A report of how a process performs is not only a function of process characteristics and sampling chance differences. It can also depend on sampling approach.

I have seen organizational lean or lean Six Sigma job requirements stating that any level of certification from almost any institution is acceptable, at least according to the recruiter. But guess what?

I went into my local Barnes & Noble looking for a book and decided to check if they carried my book, Lean Six Sigma Demystified. There were four rows of business books on management, leadership, sales, and so on.

Editor’s note: This is the third of a three-part series on effective, focused data analysis.

I’m back, writing about another Toyota dilemma of mine.

Another transformation initiative has been announced in your organization and you think to yourself, “How much change are we expected to undertake?” In a lean Six Sigma engagement, it is imperative to take into consideration the number of ongoing and past change init

I recently had the chance to talk to Brett Warland, global director of process improvement at PolyOne Corp.

A s you may be aware, causality is critical in strategy execution.

Whenever I write about continuous improvement and lean Six Sigma, without fail I get a comment about Toyota and its quality issues. So I decided to investigate this matter further, present the facts, and let the data be the voice of reason.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “We don’t have the data for this.