Trying to Save Money on Software Can Kill Your Six Sigma Results
Summary
Consultants and trainers keep trying to save money on Six Sigma software while charging a small fortune for training. Without tools to to the job, all of this training is wasted and improvement projects will fail to sustain results. “Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software]. “Well, can’t we just download your 30-day trial of the QI Macros, Jay?” And I say “Well, yes you can… but are you just trying to save a few dollars on software, or are you trying to maximize the results from Six Sigma?” “I’m telling you if you don’t give people the tools to do the job, they won’t do it. They’re going to need control charts, they’re going to need stability analysis, they’re going to need stuff like that to sustain that new level of improvement.