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Author: Craig Gygi, Neil DeCarlo, Bruce Williams $14.95 |
Six Sigma for Dummies |
Editorial Review:
The only user-friendly beginner's guide to Six Sigma
Six Sigma is the most common--and perhaps least understood--methodology for streamlining processes in manufacturing, service delivery, management, and almost any other business activity. For business leaders seeking increased efficiency and customer service, Six Sigma is the key.Written specifically for Six Sigma beginners--whether they're small business owners who want to implement Six Sigma, or professionals and students who need to get up to speed fast--Six Sigma For Dummies is the most straightforward, non-intimidating guide on the market. Hundreds of thousands of professionals work in Six Sigma companies such as GE, Sony, Toshiba, Microsoft, and Nokia, but have a hard time fully understanding the methodology. This simple, friendly guide makes Six Sigma make sense.
Intended to help readers implement Six Sigma in their small and medium-sized businesses to improve quality and reduce costs, this no-nonsense guide explains:
- What Six Sigma is
- What Six Sigma's goals and objectives are
- The benefits of Six Sigma in both large and small businesses
- How the belt system works
- The DMAIC approach
- How to implement Six Sigma
- How to use Six Sigma tools
- How Six Sigma's approach aims for zero-defects
Neil DeCarlo (Fountain Hills, AZ) is Chief Knowledge Officer and Craig Cygi (Eden, UT) is Chief Product Officer for Six Sigma Technologies, an Arizona-based firm that provides low-cost, high-quality Six Sigma solutions to small and medium-sized companies and organizations. Neil also owns DeCarlo Communications, while Craig is founder and President of TolStack, Inc., a provider of advanced analysis software tools designed to assist Six Sigma practitioners. Both men have worked directly with Dr. Mikel Harry, a member of the team that developed Six Sigma in the mid-1980s and one of the world's recognized authorities on Six Sigma management.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
This Book Is Essential Material!!!: 
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...
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Book does not cover Hypothesis Testing: 
The author does not get into statistcs - a fundemental part of a true six sigma program.
Just enough of a grounding to help you decide if Six Sigma is for you:
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...more info
In my opinion NOT worth the time or money: 
Well...just another book on six sigma that does not take the time to demonstrate what it is covering.
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Six Sigma Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) Author: Craig Gygi, Bruce Williams, Terry Gustafson $13.59 |
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