Month: April 2016

As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt for many years I get why many organizations have a focus on Lean. The idea of many people working on many projects is compelling in terms of the value it can generate, the high level of involvement of the workforce and the intuitive nature of the toolset […]

Complex, multi-team processes in transactional operations can often be almost invisible in operation and execution – until, that is, something goes wrong. Transactional process failures are common: failed online transactions, payments not made on time, double bookings and lost orders are frequently encountered errors. These processes often involve manual tasks and multiple unconnected systems, are […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Rachel Glassford  (888) 744-6295 Date: April 5, 2016 Kitchener, Ontario – SigmaXL Inc. is pleased to announce that DiscoverSim Version 2, our Monte Carlo simulation and global optimization Excel add-in, has been formally validated by a major FDA regulated medical devices company. “Our medical device company has found Monte Carlo […]

The three critical aspects of a running a successful project include project costs, project scope and project schedule. Since projects contain many sources of variation, all three aspects are prone to not meeting targets. Project managers need to use appropriate tools to manage the variability (or risk) in the project. Critical Path Method Traditionally, project […]