subject: Six Sigma Training With The DMAIC Methodology [print this page] Six Sigma Training With The DMAIC Methodology
Businesses processes comprises of three levels of management which is the operation, the middle and the top management. Problem solving is the main responsibility of the top management. To do this task efficiently, the top brass needs to have complete control over the operational process. This is gained by statistical methods of management which is one of the corner stones of the Six Sigma management philosophy.Six Sigma works on the principle of identifying and eliminating all activities in a process which does not add value to the quality of the final product or service. This in turn is supposed to ensure that the production achieves nearly 100% defect free products. The ultimate goal of Six Sigma projects is to increase profits by cutting down costs.This is achieved by imparting Six Sigma training to both ground and top level management of an organization. When the Six Sigma training is conducted under optimal conditions, the result is better productivity and increased employee satisfaction.When the Six Sigma training modules are first introduced in an organization, it may appear as if there are going to be major changes to the work process and tremendous alterations in the working methods. This tends to cause uneasiness, insecurity and even panic in many employees. This is the reason that Six Sigma training should be introduced after the employees have been briefed on what it entails and after its advantages (to both the organization and the staff) have been made amply clear. The employees identified for taking the Six Sigma training must understand all the key technical aspects of the program. The requirement of the DMAIC (Define, measure, analyze, improve & control) methodology used for the training must be thoroughly met. In other words, Team Leaders must identify the goal and scope of the business which also helps the organization to determine its present competence levels along with their client's expectations. This is the defining stage of the project. Then follows the estimation or the measuring of costs and the establishment of the number of process chains that are currently concerned with the manufacturing process.The next stage involves analyzing customer feedbacks regarding the products and services offered by the business and also identifying the areas of overspend in the process. This stage gives way to the "Improve" phase whereby ground breaking production techniques are identified and adopted to stringently meet the customer's anticipations and reduce cost. The final stage of "Control" is putting into place a vigilance plan which will provide effective monitoring for maintaining the improved production process.The "Green Belt" Six Sigma training is the backbone of the production process for any business. It is mistakenly thought that the higher "Black Belt" training is paramount. However, not only is the Black Belt training expensive but it is the lower rung employees in the Green Belt who holds the key to successful cost reduction. The results are more obvious and far-reaching when the middle rung and lower ranked functions are restructured with the Six Sigma training.
