Dear Learners,

Welcome to this course on the "Six Sigma-The Measure Phase". I have prepared lectures covering each of the DMAIC phases of Six Sigma, separately, to enable learners with shorter time to grasp all topics with ease.

This course is covered in "2 sections" & "15 nicely spaced lectures". I am Parag Dadeech, with extensive leadership experience across diversified business sectors. I have lived and worked in the US, SE Asia and India and have led a gamut of high value business projects (green field as well brown field), operational excellence engagements, as well as Technology joint ventures.

Wishing you an enjoyable learning experience.

Section-1 (A solid start to Measure phase):

Lecture-1

Introduction

Lecture-2

• What is Measure phase

• Understanding a Process

• Key Goals in Measure phase

Lecture-3

• Operational definition

• Methods to collect data

Lecture-4

• Understanding process mapping

• Types of process maps

• SIPOC, Flow chart, cross functional flow chart

Lecture-5

• Understanding Value stream mapping

• Practical illustration of VSM

• Benefits of VSM

Lecture-6

• Understanding different types of Data

• How to execute Data collection plan

Lecture-7

• Sample and Population

• Sampling Process

• Different types of sample

Lecture-8

• What is Measurement system analysis (MSA)

• Understanding precision and accuracy

• How much Measurement system error is acceptable

Lecture-9

• Quick grasp of basic statistics

• Understanding measures of central tendency

• Understanding measures of variation

Section-2 (Understanding your process thoroughly):

Lecture-10

• Understanding normal distribution

• What is standard normal distribution

• Concept of Z Value

Lecture-11

• What is Process base line

• Understanding Run charts

Lecture-12

• Process capability

• Understanding Cp (potential process capability)

• Sigma level and ppm

Lecture-13

• Understanding Cpk (actual process capability)

• Practical illustration of Cpk

• Sigma level across different industries

Lecture-14

• Yield (Multi-step process)

• Concept of DPMO

• Practical illustration of DPMO

Lecture-15

• Summary

Wish you an enjoyable learning experience.