What To Look For In A Process Improvement Practitioner

What To Look For in a Process Improvement Practitioner When looking for a process improvement practitioner, there are several key qualities and skills for consideration. Some key areas to focus on, but not limited to, are:  Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving...

Hypothesis Testing: Looking for Statistical Significance

Hypothesis Testing: Looking for Statistical Significance Hypothesis Testing is a statistical procedure that looks into proving (or not) a constructed hypothesis. Also known as Significance Tests, they are powerful in investigating and validating changes in central...

Three Types of ISO Audits

ISO Audits ISO, also known as the International Organization for Standardization, is an international organization initially started in 1946. Originally starting with delegates from 25 different countries, ISO currently has 162 countries represented by its members....

Control Charts: Their Uses and the 4 Process States Within

Control Charts: Their Uses and the 4 Process States Within Control charts were originally used in the deployment of Statistical Process Control (SPC) and later adopted into the Six Sigma framework. Also known as Shewart charts (after Walter A. Shewart), these charts...

Knowledge-Sharing’s Success Impact on Business Improvement

Knowledge-Sharing’s Success Impact on Business Improvement People, Process and Knowledge – Part 3 of 3: Transferring Knowledge The popular saying, “Knowledge is Power,” is very true when it comes to empowering a team to reach organizational goals – whether...

Using Boxplots for Data Visualization & Process Insights

Using Boxplots for Data Visualization and Process Insights What Are Boxplots Through the visual representation of a dataset, boxplots are very informative and very useful when comparing distributions between two or more processes. Essentially, boxplots summarize the...