TABLE OF CONTENTS This first part of The Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook focuses on the extension of Six Sigma into a management system that encompasses all levels of an organization. Motorola University consultants have found that while implementing Six Sigma through individual projects has produced significant results in many organizations, sustainable, breakthrough improvements are realized by those organizations whose leadership has embraced Six Sigma and incorporated it into their vision, strategies, and business objectives - in short, adopted Six Sigma as the system for managing their organizations. The Six Sigma Management System enables a leadership team to align on their strategic objectives, establish their critical operational measures, and determine their organizational performance drivers and then use those to implement, drive, monitor, and sustain their Six Sigma effort.
The four chapters in this part of the book will:
Introduce the Six Sigma Management System, and distinguish it from the Six Sigma metric and Six Sigma methodology
Explain the background (Chapter 1), principles, and elements of the Six Sigma Management System (Chapter 2)
Describe the Six Sigma leadership modes (Chapter 3)
Provide insights into Six Sigma leadership (Chapter 4)
Illustrate key tools used to implement the Six Sigma Management System
Six Sigma has been labeled as a...
