Articles - Six Sigma in IT (Information Technology) en-us http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive N/A http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive info@sixsigmaonline.org 20 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/658/1/Being-Successful-With-Six-Sigma-Certification-In-The-IT-Industry/Page1.html Six Sigma certification is well-suited to achieve good results and the betterment of the various processes of IT companies. As Six Sigma initiatives prove to be helpful in streamlining the operations of the organization, they can be put to use to benefit customers as well. Listed below are a few best practices to achieve success Six Sigma initiative success in the IT industry.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/656/1/How-Six-Sigma-Certification-Works-In-The-IT-Sector/Page1.html The Six Sigma methodology aims at defect reduction to bring about a change in organizations for them to focus on the provision of quality products to customers. Six Sigma allows for only 3.4 defects per million outputs. The utility of Six Sigma certification has been proven in the manufacturing industry to reduce defects, which in turn means reduction in waste as well.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/654/1/How-To-Introduce-Six-Sigma-Training-To-IT-Employees/Page1.html When an IT company decides to undertake the implementation of a Six Sigma training initiative, it becomes imperative for them to introduce their employees to the concept of Six Sigma. This can be done in many different ways. The aim is to acquaint employees with the various terms that will be often used, and the aim behind taking up such a project.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/568/1/Measuring-And-Improving-Service-Processes-With-Six-Sigma/Page1.html Services are primary to any organization, be it manufacturing, financial or service sector. Loan processing in financial institutions, the accounts departments in manufacturing companies and recruitment units of all sorts of companies are nothing but the services processes of the organization. info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/519/1/Six-Sigma-and-Service-Oriented-Architecture---The-Better-Pair/Page1.html SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) may as well be the latest craze to hit the business world and the effectiveness that it brings about in the company processes is surely noteworthy. That’s because, what this concept aims at is the overall optimization of the available resources which would include both, i.e., technological resources as well as human resources.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/518/1/Six-Sigma-For-Information-Technology-IT-Projects/Page1.html Six Sigma was originally conceptualized as a quality improvement system for the manufacturing industries, but due to its strong fundamentals, its use has now spread even to the services sector industries. The latest beneficiaries are the IT sector companies, most of which are deploying it with an aim to reduce costs and improve efficiency, delivery time, and client support services.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/464/1/Using-Six-Sigma-To-Improve-Office-Processes/Page1.html Six Sigma may have been originally devised as a methodology for making improvements in manufacturing processes, but over the years it has proved so versatile that now many businesses have started implementing Six Sigma in the non-manufacturing domains including typical office processes such as sales, purchase, inventory, and others.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/444/1/Managing-Automated-IT-Processes-with-Six-Sigma/Page1.html Automated IT (Information Technology) processes that have become a norm today have no doubt made it quite easy for companies to manage complex tasks. Since there is plenty at stake and even a small mistake has the potential to create huge problems in such processes, it makes sense to deploy highly-effective quality improvement and control systems such as Six Sigma.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/433/1/Integrating-Six-Sigma-With-Service-Oriented-Architecture-SOA/Page1.html Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the latest management concept that aims at making the best possible use of human as well as technological (IT) resources available within a business organization. However, businesses should never forget that SOA might not prove as effective as desired if implemented on a standalone basis.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.sixsigmaonline.org/articlelive/articles/430/1/Using-FMEA-For-Managing-Information-Technology-IT-Projects/Page1.html Information Technology (IT) companies do have lower operational costs compared to manufacturing companies, but that does not affect the applicability of Six Sigma because operational costs can easily spiral upwards even in an IT company, if the necessary precautions are not taken during the product (software) development stage.  info@sixsigmaonline.org (Six Sigma Training Assistant) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500