Five Limitations of Six Sigma
Six Sigma can go wrong. An article I read suggested at least five limitations of Six Sigma.
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“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].
“I was reading an article that was published talking about the limitations of Six Sigma. It had a bunch, but here’s five that I thought stood out for me.
- High failure rate. That’s right. A lot of these implementations don’t work, and it puts a bad color on Six Sigma.
- The high cost of implementation.


