Defines what's include and what's not included in the project
What is the Project Scope
100
Name of the process that documents the current state of the organization
What is "As-Is"
100
Improvement methodology based on the concept of cost management through the elimination of waste
What is Lean
100
The average of the numbers in a data set
What is the Mean
100
Type of project that can be completed in approximately 30 days
What is a Just Do It
200
A declarative concise statement of fact that does not presume the cause or suggest a solution
What is the Problem Statement
200
A series of steps that must be performed properly and in the proper sequence to create value for a Customer
What is a Process
200
Does not add value to the product or service but is required to do business
What is Business Value Add (BVA) or Non Value Added but Required (NVA-R)
200
The middle value for an odd number of data or the average of the two middle values for an even number of data
What is the Median
200
Is knowledgeable of Lean Six Sigma tools and principles, responsible for basic analysis and data collection and manages smaller projects on a part time basis
Who is the Green Belt
300
Is typically a Gantt or simple line diagram of a project's key activities and milestones
What is the Project Management Plan
300
The type of symbol used to denote a decision point on a process map
What is a Diamond
300
Principle that states 80% of defects are due to 20% of causes
What is the Pareto Principle
300
Metrics that translate Customers' "wants" and "needs" into numerical requirements
What are Critical to Quality (CTQs) metrics
300
Type of project that can be completed in approximately 6-8 weeks and has an apparent low risk solution
What is a Kaizen or Rapid Improvement Event (RIE)
400
Specifies the targeted improvement that's desired
What is the Goal Statement
400
Type of process map that identifies which person or organization is responsible for each process step
What is a Cross Functional or Swimlane Process Map
400
Type of diagram used to organize ideas or solutions into groups; typically used after a brainstorming session
What is an Affinity Diagram
400
Type of data that refers to descriptive characteristics or attributes; can be quantified by counting frequency of occurrences
What is Qualitative or Attribute data
400
Is responsible for providing management horsepower and for keeping the improvement alive – sustaining the gains
Who is the Project Sponsor or Value Stream Champion
500
Answers the question "Why is this important to our organization" and is often expressed in Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
What is the Business Case
500
An end to end process map showing the high level process steps, product or service flow, information flow and process data
What is a Value Stream Map
500
Methodology that identifies constraints (bottlenecks) and removes them to the extent possible
What is Theory of Constraints
500
The probability distribution that has a “bell shape” with the most common value in the middle and other values falling symmetrically on both sides
What is Normal Distribution
500
Is a member of senior management who owns the metrics and financial results of Lean Six Sigma events