Posts Tagged ‘Training Materials & Aids’
5S as a Tool for Gaining Buy-in
Starting an implementation with a 5S event can show employees how Lean Six Sigma works, and what its use will mean for them.
A Creative Approach to Continuous Improvement Training
By using question-based workbook exercises in training, Belts will be better prepared to guide teams in solving problems.
Apply Dynamic Content to Six Sigma Courses
Six Sigma course materials can benefit from “dynamic content,” engaging and relevant examples and assignments tailored to class participants.
Best of Benchmarking Research: Training and Development
iSixSigma Magazine is celebrating five years as a resource for Lean Six Sigma professionals. During those years, iSixSigma has produced a series of research reports on aspects of deploying Six Sigma. Here we’ve compiled benchmarking data on training.
DOE for Services: Right Training Makes It a Valuable Tool
When it comes to mastering design of experiments (DOE), many experience a steep learning curve. To fully understand and apply DOE, quality professionals need to learn when to use it, how to set up the experimental design and how to interpret results.
Employees Writing on the Walls? Not a Problem
Process improvement specialists at Tobyhanna Army Depot discovered a less-wasteful way to conduct Lean Six Sigma training and map processes.
Give Trainees DOE Experience with Simulated Experiments
Design of experiments (DOE) is an important tool for driving improvement. Through simulations used in training, new Belts can get hands-on experience while learning the challenges of DOE before they apply it to costly real-world experiments.
GOAL/QPC Announces Publication of Six Sigma for Business Leaders
GOAL/QPC Announces Publication of Six Sigma for Business Leaders
GOAL/QPC Announces The Design for Six Sigma Memory Jogger™
GOAL/QPC Announces The Design for Six Sigma Memory Jogger™
Interaction Key to Conducting High-impact Training
Many Belts are asked to teach others about Six Sigma. To make the best use of the time allotted, Belts must conduct high-impact training. This means leaving a lasting impression and ensuring that the students fully understand what they have learned.
Lean Lesson: Batching Is Bad…Right?
Lean teaches us batching is bad. Right? The answer is: It depends. If you can then answer the question, “it depends on what?” you’ll start to see that Lean is much more subtle and multifaceted than the seemingly simple elements and tools might imply.
Leap Technologies Announces Release of Three New Training Programs for Improving Six Sigma Results
Leap Technologies Announces Release of Three New Training Programs for Improving Six Sigma Results
Master Black Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant.
Measuring the Training Options for Lean Six Sigma
Training methods necessary to implement Lean Six Sigma and related methodologies vary widely, but the choices narrow when measured against the needs of an organization. Candidates and companies should consider a number of factors.
Most Practical DOE Explained (with Template)
For purposes of learning, using, or teaching design of experiments (DOE), one can argue that an eight run array is the most practical and universally applicable array that can be chosen. There are several forms of and names given to the various types of these eight run arrays (e.g., 2^3 Full Factorial, Taguchi L8, 2^4-1 Half Fraction, Plackett-Burman 8-run, etc.), but they are all very similar.
New Book Applies Six Sigma Principles to College Tennis
Former Stanford Tennis Coach, UPSTA Pro, USTA Official and Six Sigma Champion Steven Falk’s groundbreaking book “The Six Sigma Tennis College Scholarship Guide,” which uses proven quality management principles to achieve athletic excellence, is now available for parents of college-bound kids to increase tennis knowledge and gain the skills to secure a tennis scholarship.
Oriel Incorporated Introduces Comprehensive Suite of Web-Based Six Sigma Training
Oriel Incorporated Introduces Comprehensive Suite of Web-Based Six Sigma Training
Product Guide: Lean and Six Sigma iPhone Apps
An introduction to eight apps, designed to serve as resources for Lean Six Sigma practitioners, available on Apple’s iTunes App Store.
Six Sigma Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
The Six Sigma methodology encompases everything from project management to statistics. Are you ready for Black Belt or Green Belt certification? Learn the appropriate body of knowledge for each level of your organization.
Six Sigma Green Belt Curriculum and Body of Knowledge
Education is a key component of your Six Sigma initiative. Below is a recommendation of what should be included in your training, whether conducted in-house or by a third-party consultant.
Six Sigma Qualtec Introduces Expanded Six Sigma Training For Services Companies
Six Sigma Qualtec Introduces Expanded Six Sigma Training For Services Companies
Six Sigma Qualtec Introduces SixNet Version 2.7; Intelligence System Gives Users Unprecedented Flexibility In Tracking Progress, Results
Six Sigma Qualtec Introduces SixNet Version 2.7; Intelligence System Gives Users Unprecedented Flexibility In Tracking Progress, Results
Six Sigma Qualtec Supports Latest Version of Minitab Statistical Software, Updates Training Materials to Ensure Compatibility, Productivity Gains
Six Sigma Qualtec Supports Latest Version of Minitab Statistical Software, Updates Training Materials to Ensure Compatibility, Productivity Gains.
Six Sigma Training
Six Sigma training is one of the most important factors that contributes to and helps modify and shape a Six Sigma culture. This article will help identify who in your organization is required to go through six sigma training and what type of six sigma training they should receive.
SSC Changes the Six Sigma World and Shifts the Way Six Sigma Is Delivered: Early Adopters Include CBC and Cardinal Health
SSC Changes the Six Sigma World and Shifts the Way Six Sigma Is Delivered: Early Adopters Include CBC and Cardinal Health
Teaching DOE Using Formula Fuelers Toy Motorcycles
Teaching DOE to DFSS trainees offers challenges on how best to transfer knowledge. Needed are constant and accurate results in examples used, reasonable material costs and instructional techniques to keep class interest. Solution: A toy motorcycle.
Teaching Six Sigma Awareness/Methodology in Workplace
In teaching Six Sigma awareness and methodologies in the workplace, it is most important to tell the audience no degree in statistical analysis is needed. From there, just keep it simple and use common, everyday examples to which they can relate.
The Change Game: Engaging Exercises to Teach Change
By using simulations, exercises or games, practitioners can engage their learning environments and improve knowledge retention, skills and applications. The three games described here teach lessons about dealing with situations involving change.
The Evolution of a Government Lean Six Sigma Training Program
The first director of the Department of Defense Lean Six Sigma Program Office describes the humble beginnings and successes of the largest performance management program ever attempted.
The Seven Intelligences: Enhance Six Sigma Training
Howard Gardner suggests that every person has a unique combination of multiple intelligences. Understanding what these intelligences can help practitioners design a variety of ways to better communicate lessons about Six Sigma.
Three Steps That Can Mean Effective Six Sigma Training
One of the keys to a successful Six Sigma deployment is Green Belts and Black Belts who are well-trained and equipped to overcome any hurdles in executing projects. Thus, how training is carried out should be of concern to every Six Sigma company.
What Makes a Training Program Effective and Successful?
By analyzing and learning from previous efforts, an organization was able to fine-tune the methods used for training new employees.
What’s Inside the March/April Issue
The latest issue of iSixSigma Magazine reveals the top 10 Best Places to Work, analyzes the results of our 8th annual Salary Survey and discusses the latest training trends.
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