Six SIGMA for Green Belts and Champions: Foundations, Dmaic, Tools, Cases, and Certification

by Howard S. Gitlow and David M. Levine

Book Overview

"Much has been said or written in recent times about the value of Six Sigma methodologies in driving organizational improvement. Yet, so many still seem to be intimidated by or skeptical about these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013117262X
• ISBN13: 9780131172623
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: FT Press
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

If stranded on an island with a need to practice Six Sigma...

This is a very practical and well done introduction to Six Sigma, the DMAIC framework, and introductory statistics using Minitab. As a trainer, it has become my primary recommendation for Green (and even Black) Belts. In fact, if you find yourself stranded on a desert island with a constraint of bringing with you only one book and a need to practice Six Sigma, this book would be my recommendation. As an aside, Kindle for PC and iPhone make it possible to reference and *search* the text from anywhere without lugging around the book. This is just the sort of resource that benefits from the Kindle for X technology. Great stuff!

Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions

It is amazing book for study six sigma. Good explanations and practical examples in combination with Minitab software. For those who are dedicated in learning six sigma, this book can offer enough information and practice.

Comprehensive Textbook at Black Belt Level

I was surprised by the well balanced and complete coverage of the Six Sigma methodology from DMAIC, including managerial steps, all the way to statistics up through Design of Experiments. The all inclusive topics seem to parallel full Black Belt training. I would expect green belts to be offered selections from the book in a standard course. I would say no other book has this "textbooky" look and feel (that is not meant as a criticism). At the end of chapters find Minitab instructions including screen shots. The material is well written, hence understandable, hence I think this is one of the best overall introductions to the subject without slamming the reader with high levels of mathematical theory.

An Excellent Introduction to Six Sigma

This book was well worth my time and money! Being a Six Sigma beginer, I found this book to be easy to follow and comprehend. Explained is the DMAIC process model, Voice of Customer (VOC), Voice of Process (VOP)and Design of Experements (DOE) in clarifying detail. Best of all, it includes step-by-step explanations of project experiments and the statistical analyses from the expereiments using Minitab 14! Whether you want to learn the basics of the Six Sigma process (Chapters 1-8) and / or basic Six Sigma statistical tools and methods (Chapters 9-15), I highly recommend this book! Note: Minitab 14 (Statistical software)is free for 30 days and the associated minitab-formatted excercise worksheets are down-loadable from the publisher's website.

Practical Six Sigma Guide

Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions is a completely accessible guide for actually doing Six Sigma. It is a must read for anyone interested in Six Sigma management.