July 2008

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Six Sigma: Phases Of Benchmarking

The focus should be on your company, compared with the standards or achievements of other similar companies. They are external references on which to base your evaluations of your own achievements.
Benchmarking can be called comparing your own performances to those of the best practices in top-level companies. It involves an evaluation of how those companies [...]

Guidelines For Six Sigma Healthcare Project Selection

Customer satisfaction (i.e. the satisfaction of the patients) is of utmost relevance to any healthcare organization. It is not restricted to giving proper treatment, but involves other services such as billing systems, availability of rooms and so on.
It becomes imperative to select a Six Sigma project that would bring about substantial improvements in critical services.
Prioritizing [...]

Process Improvement Teams For Six Sigma Success

The Six Sigma Team
The Six Sigma process improvement team is formed by selecting members from selected processes of the organization. They have a clear set of goals and targets defined. Each member is trained and is well-versed on organizational objectives. They have mutual trust and each member knows that they can influence the team agenda [...]

Merging Six Sigma And The Balanced Scorecard

These activities of Six Sigma projects are aligned to organizational objectives. Properly developed strategies, which are built up by listening to the voice of the customer, are better constructed to suit customer requirements.
The Balanced Scorecard Explained
The Balanced Score Card is another tool that helps organizations to focus on various aspects of the business while providing [...]

Tips To A Smooth Start At A New Job

You need to put your best foot forward your new place of employment. Let’s take a look at how you can do this.
Learning a New Job
You have to learn a new job and new procedures. Some of it may be explained to you, but the rest is for you to tackle or attempt to learn [...]