Six Sigma For Business Leaders : A Guide To Implementation

This 6"x9" book summarizes the best practices associated with the Six Sigma approach and puts them into a context for senior management to use as a guideline for implementing Six Sigma in their companies.It is intended to support leadership teams as they design their Six Sigma initiative and manage the execution of Six Sigma through aligning it with their business strategy. This book supports executive- and champion-level Six Sigma training for business leaders and process owners. This practical text, answers fifty questions that an organization must address to initiate, develop, and sustain a successful Six Sigma deployment. Some sample chapter titles are: - What does an executive sponsor do? - How can Six Sigma improve financial value? - Why is a formal project charter important? - What is the DMAIC problem-solving process? - How does the Improve step of DMAIC work?

A comprehensive summary of the best practices associated with the Six Sigma approach places them in a context designed for senior managers and process owners to promote support of leadership teams working to align the Six Sigma system into a business strategy, in a Q&A guide that outlines specific strategies and responsibilities.