{"id":2008,"date":"2009-01-17T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-17T23:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=2008"},"modified":"2015-01-06T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2015-01-06T19:25:49","slug":"new-to-lean-six-sigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/new-to-lean-six-sigma\/2008\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Learn Six Sigma?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9726 \" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/six-sigma-methodology-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"six sigma methodology\" width=\"239\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/six-sigma-methodology-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/six-sigma-methodology-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/six-sigma-methodology-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/six-sigma-methodology.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>This is the first of a series of posts on Lean and Six Sigma. \u00a0My focus is pragmatic and I&#8217;ll help you answer the question &#8220;How to Learn Six Sigma.&#8221; Specifically, over the next several posts, I&#8217;ll cover:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>History<\/li>\n<li>Getting Started in Lean and Six Sigma (6 sigma)<\/li>\n<li>DMAIC\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, dmaic, define, kano model\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-elements-of-define\/3231\/\">Lean Six Sigma Define<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma training, lean six sigma certification\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-elements-of-measure\/3234\/\">Measure<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"dmaic, analyze six sigma\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-elements-of-analyze\/3238\/\">Analyze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"improve phase, six sigma dmaic\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-dmaic-improve\/3241\/\">Improve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"control phase, six sigma, dmaic\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-dmaic-control\/3244\/\">Control<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>DMADV\n<ul>\n<li>Define<\/li>\n<li>Measure<\/li>\n<li>Analyze<\/li>\n<li>Design<\/li>\n<li>Verify<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt Certification<\/li>\n<li>Statistical Definition of Six Sigma (6 sigma)<\/li>\n<li>Tools of Six Sigma (including excel templates you can download):\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, process map\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/process-bloat-a-hidden-indigestion\/1322\/\">Process Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"six sigma, dmaic, critical to quality, ctq\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/critical-to-quality-ctq\/3255\/\">Critical to Quality<\/a> (<a title=\"six sigma, dmaic, critical to quality, ctq\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/critical-to-quality-ctq\/3255\/\">CTQ<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, affinity diagram, define, dmaic\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/affinity-diagram\/3262\/\">Affinity Diagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Snakes and Ladders Diagram<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"control charts, lean six sigma\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/control-charts\/3516\/\">Control Charts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, pareto chart\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/the-pareto-principle\/129\/\">Pareto Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, spaghetti diagram\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/unappetizing-spaghetti-diagrams\/1413\/\">Spaghetti Diagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, dmaic, define, kano model\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/customer-experience-kano-basics-and-shiny-objects\/2208\/\">Kano Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Design of Experiments (DOE)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"six sigma problem statement\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-the-problem-statement\/5112\/\">Lean Six Sigma Problem Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hypothesis Testing\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"regression analysis for business\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/applied-regression-analysis\/192\/\">Regression Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"contingency table, chi square\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-hypothesis-testing-chi-square\/7264\/\">Chi-Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li>T-Test<\/li>\n<li>others&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Risk Management<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"lean six sigma, dmaic, stakeholder analysis, define\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/stakeholder-analysis\/3276\/\">Stakeholder Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"six sigma, dmaic, sipoc, process map\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/suppliers-inputs-process-output-customers-sipoc\/3289\/\">Supplier, Input, Process, Output, Customers<\/a> (<a title=\"six sigma, dmaic, sipoc, process map\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/suppliers-inputs-process-output-customers-sipoc\/3289\/\">SIPOC<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Measurement System Analysis (MSA and Gage R &amp; 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more to come in the next several posts.<\/p>\n<p>Six Sigma is a business management strategy originally developed by Motorola, USA in 1981. \u00a0As of 2010, it enjoys widespread application in many sectors of industry.<\/p>\n<p>Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects (errors) and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. \u00a0It uses a set of quality management methods, including statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization (&#8220;Black Belts&#8221;, &#8220;Green Belts&#8221;, etc.) who are experts in these methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization follows a defined sequence of steps and has quantified targets. These targets can be financial (cost reduction or profit increase) or whatever is critical to the customer of that process (cycle time, safety, delivery, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>The term six sigma originated from terminology associated with manufacturing, specifically terms associated with statistical modelling of manufacturing processes. The maturity of a manufacturing process can be described by a sigma rating indicating its yield, or the percentage of defect-free products it creates. A six-sigma process is one in which 99.99966% of the products manufactured are free of defects, compared to a one-sigma process in which only 31% are free of defects. 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