Becoming a Master Black Belt in Healthcare
A Master Black Belt (MBB) has been trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt and demonstrated proficiency in statistical tools and expertise in leading and teaching others. Within the healthcare organization,...
View ArticleSix Sigma for Software – A Role Based System
Part 1 in a series exploring Six Sigma Deployment for Software and IT Organizations Because the application of the Six Sigma methodology is relatively new to Software and IT, many of the readers of...
View ArticleTo BB or Not to BB?
OK, so you are not Hamlet, and deciding whether to become a Six Sigma Black Belt (BB) is not a matter of life or death. But it is a major career move, and you should carefully consider the pros and...
View Article101 Things a Green Belt Should Know
Green Belts are employees of an organization who have been trained on the Six Sigma improvement methodology and will lead a process improvement team as part of their full-time job. While Green Belts do...
View ArticleSix Sigma Champion Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant. If you feel...
View ArticleMaster Black Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant. If you feel...
View ArticleSix Sigma Black Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant. If you feel...
View ArticleSix Sigma Green Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant. If you feel...
View ArticleSix Sigma Roles and Responsibilities
Six Sigma has a martial arts convention for naming many of its professional roles. The chart below describes how these roles are typically defined. Leaders and Champions usually receive high-level...
View ArticleSix Sigma Evolution Clarified – Letter To The Editor
On behalf of Six Sigma Academy, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify the evolution of six sigma since this seems to be a lively topic of conversation among many practitioners (even...
View ArticleFive Elements to Consider When Developing Master Black Belts
In a Six Sigma implementation, the initial focus is typically on training in-house Black Belts and Green Belts to work on projects that support the business strategy and, in the process, demonstrate...
View ArticleThree Methods to Develop New Deployment Champions
Learning from past mistakes, a logistics company came up with three areas to focus on when training its future deployment Champions. The result? Lean Six Sigma infused into the company culture. The...
View ArticleChampion Training Enhances Lean Six Sigma at Tower Automotive
Tower Automotive has practiced Lean manufacturing and had a continuous improvement department in one form or another since the late 1990s. Through these continuous improvement efforts, Tower was able...
View ArticleSix Sigma Black Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge – 2012
As Six Sigma’s DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology has spread across diverse industries, there has been much discussion about what the body of knowledge should contain for...
View ArticleSix Qualities of Successful Green Belts
Many factors play a role in the success of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt: support of top management, a well-defined and properly scoped project, a solid project team and more. One element that may be...
View ArticleSix Sigma Master Black Belt Body of Knowledge – 2013
In Six Sigma Black Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge – 2012, a universal, highly technical body of knowledge was proposed to equip Black Belts with the expertise and abilities needed to lead...
View ArticleHow to Encourage Green Belts
Coaching Green Belts (GBs) constitutes a primary responsibility of most Black Belts (BBs). Providing advice on which tool to use, directions on how to run a statistical test and input on preparing for...
View ArticleMotivate Champions as a Peer Group
We all know the importance of a good project Champion in the execution of a successful continuous improvement project. Without good Champions, project teams do not get the resources they need to do...
View ArticleCandidate Selection: Motivate the Best People to Choose Six Sigma
It is an old dilemma. Should we select our Black Belt candidates based on prior performance in unrelated jobs or should we allow people to self-select for Black Belt roles based upon motivation and...
View ArticleSix Sigma Green Belts
Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are part-time improvement professionals who complete Lean Six sigma projects in their area of work experience. The post Six Sigma Green Belts appeared first on iSixSigma.
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