What is the rule of thumb for “X” amount of dedicated C/I personnel, per “X” amount of personnel?
I have not seen hard and fast rules for the number of continuous improvement personnel per # of employees. Each organization has its own structure. In hospitality they generally had a number of hotels share a Black Belt, but made…
Elisabeth is a Managing Partner at GoLeanSixSigma.com, the co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe. For over 25 years, she's helped leading organizations like Amazon, Charles Schwab and Starwood Hotels & Resorts build problem-solving muscles with Lean Six Sigma to achieve their goals.
The idea is that your building the thinking behind the method. So, PDCA can happen daily, weekly, or monthly. Because PDCA is a cycle, ideal iterations are within a short period of time.
Much depends on leadership, but have you used some key tools already? Have you created an Action Item List with due dates? Have you published it? Peer pressure is a great motivator. But if it’s truly a leadership issue, it…
In Six Sigma, Xs are the terminology for the input and process variables in your process, such as the temperature in the oven when cooking a meal, or the length of time it takes to fulfill an order. These are…