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The Six Sigma Way by Peter Pande


Read it thoroughly! yes, that is the best way I can describe this book.

"The Six Sigma Way" by Peter Pande is THE best book on Six Sigma. Peter Pande has done a great job in explaining the concept of Six Sigma through this text. If you are Black Belt, or Master Black Belt, or just someone thinking to go that path, this book will prove to be a very useful source of information. Most companies provide their own training material for Six Sigma. However, such material is only good to know the various tools, their examples and how to use them. In order to be successful in this profession, you need to go beyond that material to understand the philosophy of Six Sigma. This book talks about all those "behind the scenes" things, which one needs to understand in order to properly implement Six Sigma and manage multiple projects. I found it useful on top of my training material and classroom training. Moreover, the authors have an extensive experience with Six Sigma, which brings a practical aspect to their writing and language, a very necessary attribute to enhance reader's understanding.

This book is divided into three parts:

I. Executive Overview - Understanding of Six Sigma and why it works. It is also good to build your pitch to convince your leadership team.

II.How to Prepare for Implementation - what are key roles in Six Sigma, how to select right people for those key roles, and how to get buy-in of key stakeholders.

III. Roadmap: Steps on how to actually implement Six Sigma. tells you how to select the processes and projects to make a solid impact on your business.

In my personal opinion, as a Six Sigma professional, you will always learn something new, every time you go through the pages of this book.

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