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KT Review #3: Focus on Six Sigma and
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Six
Sigma’s Seven Deadly Sins
Quality and productivity initiatives have come and gone over the past few
decades. Most have been sound in theory but shaky in implementation,
never quite delivering on their promises—at least not consistently
and over the long run. One of the more lasting of the many initiatives
has been Six Sigma, which General Electric has defined as a breakthrough
for "consistently developing and delivering near-perfect products
and services, based on looking ‘outside-in.’” But quality
and productivity interventions too often fall victim to seven factors
or “sins,” any one of which can turn all the initial
rah-rah for Six Sigma into a desire to look for yet another silver bullet.
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FAT Results from Lean Implementation: A Rational Process
Approach to Lean Success
Getting FAT results from lean implementation—it sounds Atkins-approved.
The truth is, like any successful diet, results can be improved by focusing
on the person involved in the program. At Kepner-Tregoe, we frequently
help clients integrate the people side of the equation and improve results.
In lean initiatives, focusing on the people pieces helps organizations
solve the lean puzzle. The results can be FAT - Financially triangulated
results that come at an Accelerated pace, and are Translatable consistently
across other parts of the organization.
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