Can Lean Six Sigma really save the government $500 billion dollars a year? Those were the claims put forward by Republican party candidate Newt Gingrich in a recent Fox News interview. Gingrich is just one of the latest politicians to sign up to campaign group Strong America Now's pledge to get politicians to use Lean Six Sigma to improve government operations. In this special edition of Process Perspectives, listen to a recording of an open conference call that Gingrich recently held with Lean Six Sigma practitioners to discuss how he thinks Lean Six Sigma can be part of the solution to government debt woes.

For further listening, check out Panel Discussion: Using Lean Six Sigma For Government

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Editor's note: The conference call recorded in this podcast took place on Wednesday August 17. Participants were informed that the call was being recorded and would be made publicly available. Please note: the Process Excellence Network does not endorse any particular candidate or party.