How Is Six Sigma Different?

Debunking Dubious Statistics from a Six Sigma Critic

The principal and founder of a performance improvement consulting firm, professes that businesses using Six Sigma are underperforming their peers in terms of stock price. Those claims prove the cliche, "There are lies, damn lies and statistics."

Is Six Sigma for Real? Question Deserves Solid Answers

Many quality improvement methods talk about measuring and improving, but what specifically makes Six Sigma more valuable than the others and then, in this case, applicable to IT? Success with Six Sigma requires solid answers.

Is This a Six Sigma, Lean or Kaizen Project?

Executives who develop a working knowledge of Six Sigma, Lean, and Kaizen are much better prepared to build the right infrastructure and lead their organizations to both financial and human success.

Linking Quality to Business Finances

If it didn't make sense financially, you wouldn't do it. Learn why linking Quality to financial results benefits everyone in the business.

Linking Quality to Finances

Process improvements should be tied to financial results in order to sustain a business.

Six Sigma Is Just A Fad

Is Six Sigma just a fad? Should we add Six Sigma to the list of growing management fads? Various people say yes, but those that truly understand and are comprehensively trained would argue otherwise. This article presents both sides of the story.

Six Sigma Versus Lean

In this excerpt from the iSixSigma Discussion Forum, posters debate the differences between Lean and Six Sigma, and how the two can be used together.

Six Sigma Versus TQM

In this excerpt from the iSixSigma Discussion Forum, posters compare and contrast Six Sigma and its predecessor, TQM.

What Makes Six Sigma Work?

Consultants are earning seven figure salaries, CEOs are claiming billions of dollars saved, conferences are popping up everywhere, and yet one can argue that Six Sigma is not much different than TQM. Is Six Sigma just the latest management buzzword or is Six Sigma a Quality Management program that really works? What makes Six Sigma work?

Why Choose Six Sigma Over Kaizen?

In this excerpt from the iSixSigma Discussion Forum, posters discuss the benefits of Six Sigma and Kazien, and how to integrate the two.