Project Based

When our processes fail to give customers what they expect in a consistent manner we have ‘defects’ or ‘errors’. Six Sigma projects are generated to resolve these problems, often by reducing variation, eliminating defects, reducing waste and compressing cycle time in the processes. A Six Sigma project seeks to improve the process performance by getting to the root cause and fixing it permanently, rather than applying quick fixes that often only address the symptoms. Projects typically last four to six months and deliver real customer and bottom line improvements. However, initial ‘learning’ projects or those where data is difficult to collect could take longer.