Six Sigma—The First 90 Days

15. Leading Six Sigma for the Long Term

With Dick Scott

We have been focused thus far with successfully launching a company-wide Six Sigma deployment within 90 days. Your Six Sigma program has now been successfully launched. You must now implement the systems and processes needed to effectively lead the deployment over the long term. This is a critical step toward ensuring that you achieve a culture change and that Six Sigma becomes how you do your work. Failing to implement these required processes and systems is a sure guarantee that Six Sigma will simply become another flavor of the month.

The purpose of this chapter is to identify and clarify a leadership roadmap for Six Sigma. The Six Sigma leadership roadmap will intensify and institutionalize ...