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Successful change: two people you need, four things you can do
January 28 by Nitin Tanejawhen you're making changes, your objective is to ensure that big or small, change is accomplished successfully despite operational challenges.
"Just Do It" — Problem Solving Made Easy
May 03 by Diane FranciscoAt Covance, we expect employees to be process managers, problem solvers, and decision makers. One methodology we in the Six Sigma community use and teach is called DMAIC, short for Define, Measure, An...
Why Project Management is Essential to Successful Six Sigma Project Implementation
December 22 by James LewisIt is common knowledge that most organizations run at a three-sigma quality level and that they lose between 20 and 40 cents of every operating dollar to poor quality. The same statistics apply to p...
The Troubled Healthcare Industry and Six Sigma
November 17 by Anantha KollengodeThe healthcare industry is currently facing challenges on many fronts. Escalating costs for rapidly advancing technology and pressure to deliver quality care to more people (baby boomers, uninsured, u...