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Readers' Choice: View All Top-Rated Articles Archives by Year: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 - 10 Catalysts for Successful Six Sigma Programs
To be successful, Six Sigma programs often need certain catalysts to precipitate change and help ingrain the method in an organization. The 10 catalysts explored here are most important in ensuring that a program takes hold. Read the full article. October 19, 2009
- Six Sigma Adds Structure to Quality Audit Process
To perform a quality audit effectively, practitioners can use the DMAIC roadmap as an organizational resource. Six Sigma provides the tools to improve the capability and reduce the defects in any process, and quality audits are no exception. Read the full article. October 5, 2009
- TQM Case Study: Newspaper Focuses on Customer Service
Improving customer service was the focus of two projects within the deployment of Total Quality Management in a mid-sized newspaper in India. The projects involved adjusting advertisement deadlines and reducing the number of billing errors. Read the full article. September 28, 2009
- Leadership Must Play a Critical Role in Define Phase
Leaders need to take charge of identifying projects, determining the business case, defining the scope, establishing the goals and estimating the project timeline. This helps to ensure that projects are truly strategically important to the business. Read the full article. September 21, 2009
- Follow a Structured Approach to Continuous Improvement
Organizations can follow a simple framework – the Awareness-Motivation-Competency-Implementation (AMCI) approach – to deploy a continuous improvement program that will help maintain structure but also achieve strong results. Read the full article. September 14, 2009
- Be Consistent in Six Sigma Project Metric Selection
Inconsistent use of metrics can lead to lost opportunities and rework after a project ends. Using them consistently brings enormous clarity to the impact and benefit of a Six Sigma project and helps keep the focus on enhancing business capabilities. Read the full article. August 31, 2009
- A Healthy Approach: Why McKesson Is a Best Place to Work
McKesson Corp., a healthcare services company, topped iSixSigma's 2008 Best Places to Work list. This profile, originally published in iSixSigma Magazine, illustrates how McKesson's improvement program makes satisfied customers and employees. Read the full article. August 27, 2009
- Six Sigma Project Charter as a Vital Control Document
The project charter is the first step and one of the most important parts of any Six Sigma project. An example of what a charter should contain is found in 11 elements, what each element is for and what questions that element is expected to answer. Read the full article. June 15, 2009
- DFSS Can Help Ensure Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance
Lean Six Sigma practitioners can help their organizations increase their Sarbanes-Oxley process compliance by using various tools within the Design for Six Sigma IDOVI [Identify, Define, Optimize, Validate, Incorporate] roadmap. Read the full article. June 1, 2009
- Lean Six Sigma Solves Inventory Cost Problem
Many scale production enterprises face high inventory costs as the current worldwide financial crisis has led to a significant production volume drop. This problem of high inventory cost of key materials can be approached with Lean and Six Sigma. Read the full article. May 18, 2009
- Set SMART Goals to Better Manage Time
Time management is a common sore spot among Six Sigma practitioners. Many feel an imbalance between time spent on daily responsibilities like Six Sigma projects and their personal life. Luckily, DMAIC can help them keep tasks and priorities in check. Read the full article. March 16, 2009
- Tips for Avoiding Common Metrics Challenges
Metrics programs face some unique challenges that need to be tackled successfully in order to derive real benefits. This piece reviews some of those potential roadblocks, as well as recommendations that metrics teams can use to avoid such problems. Read the full article. February 23, 2009
- Adjusting Continuous Improvement in Hard Economic Times
Given the economic events of the last few months, it is the perfect time for continuous improvement initiatives to step up and show their worth. The focus should now be on managing costs, controlling expenses and improving efficiencies. Read the full article. February 9, 2009
- Tips from iSixSigma's Best Places to Work
iSixSigma is honoring the companies that provide the best work environments for practitioners. Here, leaders from each of the companies on iSixSigma’s Best Places to Work list give advice for succeeding with Six Sigma and achieving culture change. Read the full article. January 12, 2009
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