Lean Six Sigma Training

American Statistical Association offers web-based training program on April 30. ...

... "The session, Beyond the Factory Floor: Succeeding with Lean Six Sigma Outside of Manufacturing, will be presented by Roger Hoerl of GE Corporate Research. The webinar will briefly review the dramatic rise of the service economy, discuss challenges to proper application of Lean Six Sigma there, and then discuss practical approaches for overcoming them. " ...

Via American Statistical Association: New Web-based Training Program

SixSigma IT Methods

Maximizing IT goals using Six Sigma will be explored in this discussion. ...

... "During Tom's presentation the potential and risks for applying Six Sigma to IT management will be discussed starting with the basic foundations from Motorola's original ideas and bringing the topic to today's need to apply it outside of manufacturing applications. Several examples from the real world of IT will be presented as good and bad applications of the method. A modification of Six Sigma will be developed to bring it more in tune with IT goals. " ...

Via Association of Information Technology Professionals: IT Methodology

Business Process Improvement

Lean and Six Sigma are great methods if applied properly. A good understanding of the underlying business and business processes is critical. ...

... "And yet, some laboratory managers take six sigma and lean tools and misuse them. Incorrectly used, these tools can endanger the viability of a pathology department and the quality of the service. " ...

Via Medical Laboratory World: Business Process Improvement