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{"announcements":[{"name":"Sadie","tag":"Welcome","time":"","body":"To make the most out of this course we recommend you take notes. You can look at the top right when you start a lesson and take notes right in the lessons.","pinned":false},{"name":"Sadie","tag":"Project coaching","time":"","body":"If you would like to schedule time with me to receive project coaching here is my Calendly link please feel free to choose a time. https:\/\/calendly.com\/sadie-lhbu\/lssgb-project-coaching","pinned":false},{"name":"Sadie","tag":"","time":"","body":"Here is the link to the class project charter folders in the shared drive: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1v6yoGcaAMkjxBsijdaDXuBDOq9qyVEzI?usp=sharing\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1v6yoGcaAMkjxBsijdaDXuBDOq9qyVEzI?usp=sharing\u003C\/a\u003E","pinned":false},{"name":"","tag":"","time":"","body":"","pinned":false}]}
{"instructorName":"Sadie Paige","instructorInitials":"SP","instructorCred":"instructor","instructorBio":"Sadie Paige is the Founder and Principal Consultant of Illiana Consulting Group, LLC. She specializes in helping organizations strengthen processes, improve performance, and reduce operational risk through consulting, training, and implementation.\n\nSadie holds a Master of Science in Quantitative Psychology from Ball State University, a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Psychology from Franklin University, and an Associate degree from Danville Area Community College. She is Lean Six Sigma certified through the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and teaches professional development programs throughout Illinois and Indiana.","howItWorks":"Use the sidebar to navigate between your lessons and progress through the course in order.","completeRequires":["Complete every module","Pass all quizzes"],"timeCommitment":"Week Course Content Project Milestone Weekly Project Deliverable\u003Cbr\u003E1 Six Sigma Overview + Lean + DfSS \u2014 I.A, I.B, I.C CHOOSE IT Identify a legitimate improvement opportunity and proposed project\u003Cbr\u003E2 DEFINE: Project Identification + VoC \u2014 II.A, II.B DEFINE IT Define the problem, identify customers\/stakeholders, capture VoC, complete SIPOC\u003Cbr\u003E3 DEFINE: Project Management + Teams \u2014 II.C\u2013II.F CHARTER IT Complete project charter: problem, goal, scope, metrics, team, timeline and risks\u003Cbr\u003E4 MEASURE: Process Analysis + Data Fundamentals \u2014 III.A\u2013III.D MEASURE IT Map current state and develop data collection plan; identify measures and data needed\u003Cbr\u003E5 MEASURE: MSA + Process Capability \u2014 III.E\u2013III.F BASELINE IT Validate measurement approach and establish baseline process performance + Midterm Checkpoint\u003Cbr\u003E6 ANALYZE: Exploratory Analysis + Hypothesis Testing \u2014 IV.A\u2013IV.B ANALYZE IT Analyze collected data and investigate relationships, patterns and potential causes\u003Cbr\u003E7 ANALYZE: Gap + Root Cause Analysis \u2014 IV.C PROVE IT Identify and validate root cause(s); distinguish verified causes from assumptions\u003Cbr\u003E8 IMPROVE: DoE + Implementation + Lean Tools \u2014 V.A\u2013V.C IMPROVE IT Develop, evaluate and select solutions; create implementation plan\u003Cbr\u003E9 CONTROL: SPC + Sustainment + Control Tools \u2014 VI.A\u2013VI.C CONTROL IT Complete control plan, ownership, monitoring, documentation and sustainment plan; final project due\u003Cbr\u003E10 Capstone \/ Course Completion TELL THE STORY Final project presentation + Final Exam","extraSections":[],"needHelp":"email us at sadie@illianaconsultinggrp.com"}
