Improve your efficiency -- and bring in big profits! Need help implementing or understanding Six Sigma? Want to take this powerful problem-solving methodology and apply it to your business? Six Sigma isn't just for Fortune 500 companies anymore; it's for every business, even yours, no matter how big or small. This hands-on workbook provides the knowledge, insight, and practical exercises you need to master Six Sigma and put it to work in your business. Perfect as a companion workbook for Six Sigma For Dummies -- or any other Six Sigma book -- Six Sigma Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of examples, problems, and other tools you need to turn Six Sigma theory into practice -- today! Discover * How to form and lead a Six Sigma initiative * Project alignment with business objectives and strategy * How to create process flow maps and models * Chart and graph plotting for analysis and interpretation * Methods for calculating Sigma scores * How to quantify variable relationships

Improve your efficiency -- and bring in big profits!Need help implementing or understanding Six Sigma? Want to takethis powerful problem-solving methodology and apply it to yourbusiness? Six Sigma isn't just for Fortune 500 companies anymore;it's for every business, even yours, no matter how big or small.This hands-on workbook provides the knowledge, insight, andpractical exercises you need to master Six Sigma and put it to workin your business. Perfect as a companion workbook for Six Sigma ForDummies -- or any other Six Sigma book -- Six Sigma Workbook ForDummies gives you a wealth of examples, problems, and other toolsyou need to turn Six Sigma theory into practice -- today!Discover* How to form and lead a Six Sigma initiative* Project alignment with business objectives and strategy* How to create process flow maps and models* Chart and graph plotting for analysis and interpretation* Methods for calculating Sigma scores* How to quantify variable relationships

Introduction.Part I: Getting Started in Six Sigma.Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Six Sigma: The Effects ofVariation.Chapter 2: Forming a Six Sigma Initiative.Chapter 3: Leading and Managing a Six Sigma Initiative.Part II: Defining a Six Sigma Project.Chapter 4: Putting the Right Foot Forward: Defining a Six SigmaProject.Chapter 5: Brainstorming the Inputs to Your Process.Chapter 6: Prioritizing Which Inputs to Address.Part III: Mastering Measuring.Chapter 7: Categorizing Data and Calculating Measures ofVariation.Chapter 8: A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words: Measuring withCharts and Graphs.Chapter 9: Yield and Defects: Calculating the Good, the Bad, andthe Ugly.Part IV: Assessing the Right Approach to YourAnalysis.Chapter 10: Mastering Measurement System Analysis (MSA).Chapter 11: Capability: Matching Performance to Need.Chapter 12: Narrowing Your Inputs with Confidence.Part V: Improving and Controlling.Chapter 13: Quantifying Variable Relationships.Chapter 14: Planning and Conducting 2k FactorialExperiments.Chapter 15: Constructing Control Plans and Charts.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 16: Ten Implementation Myths of Six Sigma.Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Finishing a Six Sigma ProjectSuccessfully.Index.