In this guide, we’ll walk you through the components of a successful Lean Six Sigma training deployment. You'll get the strategy, timeline and tools you need to train your teams and build a culture of Continuous Improvement. For over 25 years, we’ve helped organizations from every industry achieve their goals…
What is the Goal Statement Builder? The Goal Statement Builder Template provides an easy way to build a proper Goal Statement for an improvement project. The template requests the units, the measure, the baseline, target and projected timeline for improvement. Once completed this statement can be inserted into the Project…
What are Matching X & Y Measures? Matching X & Y Measures is a template that illustrates which input and process "X" measures impact the "Y" or output measure. This helps when determining what data to collect to uncover the critical "X" Measures. This is related to the equation: Y…
What is a Project Scope? The Project Scope has two basic components. The most important is the beginning and end of the process being addressed - the "Start" and "Stop" points - which is most often outlined in the SIPOC. The second part of the project scope addresses what's…
What is a Team Alignment Diagnostic? The Team Alignment Diagnostic is a template that guides a process improvement team in assessing how well they are working toward their purpose. The process is to assess team dynamics and then look to goals, roles and procedures to find the root cause of any…
The Lean Six Sigma toolset makes use of a variety of process maps. Each of these diagrams aids in understanding the flow and making it clear how the process works. Although detailed mapping is key to good process improvement, I would venture that properly constructing a high-level map first, can…
What are Process Voices? Process Voices captures the four distinct "voices" for any given process. The Voice of the Business reflects the needs of management. The Voice of the Employee relays what it feels like to work within the process. The Voice of the Customer details the needs of…
What is a Spaghetti Map? The Spaghetti Map allows users to document the setup of any work area with the goal of mapping the movement of individuals during the completion of a specific process. This template enables the documentation of the movement, the distance travelled as well as the…
What is an Action Plan? An Action Plan is a simple way of tracking the "who," "what" and "when" of tasks and decisions involved in supporting any project, implementation or initiative. The Action Plan enables a group to document who has been assigned to do each task and when…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of July 6, 2015. A Visit With Butler Supply: Using Lean Tools To Improve Training With efficient processes and organization using Lean, Butler Supply drastically reduced the length of the training…