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| Six Sigma for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Authors: Craig Gygi, Neil Decarlo, Bruce Williams
Creator: Stephen R. Covey
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $21.99
Buy New: $10.35
You Save: $11.64 (53%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0764567985
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4013
EAN: 9780764567988
Publication Date: March 4, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The only user-friendly beginner's guide to Six Sigma
Six Sigma is the most common—and perhaps least understood—methodology for streamlining processes in manufacturing, service delivery, management, and almost any other business activity. For business leaders seeking increased efficiency and customer service, Six Sigma is the key. Written specifically for Six Sigma beginners—whether they're small business owners who want to implement Six Sigma, or professionals and students who need to get up to speed fast—Six Sigma For Dummies is the most straightforward, non-intimidating guide on the market. Hundreds of thousands of professionals work in Six Sigma companies such as GE, Sony, Toshiba, Microsoft, and Nokia, but have a hard time fully understanding the methodology. This simple, friendly guide makes Six Sigma make sense. Intended to help readers implement Six Sigma in their small and medium-sized businesses to improve quality and reduce costs, this no-nonsense guide explains: - What Six Sigma is
- What Six Sigma's goals and objectives are
- The benefits of Six Sigma in both large and small businesses
- How the belt system works
- The DMAIC approach
- How to implement Six Sigma
- How to use Six Sigma tools
- How Six Sigma's approach aims for zero-defects
Neil DeCarlo (Fountain Hills, AZ) is Chief Knowledge Officer and Craig Cygi (Eden, UT) is Chief Product Officer for Six Sigma Technologies, an Arizona-based firm that provides low-cost, high-quality Six Sigma solutions to small and medium-sized companies and organizations. Neil also owns DeCarlo Communications, while Craig is founder and President of TolStack, Inc., a provider of advanced analysis software tools designed to assist Six Sigma practitioners. Both men have worked directly with Dr. Mikel Harry, a member of the team that developed Six Sigma in the mid-1980s and one of the world's recognized authorities on Six Sigma management.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
 This Book Is Essential Material!!! September 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I also own the definitive textbook on Six Sigma - "The Six Sigma Handbook" by Pyzdek. However, that being said. Pyzdek's book is over 800 pages long. And while it is the definitive textbook on the subject, Six Sigma For Dummies by Gygi can tell you every practical thing you need to know about Six Sigma in just over 300 pages. While I would not call it a textbook as in the case of Pyzdek's book, Six Sigma For Dummies should be purchased in bulk by every company adopting Six Sigma. A copy should be in every cubicle and office in the company. It will only take an employee moments to findthe answer to any question regarding the topic. Someone studying for their blackbelt should have both books.
 Book does not cover Hypothesis Testing July 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The author does not get into statistcs - a fundemental part of a true six sigma program.
Just enough of a grounding to help you decide if Six Sigma is for you May 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I started reading this book because I was assigned to a Data Mining project in an organization where Six Sigma is popular. I recommend this book to anyone that just wants a simple answer to the question: "What is Six Sigma?". Or if you are new to data analysis, in general, you could read this as a warm up before attending training, but don't expect one book (or at least this book) to teach everything about statistics and six sigma. I liked the explanation of the history and what `black belts' learn and do.
The style is a little too informal for my tastes. It is basically 300 pages of bullet statements, but that is in keeping with the idea behind the series. Also, although a minor complaint, it is littered with overblown adjectives like `astounding results', `unwavering focus', and `so expertly skilled'. Having said that, it is an easy read, and has lots of useful content. I found the basic statistics coverage to be quite good - readable for a novice, but with real content.
The Six Sigma DMAIC stages that are explained in the book are similar in some ways to the steps of a data mining project. The similarities are more than surface deep, but there are differences as well. This book gave me sufficient insight into this to translate from one language to another.
Most data miners could make a real dent in this book on one or two long airplane flights, so given the small investment in time and money, I recommend it highly. If you are new to statistics but need them for six sigma, there are parts that might seem a tough slog, but that is what everyone (including the authors) seems to say about statistics.
 In my opinion NOT worth the time or money April 1, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well...just another book on six sigma that does not take the time to demonstrate what it is covering.
basics March 25, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
this book covers the basics and gives a good overview. if you are serious about 6 sigma there are several books that are much better. this is a good starter.
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