Saturday, November 22, 2008

Incorporating Six Sigma Into Your Company Philosophy

By Craig Calvin

If you are one of the few who have not worked with Six Sigma, you need to read this. Six Sigma is a way of creating a more proficient employee base. Some parts of management may be taken aback, because they may not get how it works. The following illustrates the guidelines to the program.

1. Executive Level. This consists of the officers and higher up management teams. Their main part in the program is approval of the Six Sigma training and firing the employees up for the needed changes.

2. Champions. This includes those from the executive level picked to concentrate their energy on the Six Sigma training and implementing the process. They also make sure Six Sigma programs are put into place in a structured manner throughout all departments. These people should mentor the chosen black belt trainees, as well.

3. Master Black Belts are the ones chosen by the Champions. They go through the entire Six Sigma courses and spend all their time managing the Six Sigma implementation. As assumed, their names mean they are the masters of quality management and improving processes.

4. Black Belts, with the similar training as Master Black Belts, differ in that they work toward achieving goals instead of making them. They also work on a departmental level than organizational. They work alongside the Master Black Belts as well as spending their work time on the Six Sigma process.

5. Green Belts. Six Sigma Green Belts still undergo Six Sigma training, but on a smaller scale than the roles above them. They act as the Black Belts' right hand people, taking Six Sigma philosophy to the worker's level. Although they still have functions outside of the Six Sigma realm, they are instrumental in implementing a Six Sigma program because they set the tone for their peers and can report any difficulties in the process. - 15266

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