iSixSigma-Editorial

CTQ Media LLC, which created and operates two popular web portals for business professionals, has launched its third portal called BPM Enterprise.

As a Six Sigma Partner, AIT Group will begin using Crystal Ball software in their Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma implementations around the world.

STAT-A-MATRIX Announces New Service Offering: Fundamentals of Customer Experience Management

Publisher Announces New Book: Operational Excellence: Using Lean Six Sigma to Translate Customer Value Through Global Supply Chains

PowerSteering Sets New Sales Record

PowerSteering Draws Record Attendance at 3rd Annual Customer Leadership Conference

MoreSteam Supports Sustainability Movement: Offers Online Lean Six Sigma Training Grants

Valeocon Management Consulting Innovates MBB Approach

Time to go back to school? Through specialized programs at U.S. universities, colleges and educational institutions, Six Sigma practitioners can broaden their knowledge and advance their career.

Breakthrough Management Group Expands Its Focus on Public Training Courses Through Its Public Training Division; Opens New Training Center

Announcing IVT’s Developing and Deploying Lean Six Sigma Practices in the Life Sciences Industry Conference

Diane Ritter Joins The Quality Group as Director of Business Excellence

How can some organizations experience so much success in implementing a Six Sigma continuous improvement program while others fail to fully achieve the desired results? The answer lies in their approach to the program.

Hertzler Systems introduces new software training videos to demonstrate powerful features for adding real-time data acquisition to MINITAB®

Additional Consulting Talent Added by GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare Group Schedules Hospital ED Seminars

Rath & Strong Announces New Revised Edition of Best-Selling Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Pocket Guide

No Change in Six Sigma Salaries Worldwide, Survey Shows; Certification Apparently Not a Factor

Information Technology and Six Sigma – Exclusive iSixSigma Magazine Research

Sigma Calculator Dictionary Problem Solving Wizard Search

CEOs want to know the return on investment of Lean Six Sigma projects, and CFOs want to compare the real financial results to “PowerPoint dollars.” A rigorous approach to calculating an improvement project’s impact is important to every organization.

Six Sigma training, or any training for that matter, is of no value if it does not result in performance improvement that is quantifiable. And any learning by anyone requires support — the availability of interpersonal resources.

The Lean event started with videotaping a press wash-up process to establish a baseline. After studying the tape, the team tried out new processes to reduce the wash-up time. After some refinements, time was cut 55% and savings was $150,000 a year.

A large-scale performance improvement initiative based on Six Sigma and change management improves the quality of patient care, raising satisfaction and increasing efficiency across the continuum of care.