Archive for the ‘Podcast’ Category
Monday, April 6th, 2009
episode 022-An overview of Black Belt training
July 5, 2008
Tom presents the audio track of the first lesson of his online Black Belt training. His approach is unique because it presents the various tools in the context of how they are applied. If you are not yet a Six Sigma Black Belt, you will discover what is taught in Black Belt training. If you’re already a Black Belt, this podcast will help you understand when and how each tool is applied. You may want to listen to this podcast in several listenings. 22:49.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Episode 021-Modeling with regression
July 1, 2008
One important Black Belt activity is to use the organization’s data warehouse to explore cause and effect relationships by building models using multiple linear regression. This isn’t as easy as just throwing all of the candidate Xs into a software package and crunching away. This podcast describes the technique Tom teaches in Six Sigma Black Belt training. 5:32.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Episode 020-All About Six Sigma
May 24, 2008
Mindtool’s Rachel Salaman interviews Tom about a wide range of Six Sigma topics. Listen to hear what Six Sigma is, where Six Sigma should (and should not) be used, what are the benefits and pitfalls that await Six Sigma users, where Six Sigma is heading in the future, and much more! 31:28.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Episode 019-The International Academy for Quality
May 12, 2008
The International Academy for Quality (IAQ) is an independent, self-supported, non-profit, non-governmental organization that is administered by a collegial assembly of Academicians who have been elected by their peers from the most respected, active and experienced protagonists of quality in the world. In this podcast Tom interviews IAQ Chairman, Spencer Hutchens, Jr. 10:14.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Episode 016 – Variance inflation factors.
April 7, 2008
Variance inflation is a problem frequently encountered by Six Sigma Black Belts who are performing regression analysis. It can lead to serious problems with the analysis, such as regression coefficients with the wrong sign. Listen to this podcast to learn about variance inflation factors, a metric that quantifies variance inflation, and the causes of and cures for variance inflation. 7:04.
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Monday, April 6th, 2009
Episode 013 – Quality Vampires.
March 2, 2008
We’ve all heard of the creatures from Transylvania that suck the life’s blood out of their victims. Like vampires, there are a number of approaches to quality improvement and control that can suck the life out of your Six Sigma results. 13:44.
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