by Stephanie Herman | Sep 8, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
Teamwork plays a vital role in the success of any organization. Specifically, being able to work as a team contributes to the success of Lean Six Sigma projects and continuous improvement efforts. Team performance is about reaching the potential of each individual as...
by Stephanie Herman | Apr 28, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
One of our Master Black Belt candidates recently submitted her Design of Experiments for her Applied Statistics assignment. It was such a great story that I wanted to share it with you. What is Design of Experiments (DOE)? Design of Experiments is a useful tool in...
by Stephanie Herman | Feb 24, 2020 | Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
Lean vs Agile When teaching our Lean Professional class, I am often asked, “How is Lean different from Agile?” Lean and Agile are both operational excellence methodologies, and they both have the common goal of efficiently delivering the client’s most important...
by Stephanie Herman | Jan 21, 2020 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
2020 has arrived! It is time to start initiating strategic plans and operational goals for the new year and beyond. You might be wondering whether Lean Six Sigma might be beneficial. Can it really work on the challenges you are facing? The answer is most likely, yes!...
by Stephanie Herman | Nov 19, 2019 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
With the new year approaching, I am meeting with many clients to discuss their Lean Six Sigma Programs for next year and one question that many are asking is, “How do we determine how many Lean Six Sigma projects to do in order to achieve our project benefit goals?” ...
by Stephanie Herman | Oct 14, 2019 | Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
Last week, I was on the plane heading out to facilitate for one of our Financial Service clients. The gentlemen sitting next to me asked about my trip. When I said I was going to teach Lean to a financial service team, he replied, “Lean for a Bank?” My response was...
by Stephanie Herman | Sep 23, 2019 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
The word improvement in operations means different things to different people, some define it as lower operating cost or reduced inventory while others describe it in terms of increased efficiency or better quality. The process of achieving improvement in an...
by Stephanie Herman | Sep 9, 2019 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
Many of the potential clients I meet have the same dilemma; they need to get more of their team equipped with Lean Six Sigma training needed to drive operational excellence, they want to have their teams attend onsite training, but they need the time, investment, and...
by Stephanie Herman | Aug 12, 2019 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
I am often asked about the difference between value stream mapping and process mapping. Which is better? Which one should I use? Your project may benefit from either or both tools. So, let’s look at each of them and their benefits to your next project. Process...
by Stephanie Herman | Jul 29, 2019 | Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence
I was recently meeting with one of Acuity Institute’s Lean Six Sigma Black Belt students. Her workplace project was heading into the measure phase and she was looking for some guidance on how to approach it. Our conversation led us to the formula Y=f(x), it is a...
