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Critical Management Choice: What do you want to do? Conduct some improvement projects? or Change your culture? Create a Six Sigma deployment plan: Six Sigma Implementation Model Discovery and assessment System development and planning Unit customizing and planning Education and training Change deployment/measurement Identify a senior manager as Six Sigma leader. Twelve Steps to “Accountability” Create a risk tolerant environment Focus on goals and objectives Involve individuals in goal setting Clarify levels of empowerment and responsibility Conduct management review meetings Implement a measurement and reporting program Twelve Steps to “Accountability” cont. Select process owners Tie management activities to results Tie goal attainment to the PA process 10 Align PMS with vision, values, and results 11 Recognize and reward goal achievement 12 Make reinforcement a way of life How does Six Sigma work? Systematic method of step function improvements across all business functions: Executives establish vision, challenge and objectives Champions and process leaders provide focus, leadership and commitment Dedicated resource of highly skilled and focused individuals (Master Blackbelts Blackbelts) lead and perform improvement efforts Customer-focus based on “Critical to Quality (CTQ’s)” definitions Process selects key improvement projects, tracks and quantifies results Focus on solutions to real business problems Dedicated resources deploy and support their functional organizations Deployment planning flow... Levels of Metrics Six Sigma Deployment Steps Conduct site evaluations Conduct Six Sigma planning sessions Identify acceptable company metrics Identify and select the Six Sigma infrastructure Provide comprehensive training Implement the “deployment plan” Communicate and reward successes Six Sigma Roles and Responsibilities It takes a significant time investment... Initial Executive Responsibilities Ong