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How and What to Ask Customers: LSS a Door to Innovation
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New Six Sigma Job Openings
Sr. Business Analyst
NiSource | US-Pennsylvania-Smithfield
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Senior Business Analyst (Process/Transformation)
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Director, Project Management-Biotechnology
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Blackbelt Operational Excellence Consultant
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
HB Fuller | US-Minnesota-Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Business Improvement Black Belt
Rolls-Royce North America | US-Texas-Fort Worth
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
HB Fuller | US-Minnesota-Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Managing Consultant
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Sox Internal Controls Specialist
Fannie Mae | US-DC-Washington
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Lean Six Sigma Training Specialist
The Madison Davis Group | Germany-Various
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Recent Quality Discussions
Who Is the Real Customer?
Some questions that may help align thinking: 1. How and why was this process selected?; 2. Who is unhappy with the current process? Who will benefit if it is 'improved'?; 3. What are the metrics of the PROCESS itself? How will you even know if it has been improved?; 4. What is the objective of this process? Minimize payroll? Maximize parity? Reduce unwanted turnover? Satisfy a policy?
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Diet Six Sigma
Bottom line is that the concept of diet and lifestyle change was used as a metaphor for Six Sigma deployments. Some organizations like the quick hit aka diet loss via a grapefruit or onion soup approach while others actually change their eating habits and lifestyle and thus have long term sustainable results. Much like SS deployments. It is not another variation of SS although this person tried to move it in that direction...
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=160060
Paired T Test: Defining Hypothesis
My aim is to statistically check that my FEA predicts life within 10% of test life, so I am using a paired t test...
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BDP Call Centers
Does anyone know of companies who have been able to effectively use visual boards in a call center/transactional environment?
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T Test or Anova
Why not do a t test multiple times rather than Anova?
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The Latest News & Press Releases
iSixSigma's Top 10 Showcases Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals
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PowerSteering Software Congratulates Customers for Outstanding Six Sigma Achievements
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- SABIC Innovative Plastics Chooses Lean Work Process Management Software from GE
- Accenture Introduces Lean Six Sigma Program to Nigerian Oil Industry
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers Publishes Kaizen Event Field Book
- Powersteering Software Congratulates Customers for Outstanding Six Sigma Achievements
- iSixSigma's Top 10 Showcases Best Places to Work for Six Sigma Professionals
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Upcoming Conferences & Training Events
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- Lean Leader Certification Workshop - Bangalore, India [Nov 21]
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- Lean Processes and Tools Training - brighton, United Kingdom [Nov 23]
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iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards: Speaker Sneak Peek
 There are many reasons why you should attend the 2nd Annual iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards (Feb. 1-4, Miami). One of those reasons is returning-by-popular-demand speaker, Ellen Domb, an expert on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) - an innovation methodology that has applications within Lean Six Sigma.
In Miami, Dr. Domb will speak about "Innovation on Purpose - Not Waiting for the Light Bulb to Turn On"; and teach a Master Class on Systematic Innovation.
But first, on Tuesday, November 3rd, Dr. Domb will be a guest on Steve Wilson's Quality Conversations on BlogTalkRadio. Click and listen at 11 a.m. PT to a discussion on "TRIZ Techniques and Their Practical Application."
Then register to hear Dr. Domb in person at the iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards!
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