project management approach to discovering the Y=f(x) equation, where the “Y” is the measure of that thing you’re trying to improve, and the “x’s” are “influencing” (good or bad) that “Y’s” output.
Lean Sigma Corporation Approved as Registered Education Provider by Project Management Institute Charlotte, North Carolina, USA – March 28, 2016 Lean Sigma Corporation today announces that the Project Management Institute (PMI), the world’s largest project management member association, has named it as a Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.) effective April 1, 2016 R.E.P.s are organizations that …
An effective communication plan is more vital than you probably give it credit. Nothing takes down a project like a few key “problem children” in the organization (usually middle management), All because you didn’t communicate properly or timely or specific enough with them, or didn’t engage them in the problem scope and solution implementation, things …
What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a quality improvement process used by many Corporations and Organizations worldwide. There are several benefits for using this methodology for any business large or small. These same valuable tools and methods are ways to use Six Sigma in your daily life. Your Plan As a new year begins, …
Managing work for a project generally falls to the Project Manager or Project Lead. As a six sigma practitioner, there is a likely chance that you will be in that role at some point in your career. There are many ways to approach managing a project, including the widely used Project Management Book of Knowledge …
When a project is initiated, its folly to assume that the project should run smoothly without any roadblocks. The reality is that nearly all projects experience some degree of course correction and often times have to overcome project roadblocks. These circumstances delay timelines, stress resources or alter intended outcomes, definitely not desirable! A few of …
In business, it is universally difficult to successfully communicate change. Regardless of the size of the company, when leadership makes the decision to change direction, change its focus, or change its process, employees feel the brunt of the change. This can create resistance among employees, potentially manifesting into larger nonacceptance of the organization’s decisions later …
When businesses create their three to five year strategic vision, more often than not, a list of projects is created to achieve the planned goals. This list of projects then needs to be prioritized in order for project teams to have a plan of action. As the organization begins assigning projects to their teams, many …
The real purpose of project work is to effectively implement a change that improves an organization. To manage a project to success, the project should have a specific goal to reach. It almost seems elementary to discuss goal setting, but in reality, too many projects fail before they even get started because the goal is …
Businesses around the world experience projects that are not successful and often question where things went wrong. When leadership asks why projects fail, most of the answers come down to three major errors in the management of a project. The most crucial factors to a projects success are also where they are most likely to …
