{"id":758,"date":"2018-05-01T12:42:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T12:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2022-09-30T10:25:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T14:25:28","slug":"lean-six-sigma-vs-six-sigma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/lean-six-sigma-vs-six-sigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Sigma vs Lean Six Sigma"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"758\" class=\"elementor elementor-758\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32204f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32204f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M790.5,93.1c-59.3-5.3-116.8-18-192.6-50c-29.6-12.7-76.9-31-100.5-35.9c-23.6-4.9-52.6-7.8-75.5-5.3\n\tc-10.2,1.1-22.6,1.4-50.1,7.4c-27.2,6.3-58.2,16.6-79.4,24.7c-41.3,15.9-94.9,21.9-134,22.6C72,58.2,0,25.8,0,25.8V100h1000V65.3\n\tc0,0-51.5,19.4-106.2,25.7C839.5,97,814.1,95.2,790.5,93.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30947e9\" data-id=\"30947e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295004b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"295004b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><em>Six Sigma<\/em> vs Lean Six Sigma<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e5ab4b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e5ab4b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-603847c\" data-id=\"603847c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-012942b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"012942b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the difference between <em>\u201cSix Sigma\u201d<\/em> & <em>\u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d<\/em>?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810c8fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"810c8fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d simply means a program that includes \u201clean\u201d principles in the Six Sigma Curriculum.<\/p><p>However, with that being said, it is important to realize that essentially all quality Six Sigma programs already have \u201cLean\u201d principles incorporated into their curriculum. Therefore, most (if not all) \u201cSix Sigma\u201d programs are actually identical to their \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d counterparts.<\/p><p>In a nutshell, in today\u2019s world \u201cSix Sigma\u201d and \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d essentially mean exactly the same thing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366feb6\" data-id=\"366feb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4b5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a4b5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/bench-accounting-C3V88BOoRoM-unsplash.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-838110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/bench-accounting-C3V88BOoRoM-unsplash.png 539w, https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/bench-accounting-C3V88BOoRoM-unsplash-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/bench-accounting-C3V88BOoRoM-unsplash-94x100.png 94w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0aa60c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0aa60c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4159df2\" data-id=\"4159df2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5532cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5532cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/christin-hume-mfB1B1s4sMc-unsplash.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-838114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/christin-hume-mfB1B1s4sMc-unsplash.png 542w, https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/christin-hume-mfB1B1s4sMc-unsplash-279x300.png 279w, https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/christin-hume-mfB1B1s4sMc-unsplash-93x100.png 93w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfabf37\" data-id=\"bfabf37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2356ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2356ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary reason for the widespread confusion over the naming convention is because although Six Sigma began decades ago, it was only when the military began implementing it that it became a household name. However, since the military often referred to it as \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d, the full name became popular\u2026 causing mass confusion ever since.<\/p><p>However, to accommodate employers and employees alike, we offer both varieties.<\/p><p>If you are unsure of which to choose, we typically recommend \u201cSix Sigma\u201d for most people. We recommend \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d for those that work in the public sector or armed forces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six Sigma vs Lean Six Sigma What is the difference between \u201cSix Sigma\u201d &#038; \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d? \u201cLean Six Sigma\u201d simply means a program that includes \u201clean\u201d principles in the Six Sigma Curriculum.","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"edu360_belt":[],"edu360_cert":[],"edu360_industry":[],"meta_box":{"main_features":[],"edu360_belt_title":"","edu360_belt_external":"","edu360_related_product":"","edu360_adv_cert":"","_edu360_page_schema":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"edu360_belt","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edu360_belt?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"edu360_cert","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edu360_cert?post=758"},{"taxonomy":"edu360_industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sixsigmaonline.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edu360_industry?post=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}