Constraint #1: The Belt Effectiveness Challenge
According to publicly-reported data, selecting good people and providing industry-standard DMAIC training is not enough to ensure high levels of Belt Effectiveness.
TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS
"We've found that the biggest gap in Belt capability is invariably the practical skills required to lead and facilitate project teams. That’s why we made training in Rapid Action Tools a standard requirement for all Belts. It's dramatically reduced the fear factor for new Belts and boosted productivity as well."Bob Crescenzi, Former VP Business Excellence, NewPage Corporation
Constraint #2: The Employee Engagement Challenge
Conventional Lean Six Sigma Deployments are not structured to facilitate high levels of employee engagement. In fact, most deployments rarely achieve more than 10 to 15 percent active engagement of their workforce in Lean Six Sigma improvement projects.
The consequence: A big opportunity cost in
un-harvested 'low fruit' improvements (that Belt-driven projects are not likely to reach) and an equally big hit to Lean Six Sigma culture change. When employees are not in the game, they're likely cheering against it.
DISCIPLINED QUICK WIN PROCESS
"In my experience, there are very few 'Just-Do-It' improvements in Lean Six Sigma. Without a disciplined process, quick win opportunities stay on the floor. With Rapid Action we have a reliable approach for engaging more employees to capture quick wins while maintaining DMAIC discipline."Joe Gliksman, Master Black Belt, Mosaic Company
Constraint #3: Solution Replication
Replicating solutions and speeding standardization can make or break Lean Six Sigma ROI. Yet most deployments give little more than lif service to the practical matter of making it happen.
By some calculations, the cost of solution reinvention is estimated to be at least 100 times more than finding the solution in the first place.
RELIABLE SOLUTION REPLICATION MODEL
"We've discovered that no matter how compelling the solution, there are always local factors that must be worked through to transfer project solutions and achieve real results. That's why we use Rapid Action Tools to engage site teams for 'localizing' global solutions."Diane Erhard, OE Manager, Pfizer
