Management Six Sigma Training

The six sigma training for managers is basically at a Green Belt level. It covers all the tools and methodology used during each of the DMAIC phase.
The level of detail is generally to the extent of understanding the methodology and application of the the relevent tool to different types of scenarios.
The topics covered are many so I can’t list it in this space.

All,
Train Mgmt on how to be Champions and aligining project with strategy is one of few factors. The other factor that I know will provide impact and thus creating the Six Sigma Culture is to provide the Champions the information on how are the BBs and GBs use some of the Six Sigma tools which mainly can be covered during the 5 days GB traininng for Mgmt. By providing the how tos information to the Mgmt, it will enhance their Champion roles by showing all of the support and more importantly, the long term commitment to change the paradigm.
Just imagine if the Champions would ask the BBs and GBs some of the statements below:
1. What’s the P-value?
2. Well, can we look at the correlation?
3. Due to some statistical knowledge I have obtained from the GB trg for Mgmt, I’d like to be part of the meeting. When is the next meeting?Obviously, these Champions know the impact of quality, that is why you’re chosen to go for the Six Sigma class, some Champions will not even have time to be in the meeting, but what matters is, if the Champions know what are the ‘how tos’ of Statistical and Six Sigma terminology, the least the Champion will know; is to appreciate what the BBs and GBs are going through. “A Great Leader leads by Example”.There was once a great CEO of GE quoted “[Six Sigma] is the most important training thing we’ve ever had. It’s better than going to Harvard Business School.” Hmmm…Think about it.My ViewsRay – the real deal

I agree that matching projects to strategy is very important. Along with that, Champions need to learn how to prioritize and select projects – too many times the focus is on pet themes and top-of-mind issues, whether they are actually the most critical or not.
Another area of training/orientation that I have found very useful is providing clarity on the role of the Champion – what he/she should do and (perhaps more important!) should not do.
regards,
Gopi

Thank you NS, you have just crossed over into the vital few.
Guys like Ray like to have managers play with catapults and call it management training and then cry about lack of support later.

As BB, we are train and expected to be the leader of tomorrow. To be the leader, you need to “communicate” clearly on how to planned projects and execute from your team member upto the CEO of a company. Thus to communicate and understand effectively, it will be up to the Management-leaders today on how do they want to perceive Six Sigma/Statistics to provide the organizations wealth being i.e. to learn internally or externally and not just align it with strategy by having BB to reach owns’ objectives. Having said that, we BB as leaders; shall have the reponsibility and passion to share what and how Six Sigma will help achieve the Mgmt bottom-line. To have them to understand statistics, it will provide the Management to assist them in their daily routine on how do they make owns’ decisions. We too, as BBs’ have the “RESPONSE ABILITY” to provide the knowledge of Six Sigma to our current leaders.

I did not say that they have to learn what Gage Rnr, (come to think of it, that’ll be a better idea, it will force themselves on being consistently to Walk the Talk!). As leaders, as Change Agent, we need to share the knowledge to our leaders the abilities to make decisions statistically. As leaders, it is our “RESPONSE ABILITY” to communicate the Language of Six Sigma. Some of you who has 10 – 20 or 30 years on experience in Six Sigma does not have to worry about Six Sigma because it is all in your head. Thus, you do not need to understand Statistics to make decisions, it is all being done naturally and automatically. Unfortunately, I do not have the luxury to live and work in company that truly accepts Six Sigma as the way of doing business. The luxury I’ve obtained and proud of; to see our current leaders think and decide statistically. My hypothesisRay-The real dEal

Jaybee,To reject the Null Hypothesis is to Accept the Claimed Hypothesis. The luxury one has obtained and proud to; to see our current leaders wanting to learn, to adapt the ways of thinking, and decide statistically. And of Course the Six Sigma Way!Ray

Not to be picky….but….isn’t the null usually written in the form of absence of something…absence of change, absence of slope, absence of impact, etc.? In that case, wouldn’t the null have been the absence of teaching them stats with a corresponding absence of change? The alternate would be teaching them stats with hopefully a significant change in decision making.

Purity and clarity of thought with minimal damage caused by the blue agave. Any handle is good as long as it is reasonably constant or easily discerned; for example Stan=Stan’s Mother=Babe of a Sister. Obvious yet amusing.