Research Catalog

Title

The Six Sigma way team fieldbook : an implementation guide for project improvement teams / Peter S. Pande, Robert P. Neuman, Roland R. Cavanaugh [i.e. Cavanagh].

Author

Pande, Peter S.

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Neuman, Robert P.
• Cavanagh, Roland R.

Description

xvi, 403 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Six Sigma is a system for improving quality of organizational processes. This fieldbook focuses on the improvement teams that do the real work of Six Sigma. It provides references as well as tools and methods and how a team can implement them.

Subject

• Quality control > Statistical methods
• Production management > Statistical methods
• Teamwork
• Bedrijfsprocessen
• Projectmanagement

Note

• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes index.

Contents

A Guide to the Sigma Team Fieldbook. -- Part I: What A Six Sigma Project Team Needs To Know Before It Gets Started. -- A New Way to An Old Vision: The Six Sigma System. -- Bicycle Riding and the Art of Six Sigma Management. -- Six Secrets About Six Sigma Teams. -- Three Ways to Six Sigma: Strategies to Improve, Create, and Manage Processes. -- Get It Right the First Time! Selecting Winning Six Sigma Projects. -- Part II: A Five-Step Guide to Leading A Six Sigma Project Team Through DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control). -- Define the Opportunity: Identifying and Scoping Six Sigma Projects. -- None of Us is as Smart as All of Us: Leading the Six Sigma Team Through the Define State of the Project. -- "You Can't Measure What We Do!" Measuring Process Performance and Refining the Problem Statement. -- Storm Clouds Ahead: Guiding the Six Sigma Team in the Measurement Stage of the Project. -- "Call for Sherlock Holmes!" Analyzing Data and Investigating Causes. -- Normal Data and Team Norms: Guiding the Six Sigma Team Through the Analyze Stage of the Project. -- Improving the Process: Creating, Selecting, and Implementing Solutions. -- "At Last, We're a Team!" Guiding the Six Sigma Team Through the Improve Stage. -- Controlling the Improved Process. -- The Party's Over: Celebrating the Team's Success. -- How to Avoid Failure. -- Conclusion: What Difference Did the Team Make? -- Power Tool Worksheets. -- Glossary of Six Sigma Team Terms.

ISBN

• 0071373144
• 9780071373142

LCCN

2002282819

OCLC

• ocm49499097
• 49499097
• SCSB-1462967

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library