| On the surface, any Six Sigma training program will | | | | best in the quality improvement initiatives. The |
| look the same because it uses the same statistical | | | | approach is wonderful - but if the implementation team |
| tools that have worked before and all the | | | | is not talented enough, then it leads to the failure of the |
| methodologies have same objectives (i.e. focus on the | | | | project. |
| defect reduction and quality improvement). | | | | Six Sigma training is successful because it enables |
| While the tools and techniques may be old, the | | | | rapid project completion by using a disciplined and |
| approach to deploy them always varies depending | | | | systematic approach. And in terms of projects spread |
| upon the situation. So then let's see what exactly Six | | | | over a longer duration, success is clearly defined by |
| Sigma Training is: | | | | setting goals for performance such as reducing |
| Nature Of Six Sigma Training | | | | defects, cycle time, scrap, and reworks. |
| Six Sigma is a strategic approach that works across | | | | Importance Of Quality Engineers And Statisticians |
| for any business processes or company functions, and | | | | Quality engineers and statisticians are the mainstays in |
| it has both technical and management components. | | | | a Six Sigma strategy. A quality engineer can double as |
| Management focuses more on obtaining the right | | | | a Black Belt professional for the organization along |
| process metrics and goals, the right project and the | | | | with providing quality engineering expertise. |
| right team for working on these projects to | | | | Statisticians should also work on problems that are |
| successfully finish the projects and sustain the goals. | | | | technical or statistical in nature. Even if they are not |
| On the more technical side, the emphasis is on | | | | part of the Six Sigma team, they should help the team |
| enhancing the process performance by using Six | | | | by identifying problems and deploying statistical |
| Sigma concepts like statistical tools, the process data, | | | | methods that are user-friendly and robust for those |
| and a focussed process improvement methodology of | | | | problems. The responsibilities of everyone touched by |
| MAIC (measure, analyze, improve and control). | | | | Six Sigma will ultimately change. In such a case, quality |
| The Six Sigma approach concentrates on identifying | | | | engineers and statisticians can help management with |
| the key process drivers that will have the largest | | | | their new responsibilities. |
| effect on the process. Software such as Minitab, used | | | | New Skill Sets And Attitudes Are Needed |
| for all statistical calculations, are of great help in this | | | | After the Six Sigma methodology is adopted, roles |
| area. Along with that, the Six Sigma strategy also | | | | change, and along with it a need for acquiring new |
| provides the user with a process measurement scale. | | | | knowledge and skill set and a change in the attitude is |
| Therefore, it can be easily understood that for | | | | very much needed. Team members must understand |
| successful implementation of Six Sigma it is mandatory | | | | the steps that should be taken to create value for |
| that teams of experts who know their job thoroughly | | | | customer and the organization along with |
| manage the plan right from the beginning so that it | | | | understanding the gaps between current and desired |
| functions smoothly. | | | | performance. |
| Why Does Six Sigma Training Always Work? | | | | Changes On Personal Level Required As Well |
| There are in total three approaches that Six Sigma | | | | Change is one factor that is necessary for the |
| integrates and manages like no other improvement | | | | successful implementation, especially on a personal |
| approaches. They are:o Uniting human and process | | | | level. Almost everyone who is involved in Six Sigma |
| elements of improvementso Apparent focus on | | | | has to change the way they approach a particular |
| getting the bottom line resultso A method that | | | | improvement procedure. Changing a whole |
| classifies and links improvement tools into a collective | | | | organization at once is not practically possible. |
| approach | | | | Therefore, it should be started on an individual level |
| These three approaches, along with other aspects of | | | | first. |
| Six Sigma, produce a deployment process that is the | | | | |