Six Sigma For Dummies by Craig Gygi (PDF)

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The world’s largest and most profitable companies – including the likes of GE, Bank of America, Honeywell, DuPont, Samsung, Starwood Hotels, Bechtel, and Motorola – have used Six Sigma to achieve breathtaking improvements in business performance, in everything from products to processes to complex systems and even in work environments. Over the past decade, over $100 billion in bottom-line performance has been achieved through corporate Six Sigma programs. Yet, despite its astounding effectiveness, few outside of the community of Six Sigma practitioners know what Six Sigma is all about. With this book, Six Sigma is revealed to everyone. You might be in a company that’s already implemented Six Sigma, or your organization may be considering it. You may be a student who wants to learn how it works, or you might be a seasoned business professional who needs to get up to speed. In any case, Six Sigma For Dummies is the most straightforward, non-intimidating guide on the market. This simple, friendly book makes Six Sigma make sense.With a compelling foreword by Dr. Stephen R. Covey, the internationally recognized leadership authority and bestselling author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People and The 8th Habit, and an afterword by Roxanne O’Brasky, President of the International Society of Six Sigma, Six Sigma For Dummies is the most complete and objective book in the market today.Unlike most other works that are either graduate-level statistics treatises or thinly-veiled autobiographical success stories, Six Sigma For Dummies teaches the reader all the foundation principles, methods, and tools of this magnificent problem-solving system. Intended to help readers understand Six Sigma and how they can use it to improve their performance, this no-nonsense guide explains:What Six Sigma is all about and how it worksThe benefits of Six Sigma in organizations and businessesThe powerful “DMAIC” problem-solving roadmapYellow, Green and Black — how the Six Sigma “belt” system worksHow to select and utilize the right tools and technologiesSpeaking the language of Six SigmaKnowing the roles and responsibilitiesMastering the statistics skills and analytical methodsSix Sigma For Dummies will become everyone’s No. 1 resource for discovering and mastering the world’s most famous and powerful improvement tool. Stephen Covey is spot-on when he says, “Six Sigma For Dummies is a book to be read by everyone”.

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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover With tools and tips for making sense of Six Sigma Use Six Sigma to improve business performance — and reap big profitsMillions of people work in companies that use Six Sigma to achieve quantum leaps in performance — in everything from products and processes to systems and even environments. But for beginners, Six Sigma can seem confusing and mysterious. Relax! Six Sigma For Dummies explains it all — whether you need help implementing the methodology, or just understanding it.Discover how toUnderstand what Six Sigma is and how it worksUtilize the right tools and technologiesSpeak the language of Six SigmaKnow the responsibilities of team membersMaster the statistics skills you’ll need About the Author Craig Kent Gygi began studying and applying the elements of Six Sigma well before they were formalized into today’s renowned breakthrough methodology. As a graduate student in mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University in the early 1990s, he integrated these cutting-edge improvement techniques into his coaching of student product development teams. Upon beginning his career in 1994 at Motorola’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Lab in Florida, he was formally introduced to the maturing Six Sigma method. It resonated deeply with his previous findings. From that time, Craig has applied, taught, and led Six Sigma in all his endeavors, including management and technical capacities at Motorola, Iomega, and General Atomics. In 1998, Craig founded and led a software company to develop computational tools for Six Sigma practitioners. For several years, he also worked as a technical colleague of Dr. Mikel J. Harry, the original consultant of Six Sigma, co-developing and teaching new advances in its theory and application. Most recently, Craig has traded his mountain home in Utah for the Sonoran desert of Arizona to co-found Savvi International and direct and manage its Six Sigma products, services, and tools. A Master Black Belt, Craig has wielded Six Sigma techniques now for over 12 years, spanning projects from design to manufacturing to business process management. He is also an expert teacher, having instructed and mentored at all levels of Six Sigma, from executives to White Belts. Neil John DeCarlo has been a professional communicator in the continuous improvement and Six Sigma fields for more than 15 years, beginning with his work at Florida Power & Light company when it won the coveted Deming Prize for quality. Since that time, he has authored, ghostwritten, or edited more than 150 articles and six books in association with such companies as General Electric, Dupont, Bose Corporation, McKinsey consulting, UPS, AT&T, the Six Sigma Academy, and many others. As a prolific author and writer, Neil’s past work has covered a range of subject matter, including Six Sigma, information technology, e-learning, knowledge management, change management, business integration, TQM, ISO, lean management, and other disciplines. He has also worked with several CEOs and consultants, including Japanese quality expert Dr. Noriaki Kano, and worked extensively with original co-architect of Six Sigma, Dr. Mikel Harry. In addition to his writing pedigree, Neil has managed communication and publishing campaigns for a variety of companies and consulting firms, most notably, the Breakthrough Management Group, a Six Sigma, lean enterprise, and performance-improvement industry leader. While not working, Neil avidly practices Bikram yoga and contributes to that community through his advocacy and writing.Bruce David Williams has been fascinated with complex systems since the launch of Sputnik on his third birthday. With undergraduate degrees from the University of Colorado in Physics and Astrophysics, he entered a career in aerospace systems, where he first encountered Six Sigma after Motorola won the inaugural Baldridge Award in 1988. Later, with graduate degrees in technical management and computer science from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Colorado, and as a member of the Hubble Telescope development team, he was intrigued by how breakdowns in the smallest components could lead to colossal system failures. He entered the Six Sigma industry in the mid-1990s, when he founded a software company to pursue product life-cycle traceability. Bruce has since been founder and CEO of two Six Sigma research and technology firms, and is now Chairman and CEO of Savvi International, a provider of solutions for business performance improvement using Six Sigma, lean, and business process management techniques.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐I started reading this book because I was assigned to a Data Mining project in an organization where Six Sigma is popular. I recommend this book to anyone that just wants a simple answer to the question: “What is Six Sigma?”. Or if you are new to data analysis, in general, you could read this as a warm up before attending training, but don’t expect one book (or at least this book) to teach everything about statistics and six sigma. I liked the explanation of the history and what `black belts’ learn and do.The style is a little too informal for my tastes. It is basically 300 pages of bullet statements, but that is in keeping with the idea behind the series. Also, although a minor complaint, it is littered with overblown adjectives like `astounding results’, `unwavering focus’, and `so expertly skilled’. Having said that, it is an easy read, and has lots of useful content. I found the basic statistics coverage to be quite good – readable for a novice, but with real content.The Six Sigma DMAIC stages that are explained in the book are similar in some ways to the steps of a data mining project. The similarities are more than surface deep, but there are differences as well. This book gave me sufficient insight into this to translate from one language to another.Most data miners could make a real dent in this book on one or two long airplane flights, so given the small investment in time and money, I recommend it highly. If you are new to statistics but need them for six sigma, there are parts that might seem a tough slog, but that is what everyone (including the authors) seems to say about statistics.

