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Summary: Six Sigma Deployment Help
Review: "I have been certified as a Black Belt in a plant of Johnson Controls who manufactures Trim Covers during the last 2 1/2 years in Cd. Juarez, Mexico and when I saw the title of Sailing Through Six Sigma had the curiosity to see its content just to know more about this field that has captured my efforts during this time. My surprise was that this book is more oriented to the deployment of Six Sigma as a business strategy in any company who wants to be world class or simply to survive in the near future improving its processes, than the full exposition of a variety of statistical techniques. Although I knew how to deploy the strategy in our plant, I was not aware of the full implications of the deployment of Six Sigma as a business strategy. Reading this book helped me to see exactly what is needed, when is needed and how to do it and the people responsible to do it. Specially, the chapter of how to perform successfully a Six Sigma project since the very beginning to its conclusion was outstanding because during the time I have been involved in performing projects, my concern has been also how to be succesfull in this issue. So the book's structure is well planned and esy to follow, specially the formats are helpfull to see how to go from one step to the next one in order of importance. I highly recommned this book to those who are actully involved in deploying Six Sigma and to those interested just in knowing more about the theme"
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Summary: Doesn't teach you the Tools!
Review: "I have been certified as a Black Belt in a plant of Johnson Controls who manufactures Trim Covers during the last 2 1/2 years in Cd. Juarez, Mexico and when I saw the title of Sailing Through Six Sigma had the curiosity to see its content just to know more about this field that has captured my efforts during this time. My surprise was that this book is more oriented to the deployment of Six Sigma as a business strategy in any company who wants to be world class or simply to survive in the near future improving its processes, than the full exposition of a variety of statistical techniques. Although I knew how to deploy the strategy in our plant, I was not aware of the full implications of the deployment of Six Sigma as a business strategy. Reading this book helped me to see exactly what is needed, when is needed and how to do it and the people responsible to do it. Specially, the chapter of how to perform successfully a Six Sigma project since the very beginning to its conclusion was outstanding because during the time I have been involved in performing projects, my concern has been also how to be succesfull in this issue. So the book's structure is well planned and esy to follow, specially the formats are helpfull to see how to go from one step to the next one in order of importance. I highly recommned this book to those who are actully involved in deploying Six Sigma and to those interested just in knowing more about the theme"
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Summary: A great Six Sigma book especially if you're new to the topic
Review: A must read Six Sigma book!!
This is a great Six Sigma introductory and reference book. The book is very, very nicely laid-out and very colorful. It's about time someone wrote about Six Sigma in a more colorful and entertaining. Six Sigma doesn't have to read like a calculus book. The graphic artist is wonderful. I could hear Tom Peters already ranting about the presentation and design of the book especially when compared to others. The first chapter provides a nice Six Sigma introduction devoid of the sales hype that exists in other Six Sigma books. It succinctly answers the what's, the who's, the benefits, the how's, and the whys of Six Sigma. The factoid I liked best in this chapter is that Six Sigma isn't twice as good as three sigma; it's 20,000 times better. Each chapter had a factoid I have never considered.
Chapter 2 titled "Ready?" does a very good job of explaining what an organization must do in preparation of Six Sigma again, minus the sales hype. Again the graphics are wonderful. This is a very helpful chapter to read and share with your management, if you're trying to get your organization to consider Six Sigma.
However, the chapter I liked the most is titled "Project". This chapter does a fantastic job linking the DMAIIC (I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the extra I) process and a typical project. The project in the book is discussed on a week-by-week basis and provides insight of what should occur not only at the meetings but also between meetings.
The subsequent chapters are equal as well written, succinct,and devoid of the sales pitches. Those chapters are the: Long Haul, DMAIIC (once again, I'm not sure about the extra I), Tools (standard set of Six sigma tools explained; there is nice chart to help you decide which control chart to use, and R&R references and resources).
I have recommended this book to people who want to understand what Six Sigma is and what a Six Sigma project looks like (I absolutely loved this section). If you're a Six Sigma novice or expert, this book is definitely worth purchasing.
Apparently, in the future you will be able to purchase an e-book version of this book that will contain even more data. I can't wait to see.
The DMAIIC process used by this book is Define, measure, analyze, improve, implement, and control. I believe JPMorgan uses this same definition of DMAIIC.
Don't let the extra I in DMAIIC scare you off. This is a great read.
I can't wait to see the Ebook.
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Summary: This book R O C K S!
Review: A must read Six Sigma book!!
