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10 Tips for Building Awesome Green Belt Projects - GoLeanSixSigma.com

10 Tips for Building Awesome Green Belt Projects

Congratulations! You have just passed your exam and now it is time to tackle that Lean Six Sigma Green Belt project. “What makes a good Green Belt project?” is often the first looming question that comes to mind. Learners struggle with finding support, properly scoping their projects and other common…

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4 New Ways to Use A3s (Have You Tried Any of These?) - GoLeanSixSigma.com

4 New Ways to Use A3s (Have You Tried Any of These?)

Kaizen Charter? Knowledge Capture? Project Tracker? Posting Board? A3s have grown beyond their roles as problem-solving staples. They’ve expanded and staked out a richer domain in the Lean Six Sigma Toolkit. The A3 is often where we start to examine a challenge, address a problem or consider an opportunity. While…

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DMAIC + A3 = Kaizen Success - GoLeanSixSigma.com

DMAIC + A3 = Kaizen Success

The DMAIC problem-solving method may seem like a stranger to the A3 but they actually make a great pair. This continuous improvement combo brings much-needed clarity to Kaizen Events, Projects or any process opportunity. But first, a bit of background. We all may know DMAIC as it was born from…

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Grand Daddt of Quality - John Shook - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Grand-Daddy of Quality: John Shook

He’s in Lean. He’s all Shook up! Musical puns aside, John Shook recently did a good job of connecting Lean to Baseball which ties together two of America’s favorite past times. Okay, Lean my not have risen to “favorite” yet, but John Shook is working on it! We don’t actually…

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Are projects typically approved before an A3 is created?

Are projects typically approved before an A3 is created? How common is it for teams to use A3’s as project Charters? Yes, the project should be approved in the early stages of A3 use. A DMAIC project charter outlines the initial elements of a project including a problem and goal statement, scope, a business case,…
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One A3 can be used to solve how many problems?

One A3 per process issue or problem. This helps keep laser focused on the problem to be solved and the root causes. If we are trying to solve too many problems with one A3 we may not solve anything at all. Sometimes there is a parent A3 with child A3s that accompany the parent. Learn…
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How do we get our leadership on board with using A3s?

That can be very difficult if you do not have support from the top. If you’re still willing to give it a go, find a higher level Champion in the organization who can help you advocate for their use. And start using them yourself. If the organization doesn’t eventually use A3s at least you’ll benefit…
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