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At first glance, "Six Sigma" and "marketing" may appear to be worlds apart; but when we look closely( i.e. analyze the goals and objectives of both the functionalities), we realize that there is plenty in common, even though one is a quality improvement technique and the other is an organizational function.

Over the years, Six Sigma has certainly proved its worth as a highly effective quality improvement technique. But even then businesses need to take adequate precautions, because the success of Six Sigma implementation projects depends a lot on the skills, aptitude, motivation and approach of Six Sigma implementation teams.

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the latest management concept that aims at making the best possible use of human as well as technological (IT) resources available within a business organization. However, businesses should never forget that SOA might not prove as effective as desired if implemented on a standalone basis.

The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is the most sought after credential in the field today. However, each applicant is subject to random audit. This article helps you understand the process and proactively avoid possible issues.

Over the years, the Six Sigma quality improvement system has gained greater acceptance and applicability, covering almost all the various business domains that exist today. This has been made possible mainly due to its inherent ability to make significant improvements in the quality of goods and services, reduce the number of business process errors and minimize operational costs.

The fact that Six Sigma helps in improving quality, minimizing waste and reducing operational costs is now common knowledge, but if people were to be told that Six Sigma can also be used for high-end functions such as business forecasting, chances are high that they would shake their heads in disagreement.

Six Sigma may be the best available quality management system, but businesses should never forget that the success of Six Sigma implementation projects depends not only on the use of appropriate Six Sigma tools and techniques but also on how efficiently the implementations are carried out.

The emergence of Six Sigma as the most successful of all the available quality management systems was mainly due to its inherent characteristics that stressed following a data-based approach to the decision making process.

What is the difference between the six sigma certification belts? Read on to find out!

Can six sigma training bring organizational success to your company? Read on to find out how.

So what is Six Sigma?

What usually comes to mind when you think of "Six Sigma" is large corporations. What people aren't aware of is that the process can work just as well for small businesses.

It has already been well documented that Six Sigma implementation projects offer innumerable benefits in terms of quality improvements and cost and defect rate reductions. But that should not be a reason for businesses to overlook their key responsibilities such as the task of measuring the overall value of Six Sigma benefits.

Volumes have been written on the benefits that Six Sigma offers to the manufacturing industry and even to emerging services industries, but if you search to find its applicability in areas such as healthcare, you may not find much information.

Lean Six Sigma is generally associated with cost reductions and process improvements, but not many know that it can also be used for designing and developing new products and services in line with customer needs and expectations.