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October 01, 2006

A quality companion for Six Sigma professionals

The biggest challenge for professionals in any field is to manage and execute their projects in the best possible way. Things are no different for Six Sigma practioners, and they are constantly on the lookout for a technical aid to help them achieve their objectives. In an older post, I have mentioned how a new tool can help Six Sigma experts.

Quality Companion 2, the new release from Minitab Inc., is one such software. Quality Companion weaves seamlessly with Minitab® Statistical Software and helps Six Sigma professionals to extract the most out of their quality improvement programs by streamlining project workflow, guiding Six Sigma Green Belts and Black Belts, providing linked tools for better analysis and reports, and standardizing projects throughout the organization.

According to a press release:

At the start of a project, Quality Companion's Project Roadmap(TM) feature lets professionals plan out every phase in detail, then assign built-in "soft" tools to assist with each task. These tools help team members brainstorm, map processes, conduct analyses, complete forms and reports, and more. With Quality Companion's data-sharing ability, the information they enter in one tool populates the appropriate fields in other tools, with no retyping.

October 1, 2006 in Software | Permalink | Comments (0)


September 15, 2006

It's a 1000 for Mercury Marine

For nearly three years, Lean Six Sigma has been a way of doing business for Mercury Marine. In end-August this year, Mercury completed 1000 projects using the Six Sigma improvement process.

These projects have been marked by an elimination of waste and a speeding up of almost all business process at Mercury Marine, including product design, manufacturing, planning, sales, distribution, and service. Reliable Plant reports:

Since [Mercury President] Mackey launched the cultural transformation of Mercury three years ago, nearly 700 management and production employees have been formally trained in Lean Six Sigma methods, with dozens more attending training every quarter.

September 15, 2006 in Corporate | Permalink | Comments (0)


Six Sigma for IT Management: Now on the stands!

Six experts have contributed to a book on the applicability of Six Sigma in IT management. A first of its kind, the book targets both the initiated and the uninitiated, and looks into the benefits of Six Sigma in the IT environment, the right timing for utilizing the Six Sigma principles, and the practical techniques that will help IT practitioners minimize defects in their business processes.

The book also talks about the ITIL approach, and how this can be combined with Six Sigma to produce the desired result in the IT industry. Published by itSMF, the book is available across the globe at local outlets and on the stores of Amazon.com and Van Haren Publishing.

For more information on this important publication, click here.

September 15, 2006 in Training | Permalink | Comments (0)


September 14, 2006

How Six Sigma Affects You

Six Sigma affects your organization in the following ways:

• Recognize the benefits of being part of a Six Sigma implementation
• Match the Six Sigma roles to the business activities of employees involved in Six Sigma
• Sequence the DMAIC team life cycle
• Identify the steps in the DMAIC problem-solving model
• Identify examples of the challenges that are faced by the employees when Six Sigma is implemented within an organization
• Associate the capabilities for successful Six Sigma participation
• Apply Six Sigma capabilities to participate in the Six Sigma initiative of an organization.

Read my previous post titled "Applying Lean Manufacturing to Six Sigma" to know about lean manufacturing.

September 14, 2006 in Processes | Permalink | Comments (0)


September 13, 2006

Six Sigma Training

There has been an increased interest in Six Sigma in recent years. There are several Six Sigma training processes that will help you learn how poor quality harms your business. Six Sigma training will enable you explore what Six Sigma means and the critical elements of the approach. You will gain an understanding of the new roles that some employees will fill.

Six Sigma training methods will introduce you to a straightforward framework for satisfying your customers, reducing waster and increasing efficiency and quality in your organization. You will be then in a position to examine how you can meet Six Sigma challenges and the skills that is needed for the growth of the organization.

Read my previous post titled "Developing E-Learning With Six Sigma" to know more about E-Learning with Six Sigma.

September 13, 2006 in Training | Permalink | Comments (0)