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1. Six Sigma: The Initiative, the deployment, the technology
• Many dimensions of Six Sigma
• The Initiative
• The Alignment
• The Discipline
• Leadership Development
• Six Sigma: The Methodology
• The Six Sigma Playbook
2. The Business Model for Six Sigma (RP)
• The Business Model
• Assessing External Realities
• Setting Financial Targets
• The Nature of Six Sigma
• Linking Internal Activities
• Focusing on, Finding and Delivering the Money
• Focus on the Money
• Six Sigma Evolution
• Six Sigma: Focus on the Money
• Finding the Money
• Value Mapping
• Process Entitlement and Goals
• Analyzing Profits
• Delivering the Money
3. Six Sigma Launch Philosophy
• The Nature of the Six Sigma Deployment
• Six Sigma Deployment Timing
• Kotter’s Philosophical Deployment Architecture
4. Getting Early Support: Selecting a Six Sigma Provider
• Why do you Need Consultants
• Six Sigma, Consultants and Consulting Costs
• Intellectual Property
• Accountability for Results
• Creating Partnerships
• Transfer of Technology
• Steering Teams
• Program Reviews
• Identifying, Prioritizing and Selecting Providers
• The RFP: Prioritize and Select Providers
• Selecting Providers: The RFP Decision Matrix
• Differentiating Providers
• Questions to Ask Providers
• Terms of Engagement
5. Aligning External Realities, Financial Targets and Internal Actions (MB)
• Business Assessment
• Horizon Planning
• Gap Analysis & Breakout Opportunities
• Business Metrics
• Goal Tree Development
6. Defining the Six Sigma Program Expectations and Metrics
• Defining the Bottom Line Six Sigma Program Expectations and Metrics
• Bottom Line Expectations: Productivity and Efficiency Improvement
• Top Line Expectations – Effectiveness & Value Proposition
• Six Sigma Participation Expectation
7. Defining the Six Sigma Program Scope
• Connecting Six Sigma to Other Initiatives
• Pilot or Full Deployment
• By Business Unit or By Division
• Deployment Domestically or Globally
• Six Sigma Program Content
• Scheduling Events
8. Defining the Six Sigma Infrastructure (DK)
• Roles and Responsibilities
• CEO and Executive Team
• Training Requirements
• Initiative Champion
• Selection
• Training Requirements
• Deployment Champions
• Selection
• Training Requirements
• Project Champions
• Selection
• Training Requirements
• Master Black Belts
• Selection
• Training Requirements
• Black Belts
• Selection
• Training Requirements
• Green Belts
• Selection
• Training Requirements
9. Committing to Project Selection, Prioritization and Chartering Six Sigma Leadership Roadmap
• Selecting the Right Projects
• Project Clusters
• Projection Prioritization and Selection Roadmap
• Clarify the Big Picture
• Types of Projects: Top-Down and Bottom-UP
• Prioritizing Projects
• Checking and Establishing Accountability – the Project Charter
• Summary of Six Sigma Project Selection
10. Creating Six Sigma Executive and Leadership Workshops
• Example Agendas and Key Deliverables
• Executive Team Six Sigma Workshop
• Business Team Six Sigma Workshops
• Deployment and Project Champion Workshops
• A Process for Rapidly Customizing Executive / Champion workshops
• Being Successful, Avoiding Problems
• Financial Workshops
• Human Resource Workshops
11. Selecting and Training the Right People
• Six Sigma, Lean Sigma and Lean Training Portfolio
• Six Sigma and Lean
• Leadership Workshops
• Value Creation and Management: Design for Six Sigma
• Operational Black Belt: Manufacturing Process Improvement
• K-Sigma Black Belt (Six Sigma and Lean)
• Six Sigma Belt Training Summary
• Internalization of Training
• Training Plans
12. Communicating the Six Sigma Program Expectations and Metrics
• Communications Matrix
• Creating Special Communications Systems
• The Message
• The Mediums
• Communications Plans
13. Creating the Human Resources Alignment
• Six Sigma Organizational Structure
• Talent Selections
• Developing Job Descriptions
• Succession Planning
• Certification Requirements
• Recognition and Rewards
• Belt Retention and Career Planning
• Six Sigma Deployment HR Support
14. Defining the Software Infrastructure: Tracking the Program and Projects
• Enterprise Management Solution Fundamentals
• Enterprise Solutions: Getting Started
• Enterprise Solution Requirements
• Enterprise Solution Packages
• Desktop Solutions
• Planning your Solutions
• Executing Solutions
15. Leading Six Sigma for the Long Term
• Kotter’s Stages Seven and Eight
• Five Steps to Leading Six Sigma
• Six Sigma Handbooks and Other Anchors
• Six Sigma Assessment
16. Reinvigorating Six Sigma
• Critical Analysis of your Six Sigma Deployment
• Back to the Basics: Critical Quality Dimensions
• Leading Six Sigma
• Is your Deployment Effective and Efficient?
• Is Everything Aligned to the Strategy?
• Time to Extend your Program
• Assessing your Program

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