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Lean Six Sigma Business Transformation For Dummies

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Lean Six Sigma Business Transformation For Dummies

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Use Lean Six Sigma to transform your business. Lean Six Sigma is a powerful method for improving both the efficiency and quality of projects and operations. In this new book, the team that bought you Lean Six Sigma For Dummies shows you how to take Lean Six Sigma to the next level and manage continual change in your organization. You'll learn to design a roadmap for transformation that's tailored to your business objectives; develop and implement processes that eliminate waste and variation across the company; synchronize your supply chain; and successfully deploy Lean Six Sigm

At a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used In This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go From Here; Part I: Getting Started with Lean Six Sigma; Chapter 1: Introducing Lean Six Sigma; Defining Transformation; Introducing the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle; Showing the Way with Lean Six Sigma; Improving Existing Processes with DMAIC; Designing New Processes with DMADV; Recognising DMAIC and DMADV Transition Points; Bringing It All Together; Chapter 2: Introducing Business Transformation; Determining Where You Are Now and Where You Need to BeUnderstanding the Key Principles of Business TransformationLooking Out for the Pitfalls; Creating the Vision; Chapter 3: Learning to DRIVE; Introducing DRIVE; Creating the Framework; Taking a Mature Approach; Deploying the Strategy; Focusing on the Customer; Building Links and Strengthening the Supply Chain; Recognising the Importance of the Soft Stuff; Enabling Continuous Improvement; Part II: Scoping the LSS Transformation Journey; Chapter 4: Defining Your Transformation Objectives; Identifying Your Need; Focusing on the Vital Few Breakthrough Objectives; Creating a Transformation CharterChapter 5: Assessing Readiness for TransformationAssuring an Appropriate Business Strategy; Working With Your Strategic Plan; Checking Out the Capability Maturity Road Map; Chapter 6: Establishing the Transformation Governance System; Leading by Example: Driving the Transformation; Establishing the Programme Management Office; Taking Corrective Action; Walking the Talk; Part III: Planning the Transformation Journey; Chapter 7: Understanding Business Breakthroughs and Fundamentals; Avoiding Initiative Overload; Identifying Business Breakthroughs; Determining the Business FundamentalsEstablishing Key Performance IndicatorsChapter 8: Planning for Strategy Deployment; Making Strategy Deployment Happen in Practice; Decomposing and Cascading the Critical Objectives; Creating the Strategy Deployment Architecture; Playing Catchball; Introducing the X Matrix; Chapter 9: Implementing Strategy Deployment; Starting SD Implementation; Managing Breakthrough Improvements; Getting Back to Business Fundamentals; Sticking to the Plan; Ensuring Effective SD Progress Reviews; Driving Results with Countermeasures; Getting the Most from Visual ManagementChapter 10: Establishing a Continuous Improvement Organisational StructureSetting Up the Structure for Continuous Improvement; Creating Standards while Maintaining Flexibility; Introducing the Continuous Improvement Group; Understanding the Stakeholders; Part IV: Starting out on the Transformation Journey; Chapter 11: Creating the Right Culture; Culture, What Culture?; Managing a Cultural Transformation; Achieving Stakeholder Buy-in; Developing the Vision for Change; Getting Communication Right; Developing Employees' Skills; Recognising that Change can be Rewarding; Giving Power to the People