Someone is selling you Lean Six Sigma

By the end you will be able to tell a working improvement method from a certificate mill, and ask the three questions that separate them.

5 steps · about 28 minutes · free, no account, read in any order you like

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1. 1

   Guide · 9 min read · 1 of 5

   L6S: what it stands for, and what it actually does

   The abbreviation first, since it is on every proposal you will be handed. What it stands for, and where the number six actually comes from.

2. 2

   Guide · 10 min read · 2 of 5

   Lean Six Sigma: the discipline, and what it takes to do properly

   The practice in full: what an engagement involves, what it takes in time and people, and what the belts are genuinely worth.

3. 3

   The method · 2 min read · 3 of 5

   When Lean Six Sigma is the wrong tool

   The argument against, written by a practitioner. If a seller cannot name these limits themselves, that tells you what you need to know.

4. 4

   Data & decisions · 2 min read · 4 of 5

   Decision points: where expected value gets it wrong

   How the business case gets made, and the ways expected value quietly gives the wrong answer.

5. 5

   Case study, first of a series · 5 min read · 5 of 5

   Meridian Hospital Group

   What honest work looks like when it is shown in full, so you have something to compare a proposal against.

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