Why is Business Process Management so critical to the success of a Lean Six Sigma deployment?
Business Process Management is the cornerstone of a successful Six Sigma initiative. Without Business Process Management, Six Sigma is often nothing more than a short-lived cost savings initiative. Creation and management of the Business Process Management system results in Six Sigma being an enabler to achieve the goals and objectives of the organization rather than just another quality initiative. Through Business Process Management, executives align their key processes to the strategic business objectives of the organization, determine performance and ultimately select the highest impact, lowest performing processes for improvement. Most importantly, through the work of Business Process Management executives actively participate in the first weeks and months of a deployment and thus have “skin in the game”. 10. What exactly is the difference between Lean and Six Sigma? Technically, Lean projects aim to reduce or eliminate waste in a process while the goal of a Six Sigma project is t
