This companion guide to the bestselling The Six Sigma Way focuses on the project improvement teams that do the real, in-the-trenches work of Six Sigma-measuring performance, improving quality and saving millions in the process.

The Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook is a highly practical reference for team leaders and members, outlining both the methods that have made Six Sigma successful and the basic steps a team must follow in an improvement effort. Written by three veteran trainers of Six Sigma "Black Belts" and teams at GE, Sun Microsystems, and Sears, this hands-on guide helps teams obtain the skills they need to identify a product, service, or process that needs improvement or redesign; gather data on the process and the rate of defects; find ways to improve quality up to a Six Sigma level-just 3.4 defects per million; and much more.

• Includes dozens of data-gathering forms and Six Sigma tools and worksheets

• Describes key improvement methods in a concise "how-to" format with checklists and tips

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 14 Ratings

A priceless guide full of hundreds of templates and examples - 2006-11-12
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As a Transactional Six Sigma Black Belt, this has been one of the most useful six sigma books I own. It contains a wealth of illustrations and tools that are priceless in terms of teaching process improvement teams basic six sigma methods. Using this book, people in process improvement can learn to apply many of the basic six sigma concepts.

I cannot stress enough, the number of useful illustrations and examples that are in every chapter in this book. Where most six sigma books tell you what six sigma is and how to analyze and measure, this one gives you the communication tools that are essential for getting and keeping an improvement project on-track.

Although many six sigma people would disagree with me on this point, I am a firm believer that Process Improvement & Management is the program to achieve business change success and six sigma is a tool to help accomplish and control the improvements.

A must read and a bargain-priced book. I recommended it to every process improvement team I lead and the feedback is always a "Wow - what a book!"

Very Helpful resource!!! - 2007-10-05
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This is a very helpful resource for me as a new blackbelt. The more I learn, the more this book makes sense!

Six Sigma Way Team Fieldbook - 2007-03-24
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An excellent resource for new Black Belts. Describes the DMAIC phases in plain english. A definite must for anyone training in the DMAIC methodology.

Practical Primer for those who are doing the project work - 2008-06-09
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This practical, description of how to successfully complete the basics and obtain significant results has been used by teams guided by BearingPoint for the past 5 years. We have purchased the book every year for 5 years (Peter Pande, we're real fans)and I continue to find useful tips for teams of new Six Sigma practitioners.

Well written, logical with examples and helpful hints.

Looking for Cost Reduction, Increased Productivity, and Loyal Costumers - This is the practical implementation guide - 2006-07-17
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Six sigma is a quality system that has helped world class companies save millions and gain costumer. It was brought into fame by the legendary Jack Welch during his years at General Electric.

This book is a practical implementation guide and the companion for "The sis sigma way: How GE, Motorola, and other top companies are honing their performance". Buy this book if you are already involved in a sis sigma initiative in your organization, either as a black belt, green belt, or champion. If you are looking for an introduction to fundamentals an systems implementation, you may do better with "The sis sigma way: How GE, Motorola, and other top companies are honing their performance", which is a comprehensive self-help guide to adapting and using the six sigma system under various conditions. Half of the book focuses on implementation through a detailed and flexible five-step "road map", filled with practical directions.

Either if you are looking to solve an specific process problem, or want to implement six sigma company wide, both books will help you develop a method that fits the specific needs of your company or organization.

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