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Why Training is not Enough for successful Lean Six Sigma Deployment?

Several psychological studies confirm that an individual can only understand a new idea if he already knows at least 80% of information related to it. Therefore, even after one completes the training course, newly trained specialist can’t immediately absorb most of the professional secrets and “know-hows” of Lean Six Sigma professionals. While these secrets actually exist, newly trained specialists pass on them, paying little to no attention to their importance for the successful execution of Lean Six Sigma improvement projects.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][vc_column_text][jbox color=»red» title=»Secret №1″] Lean Six Sigma today is a universal system to solve any existing problems of the company.[/jbox][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The goal of having less than 4 defects per million iterations is no more relevant. Six Sigma today became a methodology to find solutions for problems, determined by the top management of the company. Quality training and efficient tools allow companies to solve these problems 10 to 20 times faster and more efficiently than traditional “trial and error” methods.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][vc_column_text][jbox color=»red» title=»Secret №2″] Lean Six Sigma is not a quality management system, but rather an efficiency management system. [/jbox][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Lean Six Sigma project begins with calculation of economic benefit to be achieved. This makes project work valuable for the company executives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][vc_column_text][jbox color=»red» title=»Secret №3″] Lean Six Sigma uses special tools and techniques to increase creative productivity of a human brain.[/jbox][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=»1/1″][vc_column_text]Actually, the secret is very simple – Lean Six Sigma utilizes the following techniques to increase the creative productivity of a human brain:

• 1^st technique: use of proess maps, mind maps, various graphics and means of idea visualization. It is well known that human brain an process graphical information up to 90 times faster than text or numbers data. Therefore those specialists that say there’s no magic and everything is cristal clear without any maps are wrong, as they deny themselves an opportunity to solve even the simple tasks of business process efficiency improvement.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column width=»350″][vc_column_text][jbox width=»350″ color=»gray» radius=»4″] The United States Department of Defence conducted mapping of fifteen of their core business processes. Such maps physically occupy several walls and include hundreds of stickers, depicting various stages of business processes. Such map is the only way to analyze and improve complicated business processes. [/jbox][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=»1/1″][vc_column_text]

• 2^nd technique: unification of the applied toolbox. Basically it means establishment of unified vocabulary to describe business processes and company problems. It is essential to develop a habit of consistent and correct application of unified notation when creating various business process maps.
• 3^rd technique: analysis of quantitative relationships between statistical data. According to psychological studies, human brain can typically follow relationships between 3, maximum 4 factors. It is impossible to analyze relationships between 50 variables without the use of modern software. Analysis of statistical data opens significant opportunities to find root causes of variations and defects, which allows to improve business processes and gain maximum benefits with minimal efforts.
• 4^th success factor: mental models of economic and production events and regularities, which help to understand the production economy correctly. This includes such models as 7 types of losses, one-piece flow, value added stream, models from the Theory of Constraints (unwinding loop, death loop, system conflict, future vision, etc.).
• 5^th: DMAIC methodology to solving problems is actually a method to execute a research project.
• 6^th: decision making methods in the conditions of lacking data or resources, which allow to lead the problem solving out of the information or psychological dead end, such as Pareto chart or decision making matrix, multidimensional scaling of expert opinions.
• 7^th, is a set of various tools, which a specific for particular tasks, such as 5S to optimize one’s workplace, SMED method of accelerated changeover, organization of U-shaped cells to minimize movement, Cp and Cpk ratious to assess process stability, etc.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][vc_column_text][jbox color=»red» title=»Secret №4″] Prioritization, Prioritization and Prioritization once more.[/jbox][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An important success factors, which is often overseen by newly trained Lean Six Sigma specialists is to constantly prioritize: main problems, maximum effects, best solutions. This allows to focus all resources on the most important areas, but don’t spread them in a thin layer over entire company, as is common during implementation of ISO standards.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][vc_column_text][jbox color=»red» title=»Secret №5″] Infrastructure is everything, or “cadres are all-important”.[/jbox][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=»1/1″][vc_column_text]Most important factor of successful Lean Six Sigma deployment is to create a special infrastructure, consisting of specialists and units with particular roles and responsibilities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_column width=»350″][vc_column_text][jbox width=»350″ color=»gray» radius=»4″] During Lean Six Sigma deployment in the U.S. Department of Defence and the U.S. Army, special Business Transformation Agency was established. During the term of its operations, over 10’000 Lean Six Sigma improvement projects were completed, over 35’000 employees were trained on various levels, and overall economic effect exceeded $10 billions.

To date, Lean Six Sigma deployment by the U.S. D.o.D. is considered the largest and one of the most successful.[/jbox][/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=»1/1″][vc_column_text]Russian Association Six Sigma provides consulting services on Lean Six Sigma deployment in Russian companies and branches of international companies, operating in Russia. These services offer turnkey solutions on Lean Six Sigma deployment in your organization, including initial assessment of company business, development of corporate deployment roadmap, training of company personnel and consulting support (both on and off-site) during initial improvement projects.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_row][vc_column width=»1/1″][gravityform id=»10″ name=»Узнайте больше о Лин Шесть сигм» ajax=»true» title=»false» description=»false»][/vc_column][/vc_row]