SigmaBrew DMAIC provides process improvement deployments with a simulated real-world project as a primary practice component within a Blended Learning experience.
As an interactive online case study, SigmaBrew integrates the various Lean Six Sigma tools into a realistic project structure, within a game architecture. The game can be played as teams within a multi-player instructor-led environment, or individually. |
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SigmaBrew DMAIC Is a Unique Lean Six Sigma Project SimulationSigmaBrew DMAIC is a cost-effective way to provide your Green and Black Belt students with a complete, in-depth project in as little as 2-3 days.
 SigmaBrew DMAIC realistically represents a Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project environment by providing a series of critical questions, requiring analytical thinking, rather than a prescriptive walk through a series of tools.
The participant must make decisions about what to do next: which data to collect, which actions to take, and how to manage team dynamics, while minimizing project expenses and cycle time.
SigmaBrew is also used as the back story for MoreSteam’s SigmaBrew InBox™ simulation - a virtual Lean Office Kaizen event. SigmaBrew DMAIC and SigmaBrew InBox can be paired together to illustrate different improvement project approaches (Kaizen vs. DMAIC), and to practice a wider range of analytical and improvement tools within a blended learning model. Several patents are pending for MoreSteam's innovative simulation and game technologies.
How Does SigmaBrew DMAIC Work in the Classroom?SigmaBrew is a fictitious specialty coffee retailer struggling with quality and customer service issues. Participants begin the simulation with the organization’s case history, including background data highlighting the need to undertake an improvement project.
 After working through balanced scorecard and project selection exercises, participants begin the DMAIC process, working through the tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma. In each phase, there are multiple choices to collect data or implement improvement actions – with varying benefits. Many “wrong” choices are available that offer no benefit!
Like the real world, all choices to collect data or implement an improvement action all have costs in terms of time and/or money, which are tracked as project metrics on a project scorecard. Collected data are processed by the participants using various Lean Six Sigma analytical tools, as required.
Correct answers to tollgate questions yield an improved process metric, and a higher economic return. Near misses provide partial benefit, and wide misses may entail additional penalties to project cost and timing. Visual depictions and scorecards help teams assess their progress and compare results to those of other, competing teams.
Information & OrderingIt's easy to get started with SigmaBrew DMAIC! SigmaBrew DMAIC may be purchased as an individual license and played as a practice project to prepare for certification.
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