Apple Does Lean Business

So lean thinking is important to you and your business is it? Are you taking notice of how well some progressive companies are utilising lean concepts in the way they do business today? Check out Apple Inc.

Master Black Belts in Danger of Becoming Irrelevant

Master Black Belt – this has to be the most misunderstood yet profoundly vital role in every organisation today. The question is how do you develop MBBs that are relevant to the needs of the modern day organisation?

Lean Six Sigma Books for iPad and Kindle

I’m just watching this site grow with a list of Lean Six Sigma books for iPad and Kindle users.

http://leansixsigmabooks.com

Lean Six Sigma Certification For All Business Improvement Professionals

This certification information is provided for business improvement professionals seeking a nationally recognised Lean Six Sigma qualification to the Diploma or Advanced Diploma level through a process of RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning).

Taking a Stance on Lean Six Sigma Training Standards

Lean Six Sigma Training continues to evolve as the commercial aspects of the industry drive consultants and professional trainers to offer shorter duration and cheaper training. Is that a good thing? How is that hurting the business improvement industry?

Lean Six Sigma Training – Almost a Bachelor Degree

Soarent Vision now offers a Lean Six Sigma education program with qualifications that are the equivalent of two thirds of a Bachelor Degree.

SigmaXL – Six Sigma Statistics Software

SigmaXL has now released its latest version of statistical analysis software. This has to be the best value for money Six Sigma software on the market today.

Check it out HERE

QFD Templates Available in SigmaXL

Quality Function Deployment [or QFD] has traditionally been quite cumbersome and laborious to create on paper. SigmaXL has now released a version of software that offers QFD templates in addition to its traditional Six Sigma statistical analysis tools.

Download Version 6.04 of SigmaXL Software for FREE here and enjoy the experience.

Certification of Lean Six Sigma Practitioners

The business improvement industry is not governed and is so fragmented it’s creating the situation where anybody can enter it as a consultant and even trainer … regardless of qualifications, experience and competency.

Limiting the Success of Lean Six Sigma

 

Most of the control mechanisms put in place in your business were put there for the purpose of managing risk. The same concept applies to your business improvement initiative.