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Black Belt Certification changes On January 1st 2020 individuals will be required to submit a project in addition to passing the certification exam for an AALSSC Black Belt certification. Green Belt certification is unchanged. If you want to get your Black Belt training and certification prior to this new rule there are only two classes […]
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As a Lean Six Sigma professional you are on the front line of the “War on Waste” – TIM WOODS is out there sabotaging your operations. We must find and eliminate him at all costs, your prosperity depends on it. Follow the principles of war and your success is assured. Good luck and happy hunting. […]
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Exploitation: Follow up and follow through Many of us who have led or facilitated Kaizen events experienced the situation where the follow up action items were not implemented and objectives were not met. This is frustrating for team members and can lead to leadership thinking “This Lean Six Sigma stuff doesn’t work.” What actually happened is […]
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Surprise: Do the unexpected When improving and growing the organizations you serve simply meeting customer expectations is good, but often not enough. We don’t just want the organization to be good, we want incredible and unforgettable. By following the principle of surprise organizations develop advantage over competitors and build customer loyalty. Green and Black Belts are […]
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Economy of force: Do not waste resources For the Lean Six Sigma people out there this principle should jump out as the “of course” principle. Green Belts and Black Belts are extremely valuable to organizations because we can focus on saving time and money (among other skills). We preserve resources by reducing COPQ events (see principle […]
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Security: Do not permit adversary to acquire an unexpected advantage We do not want to be surprised by our arch-enemy (TIM WOODS) showing up at the worst time and slapping us in the face with a quality problem. Murphy’s law in-part states “if there is a worse time for something to go wrong, it will happen then”. Whenever TIM WOODS […]
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Simplicity: Only do the necessary. Simplicity is how Lean Six Sigma people should think. To eliminate TIM WOODS we only need to look at our processes and ask what is the most simple way to accomplish the task? In fact, process improvement can be defined as “applying simplicity to processes”. The ISO definition of a process […]
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Unity of Command: For every objective, there should be unity of effort under one responsible person. This is probably the most frustrating principle when violated. If you have ever asked “Who is in charge?” unity of command was being violated. For Lean Six Sigma strategies to work there must be leadership. In our Kaizen teams this […]
