The headlines are all about Leadership at the moment. How is Theresa May doing? Who will win the race for the White House? What about the Labour leadership contest? Will Sam Allardyce be able to lead the England football team to victory? The ‘qualifications’ required to be a political leader or England manager have not…
The debating and decision made last week brings to mind a tool that is used in Lean Six Sigma projects, and any other project, to determine what is In and what is Out of scope. One of the most important things to have in place when starting a project is a clear scope. Without this, it…
We are delighted to announce that the 3rd edition of Lean Six Sigma for Dummies is now available! Directors John Morgan and Martin Brenig-Jones have been working hard to refine their book Lean Six Sigma for Dummies. Lean Six Sigma for Dummies 3rd Edition builds on the highly rated 2nd Edition by adding additional chapters and updates. If…
Catalyst Consulting provides a guide to Everyday Operational Excellence, what it is and how to take the necessary steps to achieve it. [box]This article has been published in Fresh Business Thinking, 7th June 2016, and can be found here.[/box] All too often the discipline of business management is divided along the lines of binary decision…
Catalyst Consulting explores the benefits of using Lean Six Sigma methodology in the public sector, using their Lean Six Sigma award winning North Ayrshire council project as a case study. This is neither the time nor the place to rehearse the rights and wrongs of the government policy of austerity, but it is probably worth pointing out…
If you’re in business then your ultimate aim is to be as successful as possible, and this entails streamlining the processes via which you deliver your business to the point at which mistakes are reduced to the absolute minimum. In some cases, such as basic manufacturing, this may seem like a simple task,…
Catalyst Consulting would like to congratulate the 17 delegates who, over the last three months, have achieved their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt certifications. These delegates came from a wide range of public and private sector industries, including telecommunications, banking and science and technology. See below for a full list of organisations,…
Throughout a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control) improvement project, developing a storyboard summary of the key decisions and outputs helps you review progress and share what you’ve learnt. A storyboard builds up as you work your way through your project by capturing the key outputs and findings from the DMAIC phases. And it also…
In much the way as Lean methodology and Six Sigma synergise into Lean Six Sigma to form a perfect partnership, so, too does Lean Six Sigma with the EFQM Model and its fundamental concepts. Let’s start by looking at the relationship between Lean and Six Sigma and the formulation of Lean Six Sigma. We need…
Take a tour through 40, Acacia Avenue, the House of Quality, it’s at the heart of the road to better design Last time we provided a brief introduction to the DMADV (Define, Measure, Analyse, Design and Verify) method for innovation and design. This time, we’ll take a tour through the House of Quality, otherwise known…