Category: Lean Six Sigma

Our quality professions – quality/process improvement/Six Sigma/Lean – is long on anticipation and short on resilience. Merriam-Webster defines anticipation as a prior action that takes into account or forestalls a later action or the act of looking forward. Anticipation requires accurate forecasting. The pandemic has taught us that forecasting is usually wrong, often so wrong…

Problems at the VA The Veteran’s Administration healthcare system has been in the news for decades. The system is routinely condemned, at best as inferior and, at worse, even nefarious. There has been one account after another of operations performed on the wrong organ or limb, the reuse of disposable medical supplies like needles, and…

Perhaps your company is ready to make the commitment toward excellence. Excellence in policies, excellence in operations, excellence in revenues. But to make this commitment, the question, how many experts are needed to embark on a Lean journey, is commonly asked with varying opinions on many sides. Lean Six Sigma training leads to becoming either…

You see needed improvements everywhere while supporting your local businesses, non-profits, and service industries. You know you can help both their employees and processes. But you want to approach these businesses with expertise, confidence, and a proven model that really works. After doing some research to further your own education, you know the best choice…

Hi, my name is Sam and I would like to talk a little about how my Lean Six Sigma experience changed my life. Why did you go into Lean Six Sigma training? I started noticing things were changing at work. Not anything you could really put your finger on but there was a tension in…

A professional who is certified in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is proficient in the Lean Six Sigma methodology. Further, these individuals take an active role in leading improvement projects. A thorough understanding of all components of the different phases of DMAIC allows such individuals to lead improvement projects as a full-time role. Certification in…

The demands of creating product production lines or value streams that are efficient and cost-effective are well-known to successful makers and producers. There are just so many factors that can pull positive results down into the realm of loss and to the often hard to answer questions of what the causes are and why they…

The first certification that clients receive is the Lean Six Sigma White Belt. This is given to a professional who is familiar with the Lean Six Sigma basic principles and vocabulary and has completed four hours of online training. The improvement projects have impacted on the White Belt professional who participates on these projects as…

More organizations continue to recognize the value of Lean Six Sigma training for their employees, and it’s not just in the private sector.    All types of organizations can benefit from this methodology. Phoenix, Arizona is one of the newer government entities to adopt this comprehensive process improvement strategy.  The city’s Finance, Efficiency, Economy and…

The Marine Corps has a new mission: do more with less. Faced with limited resources and manpower, the Marines have decided to focus on continuous improvement methods to increase efficiency and boost performance.  Lean Six Sigma training has been an important tool for the Corps, teaching Marines to analyze job processes and make changes as needed.…