six sigma coaching – Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

May 9, 2014November 11, 2019 bizpi

6 resources for Six Sigma Black Belts to save time and improve effectiveness

Sigma Black Belts and Master Black Belts often have too much on their plate, especially when there aren’t many other

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

This is a list of best practices in process improvement I shared with students in the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Executive MBA Program⁠ in Boca Raton, Florida last month. I compiled my top recommendations that they could take back to their company.

Focused on building problem solving and
waste identification skill set of lowest-level employee
Psychological safety to discuss and solve problems
Management horizontally across value
stream
Making decisions that are best for the system, not individual departments (vertical)
Aligned and balanced metrics (two-way
communication or “catchball”)
Not just lagging financial metrics

Additional Links

Full presentation with slides (YouTube)

Lean Six Sigma for Good book series

Florida Atlantic University Executive MBA Program

If you’re interested in taking a Lean, Green Belt or Black Belt course, consider these self-paced affordable courses from OpEx Training: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.leansixsigmadefinition.com/shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