Six Sigma Tools: Variation and All Its Glory
This is a micro blog this week, because next week we get into measures of variation which is a dry subject and will challenge my creative ability. As we continue our trek into statistics and how to interpret them, there is a very specific area that I want you to pay attention to, variation. The […]
Six Sigma Tools: Understanding Data
This blog is about Six Sigma data analysis. Because statistics are such a big part of the Six Sigma world, it makes sense that we talk about the data that is gathered and what it means. So here we go…. There are different types of data and anytime you measure something you going to need […]
Using Six Sigma to Measure Statistics
In this blog we have talked about a lot about the tools used in a change project, but I think that it is time we talk about the information that drives the project-the statistics. The old adage is that the numbers never lie, but when you work with statistics you know that is a relative […]
6Sigma Tools: Process Control Categories
In this blog we have talked a lot about the different tools we can use in our improvement projects, but it’s my professional opinion that knowing why something works is as good as if not better than knowing that it works. In this blog post we need to discuss how you categorize defects. When you […]
6Sigma Tools: Process Mapping Levels
This week we will continue our discussion on process mapping, I promise it will not go on forever, but it does have a lot of intricacies. Many people think that process mapping is just putting some shapes on a diagram, but it means much more than that. There are 3 levels of process mapping that […]
