May 11 2008
Why And How To Add More Value To Six Sigma Project Charters
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma project charters are basically blueprints of the targeted Six Sigma quality improvement initiative. They are deemed important because it is only through them can the management hope to communicate the exact Six Sigma implementation roadmap to the implementation team.
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May 8 2008
Why Six Sigma Is Preferred The World Over
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Tony Jacowski
More than three decades have passed since Six Sigma was first implemented by the Motorola Company in the seventies, but the concept still reigns supreme - mostly because of its effectiveness as a quality management technique and its versatility in terms of its applicability to all types of businesse
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May 8 2008
An Overview of Lean Six Sigma Training
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Tony Jacowski
Although the word "Lean" in the phrase "Lean Six Sigma" may appear to be a bit confusing, not to mention misleading, one should remember that it is not all that dissimilar from the standard Six Sigma strategy.
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May 5 2008
How to Avoid Project Failure through Project Planning and Effective Project Recovery
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Bruce Beer
After extensive project planning, you feel assured that everything will go smoothly. However, when project failure does occur, what do you do? An effective recovery plan will first evaluate how serious the failure is and see what is salvageable.
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Apr 29 2008
7 Steps to Streamline Every Area of Your Business
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Daniel Lock
For every step you introduce into a process the complexity increases exponentially.
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Apr 26 2008
Easier Methods For Deriving Six Sigma Benefits
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Tony Jacowski
Technically speaking, the size of an organization does not have any effect on the success of Six Sigma deployments. However, since the general perception is that Six Sigma benefits only large business entities, many smaller businesses often do not take too well to Six Sigma deployment ideas. So, how
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Apr 26 2008
Maximizing Performance of Six Sigma Implementation Team Members
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Tony Jacowski
There are many variables that determine the success of Six Sigma implementation projects, but the one factor that probably plays the most important role is often the expertise and professionalism of implementation team members. So, how exactly can businesses ensure that their implementation team mem
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Apr 26 2008
Basic Characteristics Of Six Sigma Deployments
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Tony Jacowski
Since the time it was first deployed in the seventies by the Motorola Corporation, Six Sigma has undergone significant changes over the years. Originally meant for use in the manufacturing industry, Six Sigma is now being deployed in almost all types of businesses, including many belonging to the se
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Apr 26 2008
Essential Requirements For Six Sigma Implementations
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma implementations have now become quite common and most of them basically lay stress on improving quality, reducing wastage by curtailing the defect rate, and augmenting overall efficiency. By implementing Six Sigma, businesses can now easily hope to achieve near-perfection, i.e. a defect ra
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Apr 25 2008
Using Performance Scorecards To Ensure Six Sigma Success
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Tony Jacowski
Implementing Six Sigma is no doubt quite beneficial - but since the implementations are easier said than done, it becomes necessary that businesses take proactive steps for ensuring the success of Six Sigma project implementations.
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Apr 20 2008
Foreign Vs. Domestic Outsourced Accounting Services-What's the Difference?
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Christine Harrell
The export of jobs overseas has become a hot-button issue in newspapers, political debates, and business management. Strong feelings exist on both sides and many people simply cringe when they consider the possibility of outsourced accounting services.
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Apr 17 2008
Selecting The Right Black Belt
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma professionals such as Black Belts no doubt contribute a lot towards the success of Six Sigma implementation projects. But since not all Black Belts have the same talents and skills, businesses need to take extra care when selecting Black Belts.
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Apr 17 2008
Problem Solving With Six Sigma Root Cause Analysis
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Tony Jacowski
When faced with a problem, what most of us usually do is rush in to find a solution. Now, this type of knee-jerk reaction may certainly help solve the problem, but since it hardly ever leads to long-term solutions, we need to use an altogether different approach to problem solving.
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Apr 17 2008
How Managers Can Convince Their Peers to Opt For Six Sigma Implementations
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Tony Jacowski
What exactly can managers do to pave the way for Six Sigma implementations? Well, the right thing to do is to market Six Sigma implementation as a profitable business venture.
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Apr 13 2008
Sustaining Six Sigma Quality Levels
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Tony Jacowski
When a Six Sigma quality improvement initiative starts to deliver the desired results, it's usually celebration time for most businesses. However, businesses should exercise a bit more patience - because in the end what really matters is not the initial results, but how well they are sustained furt
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Apr 13 2008
Essential Tips For Deploying Six Sigma In Mobile Workforces
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Tony Jacowski
It is often said that over the years, Six Sigma has adapted well to the needs and requirements of the growing services sector, but if you take a closer look, you can easily notice that the results are far from being uniform.
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Apr 13 2008
Ensuring Six Sigma Success Through Process Improvement Teams
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma project implementations certainly have their benefits, but any business organization that aims to derive such benefits first needs to realize the fact that the implementations are a set of complex processes that can be carried out successfully only by specialized process improvement teams.
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Apr 13 2008
Ensuring Success Of DFSS Projects Through Resource Planning
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Tony Jacowski
There are many variables that determine the overall success of Six Sigma projects, but if we were to make a list of the top contributors, Resource Planning would certainly make it to the top.
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Apr 9 2008
Why Standard Six Sigma Analysis Toolkits Are Losing their Applicability
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Tony Jacowski
Complex analysis tools and techniques have always been the mainstay of Six Sigma quality improvement methodologies, but due to recent technological advancements and the rise of new business domains such as IT (Information Technology) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), conventional Six Sigma ana
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Apr 9 2008
How Simulations Aid Six Sigma Project Executions
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Tony Jacowski
It may be quite difficult to count the total number of technological advancements that have taken place since the start of the industrial revolution, but if we were to prepare something like a "top ten list", the recently developed simulation technology would certainly make it on the coveted list.
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Apr 9 2008
How The Packaging Industry Is Benefiting From Lean Six Sigma
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Tony Jacowski
When the term "Lean" is mentioned, the first thing that comes to mind is often the names of large manufacturing businesses that rely heavily on Lean Six Sigma for achieving their set goals and objectives.
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Apr 9 2008
Critical Decision Making With Six Sigma Cause & Effects Analysis
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma has many highly effective quality improvement tools in its arsenal, but if we were to list out the best, the Six Sigma Cause & Effects analysis tool would certainly be worth mentioning. This is simply because the cause & effects analysis tool allows for critical decision making, which form
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Apr 7 2008
Critical Things To Consider Before Investing in a Team Collaboration System
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Christine Harrell
In today's interconnected world where more organizations are collaborating with partners and clients, and coordinating virtual staff, online team collaboration solutions have become a 'must-have' to keep everyone on the same page.
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Apr 4 2008
What Black Belts Can Learn From Employees
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Tony Jacowski
Black Belts who often lead Six Sigma improvement projects no doubt have superior domain knowledge and technical expertise in comparison to the employees.
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Apr 4 2008
Using 'Yokoten' To Manage Risks Associated With Six Sigma Implementations
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Tony Jacowski
Risk management is an integral part of each and every Six Sigma implementation project and should be done in the prescribed manner in order to achieve the predetermined implementation goals and objectives.
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Apr 1 2008
Re-engineering Your Business Processes with Six Sigma
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Tony Jacowski
Can the process of six sigma help your business processes?
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Apr 1 2008
Solutions to Managing Six Sigma Effectively
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Tony Jacowski
Six Sigma is a proven method for increasing the bottom line within today's business sector.
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Apr 1 2008
Profiting From Six Sigma Certification
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