Six sigma implementation.

Six-Sigma Implementation

Changing anything familiar often is difficult and awkward, especially if it is not
managed correctly. Six Sigma is designed to incorporate any existing business structure,
providing that it is well thought out and efficient.

A Six Sigma program occurs in five major steps:
1. Initialize Six Sigma by establishing goals and installing infrastructure.
2. Deploy the initiative by assigning, training, and equipping your staff.
3. Implement projects and improve performance, yielding financial results.
4. Expand the scope of the initiative to include additional organizational units.
5. Sustain the initiative, through re-alignment, re-training, and evolution

The Early successes created upon the completion of the first phase of Belt training
gives momentum to the implementation of Six Sigma transaction. As more and more
of your employees gain understanding, the success continues, the initiative actually
becomes almost infectious, turning many of your companys skeptics into cheerleaders.
At this point, the changes are being defined and the critical-to-quality indicators
are being identified. Your staff, from Yellow Belts to Black Belts, will be involved
in collecting performance data, and characterizing process performances. The second
phase will be in conducting statistical analyses, discover the root cause of problems,
and improve performance levels. Once this has been accomplished, your company will
then see it has rooted out waste, increased productivity, lowered costs and cycle
time. At this point your employees will be shouting, Six Sigma works!

There are several very important things, which must be done. It is important to
closely watch the process. Black Belts have to be assigned full time to their projects.
This cannot be a part time job for them. Green Belts and Yellow Belts have to be
supporters in their projects. All technical issues have to be addressed straight
on with the needed skills to ensure success.

Lastly, you must remember that not all project go well. If an early high-profiled
project sputters, it can threaten the success of the initiative. Because of this,
it is important to carefully choose all early projects. Start with projects that
have manageable scope, moderate risk, and a promising reasonable return. Once your
team has learned to work together then go for the high risk/big reward projects.

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