Book description
Maximise the quality and efficiency of your organisation with Lean Six SigmaAre you looking to make your organisation more effective and productive? If you answered "yes," you need to change the way it thinks. Combining the leading improvement methods of Six Sigma and Lean, this winning technique drives performance to the next level—and this friendly and accessible guide shows you how. The third edition of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies outlines the key concepts of this strategy and explains how you can use it to get the very best out of your team and your business.
The jargon-crowded language and theory of Lean Six Sigma can be intimidating for both beginners and experienced users. Written in plain English and packed with lots of helpful examples, this easy-to-follow guide arms you with tools and techniques for implementing Lean Six Sigma and offers guidance on everything from policy deployment to managing change in your organisation—and everything in between.
- Gives you plain-English explanations of complicated jargon
- Serves as a useful tool for businesspeople looking to make their organisation more effective
- Helps you achieve goals with ease and confidence
- Provides useful hands-on checklists
Whether you want to manage a project more tightly or fine-tune existing systems and processes, the third edition of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies makes it easier to achieve your business goals.
Table of contents
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- Cover
- Introduction
- Part I: Getting Started with Lean Six Sigma
- Part II: Working with Lean Six Sigma
- Part III: Assessing Performance
- Part IV: Improving the Processes
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Part V: Deploying Lean Six Sigma
- Chapter 13: Leading the Deployment
- Chapter 14: Selecting the Right Projects
- Chapter 15: Running Rapid Improvement Events
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Chapter 16: Putting It All Together
- Working Your Way through DMAIC
- Defining Where You’re Going
- Getting the Measure of Things
- Analysing the Data to Find the Root Cause
- Quantifying the Opportunity
- Applying Solutions in the Improve Phase
- Confirming the Customer and Business Benefits
- Implementing, Standardising and Controlling the Solution
- Conducting the Final Benefit Review
- Chapter 17: Ensuring Everyday Operational Excellence
- Chapter 18: Comprehending the People Issues
- Part VI: The Part of Tens
- About the Authors
- Cheat Sheet
- Advertisement Page
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Lean Six Sigma For Dummies
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2015
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119067351
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