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Lean Six Sigma SIG Meetings
Where
TEQCORNER
1616
Anderson Road
Center Conference Room (3rd
Floor)
McLean,
Virginia 22102
When
Nov 30
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (GMT
-5:00) EST
Lean Six Sigma SIG Monthly Meeting
Sponsored by:
ASQ Sections 509 (MD & DC) and 511 (N.VA)
DATE: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
TOPIC: Specialized LSS Quality Exercise
SPEAKER: LSS SIG Leadership
LOCATION:
1616 Anderson Road McLean, Virginia 22102
Center Conference Room (3rd Floor)
(See map for directions to TEQCORNER, www.teqcorner.com)
TIME:
6:00-6:45pm - Networking
6:45-7:45pm - Program
7:45-8:00pm - LSS SIG Announcements
ADMISSION: Please register at http://www.asq509.org/ht/d/DoSurvey/i/38891. Registration is complimentary and ASQ Membership is not required. Light refreshments will be provided. Questions can be directed to SixSigmaSIG@asq509.org.
TOPIC DESCRIPTION: Specialized LSS Quality Exercise
Join us for a special year end "Chef's Choice" LSS Quality related participative exercise.
Meet your fellow quality practitioners, brainstorm solutions, and help solve "real world" enterprise challenges!
FACILITATOR BIO: TBD
Past Six Sigma SIG Meetings
Previous Six Sigma for Service Meeting Announcements:
- November 2008 Lean Six Sigma Meeting Announcement
- Ocober 2008 Lean Six Sigma Meeting Announcement
- September 2008 Lean Six Sigma Meeting Announcement
- May 2008 Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- April 2008 Lean Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- March 2008 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- February 2008 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- January 2008 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- November 2007 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- October 2007 Six Sigma SIG Announcement
- September 2007 Six Sigma SIG Meeting
- May 2007 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- April 2007 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
- March 2007 Six Sigma SIG Meeting Announcement
About ASQ's Lean Six Sigma Special Interest Group (SIG)
Scope
Surging demand (government) is driving supply (contractors) of Six Sigma services in the National Capital Region (NCR) – Washington D.C. and surrounding MD/VA areas. The demand is also driving the translation of Six Sigma to Transactional Service from Manufacturing. Growing pains are inevitable. To mitigate the impact of this transition, communication not only between government and contractors but also among contractors is critical to effective and proper implementation of Six Sigma projects. In this market of cooperative competition (“co-opetition”), the SIG serves as a neutral, competition-free zone for the balanced exchange of ideas, best-practices and lessons learned to benefit all market parties.
Vision
To promote the furtherance, understanding and standardization of the Six Sigma industry Body of Knowledge (BoK) by and for Six Sigma professionals in the Transactional Service Sector.
Mission
The SIG exists to serve the interests and needs of the Six Sigma professional community around the National Capital Region. Monthly meetings with expert speakers highlight topics that matter to you and your business. Periodic electronic newsletters alert you to relevant news and trends. Simply put, the SIG’s mission is to help you ...
1. Be in-the-loop: Information is key. Monthly meetings help you stay in-the-know about high-relevance and high-impact issues affecting the Six Sigma community.
2. Be well-connected: It’s what you know, but also who you know. Network with current and prospective clients, colleagues and competitors.
3. Be resource-full: Treat others as you’d like to be treated. Count on the SIG’s loose network of professionals for resources and be recognized among your peers as a go-to expert.
4. Be wise: Don’t repeat mistakes, benchmark! Share and learn lessons and best-practices from those in the same boat and those who’ve been there done that.
5. Be innovative: Let diverse expert speakers from business and academia challenge and inspire your Six Sigma thinking with a fusion of new ideas and unique perspectives.
6. Be...long: You’re not alone. Meet like-minded professionals equally passionate about their work in an open, friendly atmosphere of learning and professional growth.
