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The benefits of following the Six Sigma concept and using the accompanying methods are many. |
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They include the following: |
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Having a measurable way to track performance improvements. |
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Focusing your attention on process management at all organizational levels. |
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Improving your customer relationships by addressing defects. |
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Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of your processes by aligning them with your customer's needs. |
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Although some Six Sigma concepts and tools are similar to those used for CQI, Six Sigma emphasizes the following points: |
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An increased focus on quality as defined by your customers. The sigma score directly addresses this issue. |
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More rigorous statistical methods. |
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Prioritization of your improvement projects and alignment of your key resources to support your organization's key strategic initiatives. |
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Qimpro's Six Sigma services stress the role of executive leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, and business results. Branded as Strategic Six Sigma, Qimpro's offerings are classified as follows: |
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Six Sigma Strategy |
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Project Identification |
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Training and Education |
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Project Review and Facilitation |
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Award and Recognition |
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Six Sigma is a top-down initiative. In order to attain world-class stature, it should be integrated into the business strategy, along with marketing, technical and financial dimensions. |
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Qimpro facilitates a resource (time) commitment exercise with the Leadership Council; definition of strategic goals for core processes; a roles and responsibilities exercise with the Champions of the core processes. |
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Since Six Sigma is a top-down methodology, the Leadership Council and
Champions must focus on the vital few problems in their core processes. |
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Qimpro facilitates definition of performance measures for core processes, to enable business alignment; mapping of cross-functional core processes to understand the scope of vital problems; selection of team members, because a problem selects the team. |
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Six Sigma implementation involves a very structured methodology. Critical to the success of Six Sigma implementation is having a clear understanding of the hard and soft skills required by Green Belts and Black Belts. This involves significant training, application and lessons learned. |
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Qimpro conducts certification courses for Green Belts with a focus on the DMAIC methodology; for Black Belts with a focus on advanced tools as well as facilitation skills, beyond the Green Belt curriculum. |
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All Six Sigma projects require adept review and facilitation in order to achieve strategic goals. |
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Qimpro offers review and facilitation services to enable Six Sigma teams to understand the Charter and maintain a project focus; prepare for a toll-gate review by the Leadership Council; build a control spread sheet to hold the gains. |
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An integral element of Six Sigma is recognition. |
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Qimpro conducts an annual competition for the Qimpro Bronze Standard for active practitioners of the Six Sigma and Juran Trilogy methodologies. The Bronze Standard is awarded to a role model improvement facilitator in India. |
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Qimpro also conducts an annual competition for the QualTech Prize. The Prize is awarded to a Six Sigma Team that has achieved a distinguished breakthrough. |
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| For more details please write to: info@qimpro.com |