Strategy-Sustainability-Scale

01/18/2019

DMAIC is the problem-solving methodology behind . It consists of five Phases: , , , and .

Define

What problem would you like to fix?

The Define Phase is the first phase of the Lean Six Sigma . In this phase the project team creates a Project Charter, a high-level of the process and begins to understand the needs of the customers of the process. This is a critical phase in which the team outlines the project focus for themselves and the leadership of the organization.

Measure

How does the process currently perform? Or in other words, what is the magnitude of the problem?

As the team starts collecting data they focus on both the process as well as measuring what customers care about. That means initially there are two focuses: reducing or improving quality. In the Measure Phase, the team refines the measurement definitions and determines the current performance or the baseline of the process.

Analyze

What is causing the problem?

The Analyze Phase is often not given enough attention and, without analysis, teams jump to solutions before knowing the true root causes of the issues. The result is teams who implement solutions but don’t resolve the problem! The ideal is for teams to brainstorm potential root causes (not solutions), develop hypotheses as to why problems exist and then work to prove or disprove their hypotheses.

Improve

How will the team mitigate the root causes of the problem?

Once the project teams have determined the it’s time to develop solutions. A structured improvement effort can lead to innovative and elegant solutions that improve the baseline measure and, ultimately, the .

Control

How do you sustain the improvement?

Now that the process problem is fixed and improvements are in place, the team is focused on creating a to continue measuring the success of the updated process and developing a .

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01/07/2019

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11/28/2018

Focus on your customers first and become a costumer-centric business.
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You can focus on your competition through benchmarking, but do not lose sight of what you're customers want.
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Ask your customers what they want and bring that to them. Do not JUST offer your customers what you can give.
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In older companies, the engineers design what is possible and ask the marketers how to sell it. Don't be that company. UPS and FedEx fall into this model.
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Newer companies ask the marketers and creatives, "What do our customers want!? Let the engineers figure out how to make it happen." Google and Apple did this.
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Six years ago, there was no Sunday delivery, by anyone. Amazon listened to what it's customers wanted and boom - they figured out how to make this happen.
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Choose wisely. Be the trend setter, not the one following.
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11/27/2018

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11/27/2018

Did you know that 5S is a program used in EVERY major fortune 500 company?
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5S is an Operations Program designed to organize any workspace.
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Through a successful 5S program, problems will be easily visible and the value added work can begin.
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The 5S' stand for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain.
- through these actions, you will easily be able to see the non-value-added steps in your process and optimize
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-How would you like to add an extra half hour to your day, every hour? 5S can help you achieve this!
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If you have any questions regarding the 5S' for you or your company, please feel free to see how I can help.
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11/21/2018

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07/24/2018

Don't be discouraged because you're facing problems. Get motivated because they're big boy problems!!!

06/29/2018

06/21/2018

You can either be LeBron or Phil Jackson.

For those that don't get the basketball analogy...

Being a leader is not about doing. It's about inspiring others to do.

Leadership is not about checking boxes, but rather about getting your team to want to go out of their way to check extra boxes.

If you're still trying to do everything yourself... Here's a few steps that may help.

1. Stop doing everything yourself.

2. In your minds eye, zoom out. Look at the resources around you. Look at the problem you're dealing with. It's probably not that big. Look for other ways to your solution.

3. Plan

4. Zoom back in

I once had one of my engineers call this the "chicken view." As opposed to "birds eye view."

You're free to call or whatever you want, but the process does not change.

06/21/2018

Business is not always Black and White. Anyone can look at A and make it into B.

The leader must look at the bigger picture. How does this not only affect your clients, how does this affect your employees, your environment, your company culture?

Is the way your doing business detrimental to everyone else around you?

Are you have trouble retaining people?

Do you push your teams away?

When you're doing things for the first time, think of the best way to do it. DO NOT look at the "professional" way of doing something because that's how it's always been done. You're only going to get the same results, if not worse.

Don't fit within the lines. Don't worry about how you're "supposed to" do something. Struggle shoals innovation, so don't be afraid to be innovative.

06/18/2018

Happy Father's Day!