| Six Sigma Training teaches that these small events | | | | complications. However, when there's a process |
| are known as kaizen events. Giving them a specific | | | | improvement within a business or industry that needs |
| name doesn't make them any more special or | | | | addressed Six Sigma generally has the right answers |
| effective, but it does help to differentiate them from | | | | that everyone is looking for. |
| bigger six Sigma projects. When you take on these | | | | Use the metrics that are provided to you in your Six |
| miniature projects you will be able to do things on a | | | | Sigma Training and make sure that you do everything |
| smaller scale, and therefore, in most cases, you will be | | | | by the book the first few times so that you |
| able to accomplish more overall.. By doing smaller | | | | understand what is going on. Don't ever make a |
| projects at a time, you will generally be much more | | | | project bigger than it has to be or feel like you have to |
| efficient than doing one big project and wasting | | | | do more than you should be doing simply because |
| resources that aren't necessary to be wasted. Taking | | | | your process improvement needs are very great. You |
| small steps and making little improvements in your | | | | can start small and work your way up and do little |
| business is the best way to approach process | | | | kaizen events here and there to create a more |
| improvement from a manageable standpoint. | | | | effective solution than taking on your entire business |
| If you take on too much, you will become | | | | and all of its complications at once. |
| overwhelmed and your processes will likely fail. | | | | It might seem like something as popular as this |
| However, if you take the time to check out a few | | | | particular type of process improvement would need to |
| projects that are smaller in size and more manageable, | | | | be taken on in a larger scale. However, the glory of |
| you might see better success in the end with your Six | | | | Six Sigma is that it can be used on a smaller scale or |
| Sigma Projects. By starting small you are also allowing | | | | a larger scale. There are many tools that can even be |
| yourself to take the time to adjust to your new Six | | | | used outside of the entire process. If you just need a |
| Sigma Training without starting off with a project that | | | | little sprucing up here and there within the company, |
| will leave you feeling like you have no idea what you're | | | | you should start with small steps to make the most of |
| doing. There are some instances where Six Sigma | | | | your process improvements every time. |
| might not even be the most effective solution for your | | | | |