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Lean Six Sigma's Key Principles

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Lean Six Sigma is a powerful, proven method of improving business efficiency and effectiveness. In a nutshell, here are the key principles of Lean Six Sigma to bear in mind:

  • Focus on the customer

  • Identify and understand how the work gets done (the value stream)

  • Manage, improve and smooth the process flow

  • Remove non-value-adding steps and waste

  • Manage by fact and reduce variation

  • Involve and equip the people in the process

  • Undertake improvement activity in a systematic way

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John Morgan is the author of Lean Six Sigma For Dummies.

Martin Brenig-Jones is CEO of Catalyst Consulting, Europe’s leading Lean Six Sigma solutions provider. He has 30 years of experience in Quality and Change Management.