standards lay down the guiding standard of quality control and if you meet them, you are certified by the ISO, but in case of Six Sigma it is self certification and many companies boast about their achievements of Six Sigma implementation while there is no one to check. read more
By: Tony Jacowski | 2008-05-18 | Management Although people can easily confuse Lean Six Sigma to be just like the standard Six Sigma methodology, it is not. Lean Six Sigma is a combination of Six Sigma and the Lean manufacturing tool. When these two processes are combined, the results can be noteworthy. read more
By: Peter Peterka | 2006-02-02 | Management No grouping of human beings is without some amount of politics. Managing deployment of Six Sigma in your organization will unavoidably run into some personal issues and conflict. read more
By: Craig Calvin | 2009-08-06 | Business Your status within your current company or organization, is the deciding factor as to what level of the Six Sigma process that you would be trained and certified in. Each level of the process is considered a color belt, from Black Belts to White Belts. read more