| Six Sigma does have some influence from other | | | | and business process improvement tools, it's hard to |
| popular business management and process | | | | understand why it's so different to people. |
| improvement ideologies, but it still carries a weight all its | | | | The difference in Six Sigma Projects is that they take |
| own that allows it to be the infamous 'Six Sigma' that it | | | | everything from other methods that they have |
| has become today. This reputation that Six Sigma has | | | | borrowed and take it one step further. There is always |
| created for itself is one that is less than savory. It | | | | something better or something faster, and something |
| would seem that a process improvement method that | | | | more efficient about Six Sigma Projects than other |
| offers so many benefits like those that come from Six | | | | quality improvement methods. However, it still doesn't |
| Sigma Projects would be more revered and | | | | make sense to be afraid of or dislike it simply because |
| appreciated in the business community. Many people | | | | it's better than other tools. In actuality, businesses |
| do appreciate the Six Sigma Process for what it is, but | | | | should be embracing Six Sigma because it has so |
| there are also many people that truly believe that it is | | | | much to offer every business that utilizes it. |
| ineffective. | | | | There may never be a way to convince everyone |
| Add to that the number of people who are actually | | | | that Six Sigma Training is an effective means of |
| afraid of Six Sigma Projects because they don't | | | | creating process improvement projects in the |
| understand them, and you have a lot of people that | | | | workplace. However, by taking the time to explain the |
| are going against a really great process improvement | | | | process and how it works and working hard to dispel |
| tool for no logical reason. It doesn't matter why you | | | | the myths that people have put out there, it can at |
| don't like Six Sigma, or what you believe about it, | | | | least be made a little less intimidating and a little more |
| because if you never had actual Six Sigma Training or | | | | understood to people that aren't familiar with it |
| seen the successful implementation within a company, | | | | firsthand. No one knows how long Six Sigma will be |
| you're obviously not going to believe in it. Considering | | | | around, but it will likely remain an outcast, at least on |
| that Six Sigma takes some of its philosophies and | | | | some level, for as long as it is. |
| practices from other process improvement methods | | | | |