Successfully implementing Six Sigma depends on numerous factors that are not necessarily related to the work itself, such as the company’s culture and the commitment of upper management and project …

More and more small businesses are recognizing how Six Sigma’s methodologies and tools can benefit them just as much as the big corporations who are implementing multiple Six Sigma projects …

For Six Sigma projects to achieve impressive bottom-line results, they must be accurately defined. Six Sigma projects that are properly defined will typically meet certain criteria: they are approved by …

Project managers understand that improving business results isn’t something that happens naturally – or easily. It is a result of managing key business processes and improving key performance metrics. Six …

Data can only be as good as the individuals who analyze it. Six Sigma allows organizations to not just study data, but to use it to eliminate any defects found …

Since the 1980s, when Motorola first made famous the quality improvement methodology, Six Sigma has received much recognition and praise as companies have implemented it to improve their bottom line. …

A recent study conducted by researchers in India found that Lean Six Sigma process management can benefit rural hospitals. Shreeranga Bhat of St. Joseph Engineering College in Karnataka, India, and …

In an effort to gain market advantage, many of today’s organizations are taking employee training to new levels by offering Six Sigma training and certification to their key managers and …

What is Six Sigma, and how can Six Sigma training reduce costs? Six Sigma can refer to a metric, a management philosophy, a business strategy or a methodology. In many companies, it means striving for near perfection by continuously measuring and analyzing data, to reduce variations in quality, eliminate product defects and malfunctions, and reduce service failures. Its methods for improving quality and efficiency are as important as reducing costs, but our focus will be on the latter.

DMADV is a Six Sigma methodology used to design new processes while ensuring the end product is correctly delivered to the customer. The goal of the DMADV methodology is to …