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Six Sigma - The Making of S4/IEE Master Black Belts and Black Belts We welcome your feedback on the format and content of the newsletter. Please send your comments to info@smartersolutions.com. We look forward to reviewing the feedback. We value your opinion! If you are unable to view this HTML document, please refer to the following link: http://www.smartersolutions.com/enews/september2005.htm In
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Over the last 15 years, Smarter Solutions has had the honor of working with various companies to improve their knowledge base and strategic actions in implementing Six Sigma and Lean methodologies. From time to time, the question has been raised on what fully qualifies an individual to be deemed a Master Black Belt or Black Belt. If you’re at GE, it is one set of qualifications while if your at Dell or HP, it could be a 180 degree difference. The list goes on from various small, medium, and large-size companies alike. In assisting those companies, we have worked toward building a sustainable enterprise-level, next generation Lean Six Sigma approach in certifying Master Black Belts and Black Belts. Additionally, we’ve identified answers for increasing our clients awareness in training and hiring their very own staff of Master Black Belts and Black Belts. If your company has ever tried to hire a Master Black Belt or even a Black Belt, one can see the playing field for which qualifies either is not in the employer's favor. With the various so called “Six Sigma and Lean providers” saturating the market with training services, it appears to be a minute task to move into the elite status of both. Most individuals applying for certification are achieving it for that very reason: certification. Why not, it only enriches the personal resume… but what about the company and customer value? Most programs are becoming generalized and “watered-down” in the topics and time it takes to complete the certification. So when it comes down to really implementing and utilizing a majority of the toolsets, the various certifications basically certify the old methodologies of Six Sigma and Lean. This statement alone is what makes the S4/IEE certification for both Master Black and Black Belt a value-add. We don’t certify only on the history of Six Sigma and Lean. We base certification upon the applied knowledge, not only theory, of each Master Black Belt and Black Belt on selected projects aligned to our customers’ business needs on an enterprise level and not just departmentalized. What does this mean? First, selected projects are not certified by simply taking a test. Secondly, our programs strive for both certifed Master Black Belts and Black Belts to develop a complete company value chain tied to your vision and mission, define measurable metrics, and align projects based upon the business needs. Why hire and/or pay someone for the title when they lack the statistical and applied knowledge? It is your bottom line and organization, and we care about giving your personnel the most effective chance to improving the bottom line in growing your base of customers and cash. This is the mainstream in making of S4/IEE Master Black Belts and Black Belts. Next month, join me as I discuss the Six Sigma implementation on an enterprise level, and the value-add to a company's existence in achieving more customers and cash. Until Next Time... Forrest Breyfogle III If you have comments on this article, please send your comments to enews@smartersolutions.com. We would greatly appreciate understanding your perspective on this article. In The News Smarter Solutions, Inc. was nominated to participate in the 5th annual Austin Chamber of Commerce Business Awards sponsored by Freescale on August 24, 2005. Nominated in the area of Innovative Business, the ceremony allowed for local companies such as Smarter Solutions, Inc. to be showcased as a professional services provider offering a full complement of Six Sigma and Lean coaching, consulting, on/off-site training and certifications (including Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt). Specializing in coaching and consulting, we introduce the next generation of Six Sigma: Smarter Six Sigma Solutions/ Integrated Enterprise Excellence (S4/IEE)®.On The Road
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The Eagles' View: Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview & Goal Setting November 15, 2005 This one-day session exhibits how your organization can benefit from our Smarter Six Sigma Solutions (S4)/Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) approach, which takes Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard to the next level. Leading-thinking influencers and decision makers in your organization should attend this session. Register today!!! Get Full Details Full list of Smarter Solutions course listings and descriptions. This email was sent to individuals that have expressed interest in Smarter Solutions services and products. If you have received this email in error and do not wish to receive this newsletter in the future, simply hit reply and type "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line. Please include the full name you used while attending a Smarter Solutions event in both the title and body of the email. Please
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