Change management is defined on Wikipedia as: Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from a current state to a desired future state. In project management, chang...
The event is over. You have tons of papers from your gigantic post it notepad of the things to do. Some of them you can easily do yourself, but other items you need other people to do. How do you feel? Knowing that ...
Design of Experiments (DoE) – SigmaXL Demo this video tutorial will show you how to use the statistical software package, SigmaXL, to design a 3-factor experiment for a catapult competition. You may recall this e...
Are you accomplishing your goals for your team? Have you designed an organizational structure with unnecessary competition and red tape? If you feel like your wheels are spinning fast, but you are still moving in slo...
When evaluating your current enterprise strategies, do you consider your custom product more of a hassle than a goldmine? Are you have trouble going from maybe on time to just in time? Stay the course and consider the in...
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Sharing online can be the source of tremendous rewards for many businesses and organizations. A blog is an excellent way to connect with people outside your facility, location, department, or division. Whether you de...
FMEA stands for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. This DMAIC tool is used to evaluate risk in a process. FMEA will help to improve the quality and safety of work tasks. Using this SigmaXL template will allow you to d...
If you are following me on Twitter, you might remember that Monday I sent out a series of tweets expressing why I feel the term “efficient” is often misused and abused in regard to business process performa...
Are struggling to figure out how Twitter fits into your business model? Have you read or heard that twittering is good for your business, but you are frustrated because you are not getting the results you want? Well,...
A Run Chart is a time-ordered series data plot used to observe the performance of a process. Run charts are often shown on daily visual management boards to track key performance indicators. Recording daily trends can ...
As a change agent, we lead groups of cross functional teams from all levels of the organization. Soft skills training is invaluable to effective leadership. This training will enable you to direct the change adoption ...
A Fishbone Diagram or cause and effect diagram is a tool used during brainstorming sessions of Lean Six Sigma projects. This tool will help you drill down to root causes of defects and identify possible failure modes. Yo...
The biggest issue that causes a stir in the lean six sigma world is CULTURE. How to develop the culture and manage the change to new lean initiatives. Sustaining improvements and avoiding the flavor of the month syndrome...
Takt Time is the maximum allowable cycle time required to meet customer demands. This is a video that defines takt time and gives an example of how to calculate takt time. Takt time is important to the development a...
Kaizen Events can be a source of apprehension for many team members and team leaders. It’s at the beginning of the event when you want to set the tone that the team wants. . .”To Boldly Go, Where No Man ha...
How NOT to explain what you do at work. . . FUNNY! ...
Yesterday, I was traveling on the highway, listening to my favorite CD when I made an observation. I took note of the tractor trailers on the road and noticed the majority had tractors with single trailers. Interest...
Learn how to perform Multiple Regression analysis with SigmaXL. Why perform a Multiple Regression Analysis? Y = f (x1, x2, x3, . . .xn) To detemine which input or process variables (Xs) affect your output (Y). Mul...
