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Newly Published Standards for Six Sigma Belts
OSU's Center for Operational Excellence Responds to Industry VoC
 What is a Black Belt? If you've googled this question, you've found a wide array of certification practices available on the market. Some commercial providers offer BB certification without ever completing a real project; corporate in-house certification practices tend to require completion of multiple projects. "Great technical competency does not necessarily translate to project leadership," states Peg Pennington, Executive Director at the Fisher College of Business Center for Operational Excellence at The Ohio State University. In the past year, the Center for Operational Excellence (COE) has worked with a council of academic faculty, industry leaders, and member companies to develop standards for Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt certifications that reflect both practice and theory. These standards were developed for general industry reference and are now available for public review and comment. Review COE's newly posted Belt Standards.
 Join Us for a Free Webcast on March 10th
Standards for SS Certification: Raising the Bar Across the Board
 Quality without a standard is a double standard. On March 10th at 11:00 a.m. EST, join us for an unprecedented and
candid conversation on the new Belt standards published by OSU's Center for Operational Excellence.
The presenters, representing the viewpoints of academia, business, and training providers,
will discuss the many ways in which the new COE standards will benefit
individual Lean Six Sigma practitioners, corporate deployments, and
those who wish to hire external Belts. The one-hour program will
conclude with an open forum for participants’ questions, comments, and
feedback. Find out more and register.
RESOURCES
Do Serious Games Work? Results from Three Studies
 In this published study for the Department of Defense, Dr. Richard Blunt reports that over $200,000,000 was spent on game-based learning over a two-year period based on the general understanding that interactive learning games "support" learning and are enjoyable to students. But where's the empirical data? With the objective of quantifying the return-on-learning (ROL), three studies were conducted at an east coast university to examine the
difference in academic achievement between students who did and did not use
video games in learning. The findings show that classes using the game had significantly higher scores on a battery of standardized tests
than those classes that did not use the game. The results held true over all demographic groups except one. Read the article from eLearn Magazine.
Recommended Reading: The Drunkard's Walk
 No, we're not referring to Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday. We're suggesting something a bit more cerebral in the form of Leonard Mlodinow's book, The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. The book is an entertaining and easy-to-read introduction into the development and application of probability theory. Meet famous mathematicians such as Bernoulli, Laplace and Pascal along with some lesser known, unlikely probability statisticians, a.k.a. routine gamblers. You will gain a good understanding of concepts such as regression to the mean and the law of large numbers. You'll also enjoy the real life illustrations such as Apple Computer making its iPod
shuffle sequences less random in order to seem more random. The Drunkard's Walk is available at Amazon.com.
Toolbox Tutorial: Pareto Charts
 The first step to solving any problem is to decide what to work on - prioritizing. Every organization has limited resources, so
setting priorities correctly to align actions with intentions is a necessary
foundation for success.One of the simplest ways to establish priorities is to construct a Pareto chart showing relative values. The theory behind the Pareto Chart originated when an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto created a formula representing the uneven distribution of wealth. Dr. J. M. Juran later started applying this principle to defect analysis - separating the "vital few" from the "trivial many", and called it the "Pareto Chart". Read more and see an example from the service industry.
Design and Innovation: Discussion Starter
 Looking for a topical discussion starter for a Lean Six Sigma team or DFSS training class? Check out these articles as background to initiate a discussion about gathering customer requirements. "America's Virtual Fence: A Failure in Design and Innovation"
"Watching the Border: The Virtual Fence" |
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