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School of Six Sigma

Introduction to Six Sigma

Six Sig­ma is a data-dri­ven approach to improv­ing qual­i­ty and effi­cien­cy in busi­ness process­es. Six Sig­ma aims for near-per­fect per­for­mance, tar­get­ing a goal of no more than 3.4 defects per mil­lion oppor­tu­ni­ties. The method­ol­o­gy employs the frame­work of DMA­IC (Define, Mea­sure, Ana­lyze, Improve, Con­trol) for deliv­er­ing improve­ment projects. Six Sig­ma prac­ti­tion­ers use sta­tis­ti­cal tools to iden­ti­fy root caus­es of defects and inef­fi­cien­cies, enabling pre­cise solu­tions that improve out­comes, increase cus­tomer sat­is­fac­tion, and con­tribute sig­nif­i­cant­ly to orga­ni­za­tion­al cost reduc­tion and profitability.

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What You’ll Learn in this Online Six Sigma Introduction Course

While it might seem coun­ter­in­tu­itive, our Six Sig­ma Intro­duc­tion Course looks at both Six Sig­ma and Lean method­olo­gies in the same foun­da­tion­al video series. Build­ing a sus­tain­able, con­tin­u­ous improve­ment prac­tice isn’t about choos­ing one method­ol­o­gy over the oth­er: It’s about giv­ing your peo­ple the tools they need to solve prob­lems, reduce waste, and bring more val­ue to the consumer. 

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Benefits of this Gemba Academy Introduction to Six Sigma Course

Gem­ba Academy’s Intro­duc­tion to Six Sig­ma Course is the first install­ment in our School of Six Sig­ma video train­ing pro­gram, and is designed to pro­vide learn­ers with a basic under­stand­ing of both method­olo­gies and how they can work togeth­er in a sin­gle con­tin­u­ous improve­ment practice.

We’ll also shed some light on our phi­los­o­phy regard­ing Lean and Six Sig­ma. While both are pow­er­ful sys­tems for dri­ving orga­ni­za­tion­al trans­for­ma­tion, Lean is a bet­ter sys­tem for improv­ing the entire busi­ness, and Six Sig­ma is more of a prob­lem-solv­ing method­ol­o­gy that can enhance any exist­ing Lean practice.

Sub­scribers get access to our entire con­tent library, includ­ing the School of Six Sig­ma, School of Lean, and Gem­ba Acad­e­my Live!, our vir­tu­al tour series that goes behind the scenes of real com­pa­nies’ improve­ment journeys.

Take the first step in your con­tin­u­ous learn­ing jour­ney. Watch the first install­ment in this Six Sig­ma Intro­duc­tion Course (and any mod­ule) for free to get a quick primer on Six Sigma.