Category: Lean Six Sigma
Future Trends for Lean Six Sigma
By Harry Rever, MBA, PMP, CSSMBB, CQM, CQC | Director of Six Sigma, IIL If there is one commonality among businesses in virtually every industry, it is the desire to improve results. Continuous…
Three Charts to Avoid: Help Your Audience, Don’t Confuse Them
By Harry Rever, MBA, PMP, CSSMBB, CQM, CQC | Director of Six Sigma, IIL I want you to stand up. Yep, get out of your chair and stand up straight, put your right arm out to the side with your…
The Benefits of Becoming a Six Sigma Black Belt
By Harry Rever, MBA, PMP, CSSMBB, CQM, CQC | Director of Six Sigma, IIL Is becoming a certified Six Sigma Black Belt something you should consider? Well, that depends, of course, on what kind…
Applying the DMAIC Steps to Process Improvement Projects
By Harry Rever, MBA, PMP, CSSMBB, CQM, CQC | Director of Six Sigma, IIL “Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control” is the Roadmap to Improving Processes Project managers, in just about any…
The Marketability of Lean Six Sigma
By Anne Foley, MBB, CSSBB, PMP Director of Lean Six Sigma, IIL I can still remember the first time I heard the term Six Sigma. Our customer invited us to a supplier meeting in the hopes of creating…
Applying a Lean Six Sigma Concept to Healthcare
By Anne Foley, MBB, CSSBB, PMP Director of Lean Six Sigma, IIL Let me begin by saying that if you have started a diet in 2016, this story might help you stick to it. I had just filled my plate with…
5 Lean Six Sigma Concepts to Help You Reach Your Goals
By Anne Foley, MBB, CSSBB, PMP Director of Lean Six Sigma, IIL There is a popular quote that says the definition of insanity is doing the same things the exact same way while expecting the results…
What is Lean Six Sigma?
By Anne Foley, MBB, CSSBB, PMP Director of Lean Six Sigma, International Institute for Learning Back in 1987 when I was a supplier to Motorola, they asked us to provide them with our key…
Using Lean Six Sigma Concepts for Problem Solving
By Anne Foley, MBB, CSSBB, PMP Director of Lean Six Sigma, IIL A high school teacher recently asked his class what a good leader does first when a problem is identified. Several hands went up and…
Does Lean Six Sigma Truly Stifle Creativity?
By Anne Foley, PMP, MBB, CSSBB Director of Lean Six Sigma, IIL I just finished reading an article about a well-known company that has decided to stop training employees on the concepts, tools and…