Six Sigma deployment requires an ongoing effort and attempt for sustained improvement and growth of the business as a whole. This requires everyone in the organization to accept the Six Sigma culture and to become a part and parcel of the organizational routine. However, the organization's leadership has to be on the lookout for signs that the project is failing. In the early stages of the Six Sigma project, the company maintains a good vigil on the various project areas and ensures that project is going ahead successfully. Any sign of failure in the project is corrected on a timely basis at the right moment.
A major indicator of reduction of support for the project may manifest itself in the form of leaders who no longer show commitment. When highly trained Black Belts have a hard time recruiting people for new responsibilities, the problem, by then, is usually apparent. Six Sigma success requires qualified employees in various roles, and when those roles are given to staff who lack appropriate skills, then the leaders should accept that erosion of the project has begun and support for the Six Sigma projects is lacking.
Further, if project deadlines are not being met and their results are much below set standards, then it is time for project leaders to wake up. When the goals set for the project starts to become modest and the achievement is below the standards, it shows that the project is on the track to failure.
Team isolation can be another sign of potential problems. It is important to maintain enthusiasm amongst all, and if teams don't coordinate their activities with regard to other teams and factors related to them, then enthusiasm will drop and the project will fail. Projects can not be carried out in the old ways of doing things. Nor can they be selected based on cost related criteria, rather than relevance to the customer. The initiative will not succeed unless everyone is enthusiastically doing their part.
When the responsibilities of the Champions or the Black Belts or the Master Black Belts are assigned to other people who may not fit the criteria for the project, then it means the Six Sigma project is failing. Such erosion of Six Sigma roles and responsibilities and the loss of the enthusiasm of the Six Sigma members in the Six Sigma activities is a major sign that the project is failing. If Six Sigma leaders take due notice of these failure signs and take timely measures, they would be able to save and revive interest in the project. They can take measures to bolster the interest in the project and ensure that the goal of the project is achieved. - 16069
A major indicator of reduction of support for the project may manifest itself in the form of leaders who no longer show commitment. When highly trained Black Belts have a hard time recruiting people for new responsibilities, the problem, by then, is usually apparent. Six Sigma success requires qualified employees in various roles, and when those roles are given to staff who lack appropriate skills, then the leaders should accept that erosion of the project has begun and support for the Six Sigma projects is lacking.
Further, if project deadlines are not being met and their results are much below set standards, then it is time for project leaders to wake up. When the goals set for the project starts to become modest and the achievement is below the standards, it shows that the project is on the track to failure.
Team isolation can be another sign of potential problems. It is important to maintain enthusiasm amongst all, and if teams don't coordinate their activities with regard to other teams and factors related to them, then enthusiasm will drop and the project will fail. Projects can not be carried out in the old ways of doing things. Nor can they be selected based on cost related criteria, rather than relevance to the customer. The initiative will not succeed unless everyone is enthusiastically doing their part.
When the responsibilities of the Champions or the Black Belts or the Master Black Belts are assigned to other people who may not fit the criteria for the project, then it means the Six Sigma project is failing. Such erosion of Six Sigma roles and responsibilities and the loss of the enthusiasm of the Six Sigma members in the Six Sigma activities is a major sign that the project is failing. If Six Sigma leaders take due notice of these failure signs and take timely measures, they would be able to save and revive interest in the project. They can take measures to bolster the interest in the project and ensure that the goal of the project is achieved. - 16069
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Craig Calvin is a noted resource on Six Sigma methodology today. If you are thinking about taking the Six Sigma training, then be sure to click on www.sixsigmaonline.org for a comprehensive overview of the options involved.
