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Six Sigma Simplified methodology

Give me a lever long enough and I can move the world.

Gathering Numeric Data

Are you gathering data that you can count, like number of people or defects? Yes

Are you gathering data that you can measure, like money, length, weight, or time? Yes

Graphing Data

Is your data measured periodically over time (minute, hour, day, project, event)?
Use a line graph

Are you using data to focus the improvement effort?
Use a Pareto Chart or pie chart

Are you trying to prove a cause-effect relationship between two variables (e.g., calories consumed and weight gain?
Use a Scatter Plot

Are you trying to determine the stability of the process?
Use a Control Chart

Are you trying to determine the capability of the process?
Use a Histogram

Are you comparing data year over year or month over month?
Use a Bar Chart

Organizing verbal or written data

Are you trying to simplify a large number of written ideas?
Use a Affinity Diagram

Are you trying to determine the driving issues among the simplified data?
Use a Relationship Diagram

Are you trying to create links from higher level ideas or activities to more detailed ones?
Use a Tree Diagram

Are you trying to evaluate the relationship between two sets of tangible criteria?
Use a Matrix Diagram

Are you trying to evaluate the possible failure or fault points?
Use a PDPC Chart or EMEA/FMEA--Error Modes and Effects Analysis

Are you trying to create a sequence of activities?
Use an Arrow Diagram



Key Tools for Focusing The Improvement Effort

Six Sigma Tree Diagram Line Graph Six Sigma Pareto Chart

Key Tools for Improving the Process and Problem Solving

Six Sigma Fishbone, Ishikawa, Cause-Effect Diagram Solution Selection Matrix Action Plan

Additional Tools for Improving the Process

Systems Thinking Diagram Scatter Diagram
Bar Chart Pie Chart

Key Tools for Sustaining Improvement--Process Management

Flow Chart Control Chart Histogram with Cp and Cpk

Tools for Data Collection

Checksheet Data sheet Matrix

Tools for Teamwork

Affinity Diagram Relation Diagram Matricies

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