Six SIGMA for Dummies - (For Dummies) 2nd Edition by Craig Gygi & Bruce Williams (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

The world's largest and most profitable companies--including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola--have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over the past decade, over $100 billion in bottom-line performance has been achieved through corporate Six Sigma programs. Yet, despite its astounding effectiveness, few outside of the community of Six Sigma practitioners know what Six Sigma is all about.

With this book, Six Sigma is revealed to everyone. You might be in a company that's already implemented Six Sigma, or your organization may be considering it. You may be a student who wants to learn how it works, or you might be a seasoned business professional who needs to get up to speed. In any case, this updated edition of Six Sigma For Dummies is the most straightforward, non-intimidating guide on the market.

• New and updated material, including real-world examples
• What Six Sigma is all about and how it works
• The benefits of Six Sigma in organizations and businesses
• The powerful "DMAIC" problem-solving roadmap
• Yellow, Green and Black--how the Six Sigma "belt" system works
• How to select and utilize the right tools and technologies
• Speaking the language of Six Sigma; knowing the roles and responsibilities; and mastering the statistics skills and analytical methods

Six Sigma For Dummies will become everyone's No. 1 resource for discovering and mastering the world's most famous and powerful improvement tool. Stephen Covey is spot-on when he says, "Six Sigma For Dummies is a book to be read by everyone."

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Grasp what Six Sigma is and how it works
• Achieve quantum leaps in performance and impact the bottom line
• Utilize the DMAIC problem-solving method

Use Six Sigma to improve business performance -- and reap big profits

Millions of people work in companies that use Six Sigma to achieve quantum leaps in performance -- in everything from products and processes to systems and even environments. But for beginners, Six Sigma can seem confusing and mysterious. Relax! Six Sigma For Dummies explains it all, whether you need help implementing the methodology or just understanding it.

• Meet the big Six -- get an overview of the Six Sigma methodology, the key principles underlying its applications, and the roles and phases involved in its implementation
• Size it up -- dig into the details of the Six Sigma DMAIC problem-solving road map to discover how to properly scope and launch a project
• Get to the root -- find out how to use the Six Sigma DMAIC analyzing road map to objectively eliminate trivial and unimportant factors
• Don't lose your cool -- get a handle on the improving and controlling aspects of the DMAIC problem-solving road map to synthesize improvement and lock in your gains
• Grab some tools -- get a listing of the technology tools and information systems that Six Sigma practitioners use

Open the book and find:

• What Six Sigma is and how it works
• The founding principles and language of Six Sigma
• How to analyze data through charts and graphs
• The roles and responsibilities of Belts and Champions
• Ways to forecast future performance
• How to design, conduct, and analyze experiments
• The top do's and don'ts of Six Sigma

About the Author

Craig Gygi is Executive VP of Operations at MasterControl, a leading company providing software and services for best practices in automating and connecting every stage of quality/regulatory compliance, through the entire product life cycle. He is an operations executive and internationally recognized Lean Six Sigma thought leader and practitioner. Bruce Williams is Vice President of Pegasystems, the world leader in business process management. He is a leading speaker and presenter on business and technology trends, and is co-author of Six Sigma Workbook for Dummies, Process Intelligence for Dummies, BPM Basics for Dummies and The Intelligent Guide to Enterprise BPM. Neil DeCarlo was President of DeCarlo Communications.