{"product_id":"lean-six-sigma-for-dummies-isbn-9781119796718","title":"Lean Six Sigma For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBecome a process improvement star with Lean Six Sigma! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Lean? Not in terms of weight loss, but operational efficiency? Then you can get into the Lean mindset with \u003ci\u003eLean Six Sigma For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e.  A popular process improvement strategy used in many corporations, Lean Six Sigma exemplifies eliminating waste and optimizing flow at an operational level. With the strategies outlined in this book, you’ll have your projects, team, and maybe even your organization running at peak efficiency. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by two experts that have been teaching Lean Six Sigma for over 20 years, \u003ci\u003eLean Six Sigma For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e explains the jargon surrounding this organizational practice, outlines the key principles of both Lean thinking and the Six Sigma process, and breaks it all down into easy-to-follow steps. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse Lean Six Sigma to develop a culture of continuous improvement \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComplete repetitive tasks through robotic process automation \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssess how well your company and employees adapt to Lean Six Sigma \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover tips on how to implement Lean Six Sigma every day \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFind best practices to sustain ongoing improvements \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith handy checklists and helpful advice, \u003ci\u003eLean Six Sigma For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to implement Lean Six Sigma in any industry, within any size organization. Pick up your copy to successfully lean into the Lean Six Sigma mindset yourself.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Understanding Lean Six Sigma 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Defining Lean Six Sigma 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Understanding the Principles of Lean Six Sigma 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Lean Six Sigma Foundations 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Identifying Your Process Customers 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Understanding Your Customers’ Needs 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Understanding the Process 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Managing People and Change 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Understanding Performance and Analyzing the Process 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Gathering Data 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Presenting Your Data 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Identifying Root Causes 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Identifying Non-Value-Adding Steps and Waste 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Getting the Process to Flow 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Improving and Innovating 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Thinking Differently and Generating Solutions 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Discovering the Opportunity for Prevention 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Introducing Design for Six Sigma 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Discovering Design Thinking 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Applying Agile to Lean Six Sigma Projects 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Deploying Lean Six Sigma and Making Change Happen 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Running Rapid Improvement Events and Solving Problems with DMAIC 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Ensuring Everyday Operational Excellence 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Leading the Deployment and Selecting the Right Projects 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Putting It All Together: Checklists to Support Your DMAIC Project 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Part of Tens 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten Tips for Best-Practice Project Storyboards 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Ten (Plus One) Places to Go for Help 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Brenig-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is CEO of Catalyst Consulting, Europe’s leading Lean Six Sigma solutions provider. He has 30 years of experience in Quality and Change Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Dowdall\u003c\/b\u003e has 21 years of experience as a Continuous Improvement profes­sional, coach, trainer, and advocate. She is an accomplished Quality Manager and Master Black Belt.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBanish company waste and inefficiency forever\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour firm’s productivity and quality management are critical to its survival. You can help ensure your company endures—and thrives—by deploying the powerful, popular, and proven techniques of Lean Six Sigma. You’ll discover the big ideas behind this essential discipline, the practical techniques you’ll use to apply them, and straightforward methods to measure and demonstrate their impact. 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