Turning a vision into reality is an art form that is consistently demonstrated by only the best of leaders. Tom McCarty, Motorola University Director of Consulting Services, is one of those leaders. Nearly a year ago, Tom had a vision for developing a comprehensive Six Sigma Handbook that would capture the breadth and depth of Motorola's long-standing history and experience with Six Sigma and other process improvement techniques. And as all good leaders do, Tom enlisted the help and support of the best and brightest in the business. This book is the result of countless hours of hard work from several Motorola University Six Sigma professionals.

Tom led the way by capturing his years of experience in working with leadership teams within Motorola, as well as countless other organizations, to provide practical advice for leaders looking to bolster the success of their Six Sigma implementations.

Lorraine Daniels is truly a unique Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Lorraine can undoubtedly go head-to-head with any Six Sigma expert on the technical aspects of the methodology. But more importantly, Lorraine possesses a special talent for communicating, explaining, and teaching the concepts to just about anyone. And she put that talent to good use in Part Four of this handbook.

Michael Bremer brought 30 years of experience in continuous improvement and new insights into the integration of Lean and Six Sigma.

Praveen Gupta is already well-published in the area of Quality Systems and contributed the Six Sigma Measurement content and...