⭐I purchased this book to get my toes wet after hearing about six sigma design for a long time. It’s typical of the 4Dum stuff in format, self deprecating humor, and all that. I liked their intros to ‘T’ and ‘F’ statistics, and basic design of experiments, which I’d never had formal training in. After reading it, I had some idea of what they were good for and why you’d want to know that stuff. I was disappointed, if not surprised, that these sections had little depth past giving you a taste. Hey, it’s a 4D book that you paid a little over 10 bucks for. What did you expect?There are some issues with typos and formatting, especially in that some formulas are clearly missing, mis-formatted, or wrong (square root signs crossing over comma separators and such.That said, I spent a few hours reading the book and felt like I knew a lot more about 6-sigma terms and ideas, enough to start looking for deeper books on the subject. For what it is, I thought it was good quick bang for the buck in learning about the area.

⭐For those who are looking to get the basics of Six Sigma this is a great read. It really helps to understand the key concepts. Six Sigma skills are really a must if you are looking to advance in a career that involves any sort of process. After reading the book and really understanding the concepts, it’s easy to incorporate some of them into your everyday life to simplify things and become more efficient.

⭐I also own the definitive textbook on Six Sigma – “The Six Sigma Handbook” by Pyzdek. However, that being said. Pyzdek’s book is over 800 pages long. And while it is the definitive textbook on the subject, Six Sigma For Dummies by Gygi can tell you every practical thing you need to know about Six Sigma in just over 300 pages. While I would not call it a textbook as in the case of Pyzdek’s book, Six Sigma For Dummies should be purchased in bulk by every company adopting Six Sigma. A copy should be in every cubicle and office in the company. It will only take an employee moments to findthe answer to any question regarding the topic. Someone studying for their blackbelt should have both books.

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⭐Hakuna Matata = There are no problems, Simba in The Lion King., September 8, 2012Excellent – Merchandise arrived as described, excellent condition, prompt and well packaged, great quality, value and dependable service – I’m a happy camper: Thanks, and may the Force be with you!

⭐I am a Six Sigma Green Belt and wanted to keep my mind fresh about the steps and elements to use when I’m talking to people about their projects. I found this to be an easy way to keep it right by my phone in my office to be able to pull those thoughts right off the tip of my tongue when talking to my colleagues.

⭐I came into this as a beginner who was told by a professor that I should look into this. I don’t regret it at all. I have learned so much from this book, and while some “For Dummies” books don’t stay on my shelf, this is one that will for some time.

⭐Good overview of six sigma

⭐Good beginners reference book. Does what it says on the tin.

⭐As always Dummies book are great! Well written and great guide to the topic. Gives a great overview and then can later be used as reference guide

⭐Great product.

⭐Item as described.

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