Question: Participants are advancing in their projects but not as much as we would all want. This is not a simple course, the projects requires not only the participants efforts but help and time from other areas. I understand that completing a project is a requirement for the certification and I want to set dates [...]
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Is Wal-Mart answering the right question?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife In a previous blog “Are we answering the right question” I focused on how a question of what should be the test sample size can be addressing the wrong (best) question. However, there are other situations that could be considered as focus being given in areas that do not [...]
Building an enhanced corporate management system in a Bolivian company: Day 3
Image via Wikipedia “In Bolivia building a an enhanced corporate management system: Day 1 & Day 2” described the plant tour and first day of the two-day executive management workshop that I conducted with my Chile colleague. On day three of this week-long workout,
Effective Implementation of Lean Six Sigma Process Excellence
QUESTION: We are planning for implementation of process excellence model in our organization; need all your inputs, suggestions and tips to do that effectively and efficiently. We want to drive a Lean Six Sigma culture in the organization and equip everyone to take data oriented decision. RESPONSE: For those organizations who don’t tie process improvement [...]
Lean Six Sigma project execution roadmap plan improve phase Plan Do Check Act (PDCA)
Deming cycle has four-step process of PDCA; i.e. Plan Do Check Act. PDCA is also known as the, Shewhart cycle, or plan-do-study-act (PDSA). PDCA was popularized by Dr. Edwards Deming, which he later modified to Plan Do Study Act (PDSA). Deming did this since “study” better described his intended action than “check.” A system to [...]
