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• What Belts Should Know About the Cost of Poor Quality
  Reducing cost of poor quality may have the power to transform marginally successful companies into profitable ones. By calculating and reporting the financial value of a project, Belts will have the numbers to back up their effort and gain buy-in. Read the full article. September 3, 2008


• The Change Game: Engaging Exercises to Teach Change
  By using simulations, exercises or games, practitioners can enliven their learning environments and improve knowledge retention, skills and applications. The three games described here teach lessons about dealing with situations involving change. Read the full article. July 9, 2008


• Defining CTQ Outputs: A Key Step in the Design Process
  After starting a project and gathering VOC data, it is time to define the critical-to-quality outputs. To prioritze their actions during this process, practitioners may use a quality function deployment (QFD), also known as the house of quality. Read the full article. April 30, 2008


• Time-based Metrics: Accounting for the Differences
  Green and Black Belts produce time series plots of the primary Y metric during the measure phase of projects. The time dimension is either start-based or end-based, and the difference can be substantial. It is important to understand this difference. Read the full article. February 20, 2008


• Business Requirements Document: a High-level Review
  A business requirements document (BRD) details the business solution for a project including the documentation of customer needs and expectations. The BRD process can be incorporated within a Six Sigma DMAIC culture. Read the full article. January 23, 2008