It was noted in Why Big Data needs Process Professionals that according to IBM every day the world creates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. The implication of this is that 90 percent of the data present today was not available two years ago. Data without analysis is not real knowledge. The analysis of data where [...]
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Lean Six Sigma practitioner book
LINKEDIN QUESTION: Would appreciate it if linkedin group members could recommend a good and comprehensive reference book for Lean Six Sigma Black Belt practitioners. RESPONSE: It is great to see that several suggested my book “Implementing Six Sigma”, 2nd edition. What I might also suggest is that you also consider two of my newer books. [...]
Why Lean Six Sigma programs fail
QUESTION: What is the number one reason for Lean Six Sigma programs failing from the following list: lack of management buy-in, lack of quality resources (e.g., Black Belts), lack of tangible results from pilot, lack of effective coaching, or lack of benefit quantification? RESPONSE: Lean Six Sigma and other improvement efforts typically stall out in [...]
Candid Executive dialog about Lean Six Sigma
Per our discussion, my five book series description on the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE), which goes below Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard, is described in the following links. I am confident that your organization could benefit a lot from the IEE business management system. Put link to all books and five book series [...]
Starting process improvement project in a company
QUESTION: How do I start a process improvement project in a company that does not promote Six Sigma? RESPONSE: Even if you were able to complete a process improvement project would that effort result in buy-in for more projects or a full long-lasting Lean Six Sigma deployment? I doubt it. To create long-lasting interest in [...]
