Facilitation Techniques For Certified Six Sigma Teams

Facilitation allows teams to arrive at an outcome for which they take the entire responsibility and are committed to achieving it. The facilitators are the catalyst to create a working and productive chemistry among the members of the project. They bring about the best results in the interests of those involved....

Owner Builder Lessons for the Project Management Industry

Owner builder residential construction projects offer a terrific point of comparison from which businesses can learn volumes about effective (or ineffective) project management strategies and techniques. Owner builders make many basic mistakes. Learn from them to refresh yourself on some project management basics....

The Philosophy Of Six Sigma

For years, many companies have worked hard in their attempt to achieve high profitability levels in their businesses. Business leaders are constantly on the lookout for new ideas that will have sustainable improvements over a larger period of time. For an integrated approach and to find the right tools for overcoming such issues, Six Sigma has come into limelight....

Six Sigma Team Recognition And Rewards

It is human nature to feel good and motivated to work further if a job well done is rewarded or recognized - even in a small way. In companies, it can prove to be of high value and encouragement for employees to work hard. Rewards give them the message that they are valued for their contributions - and that proves to be a good enabler for further sincere effort....

Six Sigma: Phases Of Benchmarking

On a Six Sigma project, you would generally face questions such as: how well is your organization doing? How do you compare to others? Are the best practices being used? - and so on. But, the real question is who comparisons are being made with....

Guidelines For Six Sigma Healthcare Project Selection

Six Sigma can be an effective approach to the improvement of services by any health care organization. Its utility can be advantageous to the betterment of services like those of the administration department, housekeeping, emergency and operating processes and so on....

Merging Six Sigma And The Balanced Scorecard

Every business leader wants to take their company to higher levels of profitability. This is accomplished by taking all stakeholders on the route of satisfaction by providing good value products or services. In this attempt, improving existing processes and developing new processes or products wherever required is one solution that a Six Sigma initiative can bring about....

Aligning Six Sigma And Healthcare

One sector which must have zero defects is the Healthcare Sector. Everyone from doctors, patients, healthcare administrators and other medical professionals wish that this sector become perfect, with mistakes entirely eliminated and efficiency improved to maximum extent....

Process Improvement Teams For Six Sigma Success

Very often, the managers of the company devote their time to fighting fires and find little time to carry out daily responsibilities or improvement initiatives. The Six Sigma approach uses cross-functional dedicated teams to initiate improvements in the existing organizational processes....

7 Reasons Why Six Sigma Benchmarking Efforts Fail

Benchmarking is comparing the results of other organizations for the superior processes and results achieved by them with that of your organization. It is comparing your own processes with the best practices of the top-level companies. It is not mere goal setting, but evaluating the approach of these companies to achieve the sustained results....