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This is not how you do dissertation research!!!  You should already have an abstract of your dissertation which laid out the topics to be covered.  Don’t ask us to do your work for you.  If you would like some opinions on specific issues surrounding your dissertation we would be glad to help.

I apologize for the use of the “we”.  You are correct that I hardly represent the Forum population.  But you must admit, that the way the original post was worded, it is pretty scary that this guy is doing what I assume to be a graduate level dissertation and is asking for help to define the topics for some undefined dissertation.  I wonder what his Committee Chairperson would think about that approach.  That was the reason for my harsh reply.  I know I learn something everyday from the posts on this Forum and have great respect for the majority of posters.  Thanks for pointing out my error.

Hi PB
I wish I’ve known exactly what my dessertation was going to be about from the start.  I had to change my topic completely.  I couldn’t blame anyone on that one and if someone gave me a suggestion I wouldn’t blame the suggester either. 
PB, if a Forum member throws out a suggested topic on Six Sigma and Ajun runs with it, then realizes it isn’t what he wanted then that’s OK.  That’s call the learning process.  And I doubt if the topic is narrowed down where a book can be suggested that would do the trick.  Ajun might still change his mind.
So are you saying that before anyone ask for any suggestions from this Forum, they better know exactly how to ask for it.  Else we’ll tell them that they should know what Six Sigma is all about so they can be more specific.

Hi Darth
Gee, what do you mean by starting off “I don’t know what academic program you were in”.  What is making you say that.  Here’s what I’m reading in your response.
“Hey buddy I don’t know what planet your from but a dissertation is done this way and no other way cause that’s my philosophy”.  All the other words in between is just a variation on that theme.
Darth, this fellow just threw a question out there because the forum community seems like a conversation among people who practice this stuff.  He did it innocently.  And now some people come down hard because it doesn’t jive with their “Philosophy” or something.  I suspect that you never asked anyone in academia for a topic.  You already knew what your dissertation was going to be about since your freshman year.
You should be lucking you didn’t have someone like me on your committee because I like to crackdown on people who think they’re so “cock sure” about the way the world works.  I would have you revising your topic until the last edition would not contain the same topic.

Orlando,
Darth gave an opinion to a person that asked for it. Why do you think you are qualified to judge his input in such a negative way?
Get a life and give advice, share your knowledge, live, love, leave a legacy,…
 
 

Hi Stan
Your basically giving me advice that your not following.  Now your opinion is that somehow I’m not qualified to judge Darth comments but your qualified to judge my comments. 
The only reason I spoke to Darth’s comment was that I thought this Forum was to foster the spirit of Six Sigma not to stop it at the door.  I thought he had done just that.
I don’t like to do this but I’m going to name drop next.
Let me give an example, I worked in Motorola GEG during Mikel Harry tenure there back in the early 80’s.  A job posting came up indicating a position in the Radar Div for a “statistical person” .  Back then nothing was defined as Black Belt etc.  I informed Mikel about the position and he immediately started helping me for the interview.  He didn’t say “go read a book” or “you gotta know what you really want”.  He was trying to spread the word on Six Sigma. 
If we want to grow Six Sigma and get a larger community involved we have to be gentlemans/ladies.  90% of Six Sigma resource spent is using persuation and convincing.  The “soft” stuff.  So when I read a little abrupt language coming from some who I think is smart enough to know better, I say something.

Orlando,
Please take a look at the thread titled, “to Choose Between Mean and Median” posted by padam3. Where he says, “We have several forum bullies who will offer insights while exacting more than a pound of flesh in doing so.” Some folks here think that this forum belongs to them and they can criticize any poster as they wish.

Arjun,
Which doctoral program are you in?   Fred.

“Comparing SS with TQM” is just an “old”topic.I have ten books describing & analyzing all types of diffrences.Why you don’t try to choose an “innovative ” topic insted of repeating “what others authors have already discovered”??Just my humble opinion,regards 

Gastronic wrote to Ajun suggesting title for his thesis to be:
“The Impact on the Six Sigma Practitioner’s Extrinsic Motivation in Selecting Six Sigma Programming Due to Viewing Motorola’s Early Six Sigma Successes as a Motivational Heuristic if the Perception of Program Success is Subsequently Altered by Deteriorating Economic Conditions Affording a Lessening External Locus of Control: A Longitudinal Study “
How do I draw a smily face with a tongue in cheek?
Gastronic, your kidding right? Please say you are. 
Orlando

Darth,
I have just reviewed your work and popularity ratings for the past week. You have done an excellent job of filling the void while I behaved myself for a few days.
I am a little distraught that you have allowed this Dog guy to be so vocal without any good challanges. Of course Mike Carnell has been trying to be civil to him and I assume you are letting Mike have all of the fun with the lunatic fringe.
Anyway, good job, you can go back to being helpful and well loved – I will assume my old role now after a refreshing week off.

