SixSigmaTraining.Org, an online resource for process and quality improvement information, has a wealth of free information, tools, videos and other resources for use by professionals and students interested in process improvement and process excellence. “Our goal is to provide a wide variety of resources to help people improve their quality and processes,” said Thomas Pyzdek, President of The Pyzdek Institute. “We think that making this site freely available to all will do this.”

In addition to articles written by Thomas Pyzdek, author of a monthly magazine column and several leading reference books in the process excellence field, the site includes tutorial videos showing how to use software to perform various analysis, podcasts on Six Sigma and various other topics, a blog discussing the relevance of process and quality issues to stories in the news, articles by other authors, and much more.

Users can access and rate any of the site’s information without registration. In addition, registered users can post their comments on any article or posting. they can also access a variety of social networking resources to share anything they find to be particularly interesting. “We hope that users help this site become even better. By participating in the creation of new content, and by sharing their discoveries with others, users can help promote quality improvement and process excellence” said Pyzdek.

SixSigmaTraining.Org will also include the work of authors other than Thomas Pyzdek. “We are actively seeking authors who have written articles and books relating to quality and process improvement”, said Pyzdek. Author biographies can be found here.

GD Star Rating
loading...

Get Certified!

Be trained by Thomas Pyzdek

Black Belt

Green Belt

Learn More!

Resources for Six Sigma


Introduction to Six Sigma
Six Sigma Projects
Six Sigma Tools
Six Sigma Statistics
Six Sigma Videos (Requires QuickTime)
Leading Six Sigma
Healthcare Quality
Process Excellence Podcasts
Other Useful Links
Good books on Six Sigma and other topics

What is Six Sigma?

By Thomas Pyzdek, Author of The Six Sigma Handbook

For Motorola, the originator of Six Sigma, the answer to the question "Why Six Sigma?" was simple: survival. Motorola came to Six Sigma because it was being consistently beaten in the competitive marketplace by foreign firms that were able to produce higher quality products at a lower cost. When a Japanese firm took over a Motorola factory that manufactured Quasar television sets in the United States in the 1970s, they promptly set about making drastic changes in the way the factory operated. Under Japanese management, the factory was soon producing TV sets with 1/20th the number of defects they had produced under Motorola management. They did this using the same workforce, technology, and designs, making it clear that the problem was Motorola's management. Eventually, even Motorola's own executives had to admit "our quality stinks." Read More...