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PowerSteering Software  |  09/07/2010

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Event: Applying Lean Six Sigma to Lean Six Sigma

Session presented by PowerSteering Software will focus on sustaining lean Six Sigma value during economic recession

(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) -- PowerSteering Software, a provider of on-demand project and portfolio management (PPM) solutions, will lead an executive forum titled “Applying Lean Six Sigma to Lean Six Sigma” at the IQPC Process Excellence Leaders Meeting in Chicago on Sept. 14–15.

The discussion, scheduled for Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.,will be co-led by Randy Clark, Black Belt and director of Six Sigma at PowerSteering Software, and James Pearson, quality and management consultant and former vice president of quality and lean Six Sigma at EMC Corp. The session represents an unprecedented opportunity for a cross-industry group of senior executives to strategize about the best ways to sustain lean Six Sigma value amidst leadership turnover, program maturity, and the economic downturn. The interactive dialogue will follow a classic format of the 5 Whys and the define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC) quality methods and address these common challenges:

• The inability to apply lean Six Sigma to strategic business problems

• The increase in competitive initiatives vying for attention and resources

• The difficulty of sustaining lean Six Sigma momentum

• The obstacles of securing lean Six Sigma executive support

 

More information about the event is available online.

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PowerSteering Software is the leader in on-demand enterprise project and portfolio management solutions for managing lean Six Sigma, product development, information technology, and other enterprise initiatives. Its easy-to-use software provides executives at Ecolab, Lloyds Register, Merck, Shaw, Tyco, United Airlines, and more than 140 other customers with executive visibility, strategy alignment, and enhanced team productivity to drive strategy and accelerate results across the enterprise.