Orlando,
Thats a cute story about Mikel, I am so happy for your tremendous experience in industry – it just has nothing to do with reality.
I also worked at Motorola in this period, and if you couldn’t man up to criticism, you did not survive. I would suggest to you the same is true at GE, Honeywell,….
I agree with Darth’s original assessment of this thread. If a person is a PhD candidate, they should have a passion and be able to figure out what they will work on. Too often, dissertations take on titles like the one offered by Gastronomic that you didn’t care for. And they turn out to be a confusing bunch of nonsense that is designed as much to put people off and keep tham from probing what the PhD candiddate has actually contributed.
You ought to go read Mikel’s dissertation to see what he contributed.

Mikey,
As a matter of fact, I have read Mikel’s, Deming’s, and Juran’s and well as Shewhart’s and several others. Have you? I have not read Darth’s.
Mikey, tell us about your qualifications.
You remind me of an idiot I was in business with a few years ago. Nothing really to contribute, but could sling mud and file lawsuites with the best of them (never won any that I am aware of).
You appear to have nothing to contribute – prove me wrong.

I have a topic for Arjun :
Predicting a Successful Six Sigma Launch within any given company – ‘A Study of Extrinsic and Intrinsic factors (built-in or adapted) necessary to ensure SS success’.
PB

Thanks Darth.
Amazing some of the responses you have been getting. Goes back to what I told you about the quality of the training and my fears for the survival of the SS fad.
Mikey didn’t take a vacation. He has been on here vigalent as ever, 24/7, just waiting for a post from me. I guess he just loves me and misses me.

Hi Stan
I don’t understand your first paragraph about Mikel.  Do we know each other.  Where in Motorola?
Your second paragraph about not “man up to criticism I wouldn’t be able to survive in Motorola?  I don’t understand.
So in your third paragraph, you agreed with me about the dissertation offered.  That it read too confusing?
Let me know where you knew Mikel Harry and your place in the scheme of Six Sigma  People might be interested
Orlando

Orlando,
Stan is the guy who for some reason believes that isixsigma forum belongs to him. So he can criticize any posters or any posts if he wants to. He is very bitter about Mikel Harry (don’t quite know why) and thinks of himself very highly. I can’t help thinking of an old Chinese proverb, “empty pot makes a lot of noise”.

Hi Stan
I guess you serve a purpose on this Forum.  It’s kind of a sport in a voyeur sort of way.  You are like an obssessive observer of sensational subject matter who lies in wait ready to spring into action with your keyboard.  I guess that’s OK.  so long as some of your advise to posters helps.
I believe whenever someone post a response to a question, the reponder also benefit.  Sometimes I verify some answers to get a sense of the value this Forum provides  Some answers are correct and some answers are not.  I suspect some responders do not verify their answers.  It helps me understand who not to take seriously.  Are you one I should take seriously?
Orlando

Hi Stan
Someone just informed me that they fired you from Motorola.  Now I understand where the anger comes from.  Join one of those encounter groups where they sing those songs, you know the tune, how did you sing it Cum Ba Ya
Please don’t take me serious because I don’t take you serious. 

Stan,
I’ve been out-of-office for a few days and have been missing this discussion until now. I hate to miss the juicy ones as I can check my email remotely and offer more non-value added crap, just like Mikey and Orlando. My input will be relatively worthless but if you could indulge me and send an email to [email protected] when idiots are onboard I would be most appreciative.
Thanks,
Bill

Hey Bill
You must not be a bright fellow.  Don’t you know that if Stan doesn’t treat people with dignity and respect on this Forum that he doesn’t respect you either.  You gave him your email so he can notify you if some juicy stuff is online.  “Hey Stan let me know when your giving it to others”.  Are you really saying ” Hey Stan I’m in your click don’t do to me like you do to them, please”
This is really a Chat Rm not a Six Sigma Forum
Come on Bill keep your eyes on the ball.  You have to spread the word on Six Sigma not trash it.  A BB is someone who respects and listens to people when they have an issue (no matter what the question are), not trash them or belittle them.  We have to clean up our act.  The verdict on Six Sigma is not in yet.
Orlando