DMAIC / Six-Sigma

  During the process of projects implementation, hypothetically for the assessment`s purposes, picture your instructor as a chief executive officer of a company at any industry of your choice. In order to gain the CEO` approval for quality improvement project (Six Sigma) and compete for full project`s sponsorship, you are required to provide a detailed project information to convince the instructor – supposedly the (CEO) to choose and support your project. Guidance for the project proposal: The proposal must include the following: 1. Product or Service Information: ( 100 – 150 words) – 1 point Select an actual Product or Service from any local/international company that you would like to improve/change, and provide the following Information: • The product or service general information such as name, features, value to customers..ect. • Brief history about the chosen product or service (formation, sales, previous changes). 2. The necessity for change : ( 100 – 150 words)- 1 point • The reasons behind the improvement decision, present no less than two reasons why you think the change is important for the product /service (Leadership, Competitors Technological advances, Training requirements, Rules and regulations, Customer demands). 3. Define Stage ( Planning) : ( 200 – 300 words)- 2 points • Define the project’s scope, goals, and objectives and its team members and sponsors ( Project charter ) • Define the current and the desired status, the project scheduling. • Define the stakeholders affected by the project such as (employees, society, customers, stockholders, suppliers…etc) • Identify the team you need and the members` functions that will help you throughout the project. • What method you plan to use for defining the project (Work Breakdown Structure, Pareto Diagrams) and why?