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BECOME A SIX SIGMA CHAMPION – #59
Context
You want your managers to be the guarantors of the strategic objectives driven by Six Sigma projects and to understand their role as Six Sigma project champions:
- Upstream, to identify Six Sigma project opportunities, define the precise scope of each project formalised in a charter, and identify the resources required for the success of Six Sigma projects.
- throughout the project, to validate the milestones at the DMAIC stages, and to support the Six Sigma teams.
- Afterwards, to verify the sustainability of the results, and to identify other opportunities for related Six Sigma projects.
Objectives
- Understand the fundamentals of the Six Sigma approach
- Understand your role in relation to the management committee and Six Sigma project teams.
- Know how to select Six Sigma project opportunities with high value for the business.
- Know how to define the charter for a Six Sigma project (goal, objectives, resources, aids and obstacles).
- Know how to monitor, evaluate and guide teams in the development/execution of their Six Sigma projects.
- Know how to conduct progress reviews of a Six Sigma team at the various DMAIC milestones.
- Understand your role after the end of a Six Sigma project.
Recommanded for
- Managers designated as Champions or Sponsors of a Six Sigma project.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Pedagogy
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Active learning in the form of teamwork.
Evaluation mode
- Knowledge test (MCQ).
Materials course
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Participant’s file containing the presentations delivered during the training and the exercise materials.
To go further
Training :
Consulting services : EURO-SYMBIOSE can assist you in the concrete implementation in your company. Contact us to know more about it.
DAY 1
Introduction to Six Sigma
- Origin and principles of Six Sigma
- The three pillars of the Six Sigma approach
- The performance measurement system: DPMO and sigma level
- Expected business benefits (QCD, customer satisfaction) and industrial examples
From strategy to the launch of Six Sigma projects
- Identification of project opportunities
- Selection of key projects according to criteria, concept of EVA (economic value added)
- Organisation of key projects (scope, charter, stakeholders, benefit/risk analysis)
- Launch of key projects (communication)
Six Sigma teams
- Key roles: Champion, Black Belt, Green Belt, Yellow Belt
- Team building (analysis of complementary profiles: Belbin Test)
- Team operating rules
Governance & management
- Management rituals and tools (reviews, committees, milestones)
- Management of project contingencies and trade-offs
- Change management: Management of resistance to change / Human factors
DAY 2
Understanding DMAIC (macro view)
For each of the five stages of DMAIC (Define – Measure – Analyse – Improve – Control):
- Purpose of the stage
- Key tools for the stage (without going into detail)
- Expected deliverables and their critical evaluation: questions from the Champion to pass each milestone
- Risks if the stage is not done properly
DAY 3
Comprendre le DMAIC (suite, étapes Improve-Control)
L’après le projet & pérennisation
- Validation et suivi des gains financiers à 1 an
- Capitalisation et transversalisation vers d’autres projets
Clôture de la formation :
- En INTRA : Engagement individuel des participants comme Champion
About Instructor
Valérie LE COUËDIC
Speciality: EURO-SYMBIOSE consultant since 2001, Valérie masters both automotive and aeronautical standards. Technical contact for the VDA-QMC.