Which Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects are being chosen?

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Which Lean Six Sigma Black Belt projects are being chosen?

We carried out an analysis on projects chosen by people who attended our Lean Six Sigma Black Belt courses.

Firstly there was a broad cross section of companies represented as shown in the following graph. Financial services and pharma accounted for 55% of companies.

Black Belt projects

An analysis of project type revealed the following:

Project type and frequency

Process yield improvement 16
Waste elimination or reduction 9
Cycle time reduction 5
Reduction in NVA activities 5
Improvement in customer satisfaction 3
Improving process capability 3
Increase in process capacity 2
Cost reduction 1
Design change 1
Process reliability improvement 1
Process risk reduction 1

Total 47

Process yield improvement and Waste elimination/reduction account for 53% of all project types. The following graph displays the above data.

Black Belt projects

Tomorrow I will post on Green Belt project selection.

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