This is a great Six Sigma introductory and reference book. The book is very, very nicely laid-out and very colorful. Thank god this isn't another dull looking six sigma book. Holy cow!! Six Sigma books can be bright and colorful as well as informative. The graphic artist is wonderful. Tom Peters would incessantly rant about the presentation of the book if he were to see it compared to others. The first chapter provides a nice Six Sigma introduction devoid of the sales hype that exists in other Six Sigma books. It succinctly answers the what's, the who's, the benefits, the how's, and the whys of Six Sigma. The factoid I liked best in this chapter is that Six Sigma isn't twice as good as three sigma; it's 20,000 times better. Each chapter had a factoid I have never considered.
Chapter 2 titled "Ready?" does a very good job of explaining what an organization must do in preparation of Six Sigma again, minus the sales hype. Again the graphics are wonderful. This is a very helpful chapter to read and share with your management, if you're trying to get your organization to consider Six Sigma.
However, the chapter I liked the most is titled "Project". This chapter does a fantastic job linking the DMAIIC (I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the extra I) process and a typical project. The project in the book is discussed on a week-by-week basis and provides insight of what should occur not only at the meetings but also between meetings.
The subsequent chapters are equal as well written, succinct, and devoid of the sales pitches. Those chapters are the: Long Haul, DMAIIC (once again, I'm not sure about the extra I), Tools (standard set of Six sigma tools explained; there is nice chart to help you decide which control chart to use, and R&R (references and resources)
I have recommended this book to people who want to understand what Six Sigma is and what a Six Sigma project looks like (I absolutely loved this section). If you're a Six Sigma novice or expert, this book is definitely worth purchasing.
Apparently, in the future you will be able to purchase an e-book version of this book that will contain even more data. I can't wait to see.
The DMAIIC process used by this book is Define, measure, analyze, improve, implement, and control. I believe JPMorgan uses this same definition of DMAIIC.
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Summary: Sailing Through Six Sigma
Review: Everything is first-class in this publication, from its title, presentation, unique binding, and organization. In addition to covering the entire subject in a concise way, the E-Book CD multiplies three-fold the resources provided in this volume. Further extention via a licensed web-page seems to justify the claim that this is the most compete Six-Sigma body of knowledge on the market.
Salted with checklists, practical tools,diagrams and expert advice, I found myself enjoying the "sail" through the subject.
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Summary: Six Sigma in plain English
Review: I got my copy of Sailing Through Six Sigma, and realized that I finally had in my hands a clear, readable explanation and guide to the Six Sigma management method. I confess to bias; I use the Memory Joggers from Goal/QPC that Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter wrote before, and was expecting something good. Even so, I was surprised, pleasantly, by some of their innovations in this book. It is really approachable, both to read, and to have as a soup-to-nuts reference book. The Six Sigma world needs this book; it's the one thing you can hand to your CEO, or your engineers, or your friends.
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Summary: A wonderful & powerful resource for Six Sigma practitioners
Review: In my review of the original book (sans CD), I wrote about how wonderful and alive the book itself is. The book - CD/E-book combo kicks it up more than a few notches. The E-book maintains the artistic and exciting aura of the original book. It is a must have, especially for laptop toting Black Belts such as myself. There are hundreds and hundreds of reference materials that a literally a click away. As a matter of fact, I leave the E-book open on my laptop all day long for quick reference.A feature of the E-book that I really like is its searching capabilities. Type in your topic of interest, click on the search button, and the E-book returns a summary of your search with a hyperlink to go straight to the topic. Absolutely wonderful! The E-book is great, however, I think the E-book should have come with reproducible templates.
In conclusion, the E-book is unquestionably awesome.
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Summary: Cutting through the Six Sigma hype
Review: Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter have a gift for communicating important stuff in plain English. It's a rare gift in the Six Sigma world, and one that's been sorely needed. If you are wondering what Six Sigma is about, and it you want to use its ideas to make good changes in your organization, this book will help.
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Summary: Simplicity: Six Sigma for the rest of us..
Review: Thank you for creating this reference for those of us who have to do real work. The resources at most of our finger tips is often a pile of 3 ring binders and reams of training documents. This handy reference makes it easy to pick the right tool and approach - especially in a pinch. It's the kind of publication we've come to expect from the authors of the Memory Jogger - thanks Mr. Brassard and Ms. Ritter!
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Summary: Simplicity: Six Sigma for the rest of us..
Review: Thank you for creating this reference for those of us who have to do real work. The resources at most of our finger tips is often a pile of 3 ring binders and reams of training documents. This handy reference makes it easy to pick the right tool and approach - especially in a pinch. It's the kind of publication we've come to expect from the authors of the Memory Jogger - thanks Mr. Brassard and Ms. Ritter!
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