I always tell this to my friends (most specially executives and hiring managers):


"If someone introduced himself to you as a Six Sigma Black Belt, and says 'I can solve your problems at work using Six Sigma.'" DO NOT believe him, and do not hire that person.


I make sure that all my Six Sigma students understand this point: The real Six Sigma practitioners are expert facilitators.  Six Sigma professionals are indeed skillful with process improvement tools and methodology, and are competent using statistical and graphical analysis using Minitab, but at the end of the day, it will be the process owners  who will analyze for root causes and develop and implement solutions that will address the problem.  Your main role as a Six Sigma Black Belt is to pick the correct tools in your Six Sigma toolbox, and facilitate the discussions.  You are there as a coach, and not as the "star" player.  You guide them through the DMAIC methodology, and explain how to read graphs and statistics.  


AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, make things simple.  Make things practical.  Do not use complicated statistics just to show-off and feed your egos.  Make your team members feel smarter.  By doing that, not only you help them solve their problems and make their lives easier, they will also start to think you're the brightest person without exerting effort.  Trust me :)


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Who then are the process owners?
Process owners are the persons who are doing the process on a day-to-day basis, and not just the supervisors and managers.  They are the blood of your operations.  Your operators, your processors, your analysts, your call center agents.  Those who perform and do the process.

In relation to this short article, I would like to share this Power Point Presentation (Credits to Idea Champions)

MAKATI CITY, Philippines-  Six Sigma Philippines in partnership with iAcademy School of Continuing Education, completed its Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program last December 14, 2013.  The program was attended by managers and professionals from diverse industries like manufacturing, BPO, Call Center, IT, Bank, Service and Insurance. 

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program

The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training is a hands-on workshop with emphasis on: gaining process and product knowledge with critical thinking; reducing variability and non-value added activities, and developing leaders in the organization who are focused on enhancing customer value, decreasing defect rates and wasted efforts, reducing cost and cycle time, and generating business growth and breakthrough improvements.

The Lean Six Sigma methodology is taught with a practical approach and makes use of many in- class examples, simulations, and hands-on exercises to ensure that participants have a working knowledge of the tools. 

Participants in the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training learn the basics of the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodology and tools for achieving better, faster, and lower cost products and processes. Participants who complete the Green Belt training and later wish to expand their knowledge of the DMAIC methodology and tools may continue by enrolling in the Black Belt program.

Testimonials of Participants:

• It will definitely help me with my projects. This course enables me to understand the six-sigma benefits and application.
• It's very practical, interesting, specific but flexible.
• It encourage me to learn six sigma green belt in a simplified and fun manner.
• It helps me understand the six sigma concept in applying our daily operation in my company.
• He teaches clearly and he relates the written items with the actual workplace scenario. He shares his projects so we could understand and have an actual sight of what a six-sigma project is being handled and how it looks like.
• Very enthusiastic and respect ideas and opinions of each other. 
• Very approachable and knowledgeable.
• The instructor is very passionate in teaching six sigma. 
• Starts on time and everyone participates.
• Well managed, enough resources as needed by the program.
  
• Encouraged to do best.
  
• Superb as well! One of the best I have ever experienced. 
• Very good!! :-)
  

MAKATI, Philippines-   Lean Six Sigma is now widely used not only by Manufacturing companies, but also other industries including Services, BPO, Telecommunications & IT here in the Philippines.   These industries are equally represented on the ongoing 2nd Six Sigma public run at iAcademy School of Continuing Education. 

The program is based on the recognition that true mastery cannot be gained through instructive learning alone but with hands-on, experiential method.

Also, recognizing the key gap in conventional Six Sigma trainings that tend to only focus on statistical tools, www.6sigmaPH.com has developed a unique working model which ensures that persons to be certified in Six Sigma are competent not only Six Sigma tools and methodologies but also Change Management, Business Process Management, Project Management, Innovation, Presentation and Facilitation Skills.



Our mission is to make Lean Six Sigma practical, affordable and effective

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FEU- Manila, Philippines ---  6sigmaPH.com visited Manila's University Belt last July 11, 2013, at Far Eastern University, to promote the Six Sigma discipline.  More than 100 graduating B.S. in Industrial Engineering students from Far Eastern University- EAC, Rizal Technological University and Polytechnic University of the Philippines attended the Six Sigma Overview.

Rex Tuozo, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, author of the 1st Six Sigma Book in the Philippines, and Six Sigma Program Director of iAcademy, covered three topics: Six Sigma Overview, Case Study of an actual Six Sigma project, and Six Sigma career for Industrial Engineers.

"I am honored to promote Lean Six Sigma to the future managers and leaders of our country.  For both government institutions and private companies, we all see and experience process delays and defects which translate to waste of time, resources and money of our people and our country.  Lean Six Sigma is one key in reducing these cost of poor quality, and it's good to instill the importance of 'quality' to the future of the Philippines," Tuozo said.

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