About Six Sigma
Arising in the mid ‘80s, then sweeping major industries and sectors throughout the world in the ‘90s, the Six Sigma has demonstrated impressive Returns on Investment (ROI). Although the specific definition of Six Sigma actually varies in nuance per industry, sector and practitioner, a basic description is that it is both a business improvement philosophy and a robust set of analytical tools/methodologies to regulate quality and extract cost-savings and time-savings. The most well known and popularized Six Sigma framework is DMAIC (pronounced “duh-MAY-ic”) – acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control – which is one of many frameworks currently in use (again, specific to industry, sector and practitioner).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Will the SIG discuss Lean Six
Sigma?
Yes. In fact, the
ASQ
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) Body of
Knowledge (BoK)already includes Lean
concepts (section “IX”) under the umbrella term
of “Six Sigma.” In this regard, the
distinction between “Six Sigma” and “Lean Six
Sigma” is a distinction without a difference,
i.e. the former and latter terms are used
interchangeably.
If the terms “Six Sigma” and
“Lean Six Sigma” mean the same, why is there so
much buzz around the NCR about Lean Six
Sigma?
The reasons depend on
who you ask. One conceivable explanation
is that the prefix “Lean” helps to bring Lean
concepts to the forefront, emphasizing a more
service-friendly application of Six Sigma
methodologies. Another explanation
relates to a snow-ball effect, starting with
government Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
explicitly using the terms Lean Six Sigma as
opposed to Six Sigma.
Why has the SIG name “Six
Sigma for Service” changed to Lean Six
Sigma?
Since we stood up the
Six Sigma for Service SIG in November 2006, we
have seen the Lean Six Sigma methodology used
more frequently in practice -- so we
decided to change our name to reflect industry
trends. Our agenda remains the
same. We are grounded in the core
methodologies of the Six Sigma body of
knowledge as well as newly added Lean
concepts. We leave
our focus broad enough to address relevant
overlaps with ISO 9001, CMMI, Balanced
Scorecard, Change Management and
other business frameworks. Furthermore we
continue to place an emphasis on the
application of Lean Six Sigma
methodologies in Transactional
Service environments around the National
Capital Region.
Does the SIG discuss issues
specific to the government
business?
The SIG focuses on
the Transactional Service Sector, which around
the National Capital Region happens to be
mostly government/public sector.
What is the difference between
(a) Lean, (b) Six Sigma and (c) Lean Six Sigma?
There is a plethora of
information in the literature. Here’s one
simplified comparison matrix:
|
|
(a) Lean |
(b) Six Sigma |
(c) Lean Six
Sigma |
|
Origins: |
- Lean Manufacturing - “Toyota Way” - Pull System
(just-in-time) |
- Statistical Process
Control - Systems Engineering (e.g. Taguchi
Designs) |
- Lean + Six Sigma |
|
Goals: |
- Minimize wastes - Continuous improvements - Increase speed |
- Minimize defects and
delays - Control variations within +/- 3 standard
deviations (overlook 1.5 sigma shift for
simplicity) |
- Maximize value-added through mix of both
Lean and Six Sigma depending on the project and
context |
|
Bottom-Line: |
- A Philosophy - QUALITATIVE |
- Set of Methodologies - QUANTITATIVE |
- A Mix (not blend) of
both |
Who is ASQ?
In
a nutshell, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
is an independent, nonprofit in the business of
professional standards, training and
certifications since 1946. It has current
memberships in over 122 countries as well as
administers the U.S. Malcolm Baldrige Award and
over a dozen Quality Certifications (Engineers,
Auditors, Inspectors, etc.). It provides
a forum for quality topics such as ISO 9000,
TQM, Six Sigma, Lean and Benchmarking.
For information directly from the source, visit
ASQ at http://www.asq.org/about-asq/who-we-are/index.html.
For more information about Lean Six Sigma or the Lean Six Sigma SIG, contact Mr. Willie Davis, Lean Six Sigma SIG Co-Chair (davis_wt@yahoo.com)