{"dates":[{"week":"1","content":"Six Sigma Overview + Lean + DfSS \u2014 I.A, I.B, I.C","milestone":"CHOOSE IT","deliverable":"\tIdentify a legitimate improvement opportunity and proposed project"},{"week":"2","content":"II. Define Phase\nII.A \u2014 Project Identification\n\u2610 II.A.1 \u2014 Project Selection\n\u2610 II.A.2 \u2014 Process Elements\n\u2610 II.A.3 \u2014 Benchmarking\n\u2610 II.A.4 \u2014 Process Inputs and Outputs\n\u2610 II.A.5 \u2014 Owners and Stakeholders\nII.B \u2014 Voice of the Customer (VoC)\n\u2610 II.B.1 \u2014 Customer Identification\n\u2610 II.B.2 \u2014 Customer Data\n\u2610 II.B.3 \u2014 Customer Requirements\nII.C \u2014 Project Management Basics\n\u2610 II.C.1 \u2014 Project Methodology\n\u2610 II.C.2 \u2014 Project Charter\n\u2610 II.C.3 \u2014 Project Scope\n\u2610 II.C.4 \u2014 Project Metrics\n\u2610 II.C.5 \u2014 Project Planning Tools\n\u2610 II.C.6 \u2014 Project Documentation\n\u2610 II.C.7 \u2014 Project Risk Analysis and Management\n\u2610 II.C.8 \u2014 Project Closure\n","milestone":"PROBLEM STATEMENTS","deliverable":"Define the problem. Bring Clarity to the problem."},{"week":"3","content":"II.D \u2014 Management and Planning Tools\n\u2610 II.D.1 \u2014 Management and Planning Tools\nII.E \u2014 Business Results for Projects\n\u2610 II.E.1 \u2014 Process Performance\n\u2610 II.E.2 \u2014 Communication\nII.F \u2014 Team Dynamics and Performance\n\u2610 II.F.1 \u2014 Team Stages and Dynamics\n\u2610 II.F.2 \u2014 Team Roles and Responsibilities\n\u2610 II.F.3 \u2014 Team Tools and Decision-Making Concepts\n\u2610 II.F.4 \u2014 Team Communication\n","milestone":"PROJECT CHARTER \/ REFINE PROBLEM STATEMENT","deliverable":"Settled in on a project. \nProcess walk through"},{"week":"4","content":"III. Measure Phase\nIII.A \u2014 Process Analysis and Documentation\n\u2610 III.A.1 \u2014 Process Analysis and Documentation\nIII.B \u2014 Probability and Statistics\n\u2610 III.B.1 \u2014 Basic Probability Concepts\n\u2610 III.B.2 \u2014 Central Limit Theorem\nIII.C \u2014 Statistical Distributions\n\u2610 III.C.1 \u2014 Statistical Distributions\n","milestone":"BASELINE DATA \/ COMPLETE CHARTER","deliverable":"PROJECT CHARTERS COMPLETED IN FULL\nPROCESS MAP COMPLETED\nMEASURING YOUR PROBLEM"},{"week":"5","content":"**MIdpoint Check In-Exam opens..\nMeasure: III.D \u2014 Collecting and Summarizing Data\n\u2610 III.D.1 \u2014 Types of Data and Measurement Scales\n\u2610 III.D.2 \u2014 Sampling and Data Collection Plans and Methods\n\u2610 III.D.3 \u2014 Descriptive Statistics\n\u2610 III.D.4 \u2014 Graphical Methods\nIII.E \u2014 Measurement System Analysis (MSA)\n\u2610 III.E.1 \u2014 Measurement System Analysis (MSA)\nIII.F \u2014 Process and Performance Capability\n\u2610 III.F.1 \u2014 Process Performance vs. Process Specifications\n\u2610 III.F.2 \u2014 Process Capability Studies\n\u2610 III.F.3 \u2014 Process Capability (Cp, Cpk) and Process Performance (Pp, Ppk) Indices\n\u2610 III.F.4 \u2014 Short-Term vs. Long-Term Capability and Sigma Shift\n","milestone":"ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS","deliverable":"Observations \/ Team Discussions\/ Deep understanding of \u0022why\u0022 there is a problem."},{"week":"6","content":"IV. Analyze Phase\nIV.A \u2014 Exploratory Data Analysis\n\u2610 IV.A.1 \u2014 Multi-Vari Studies\n\u2610 IV.A.2 \u2014 Correlation and Linear Regression\nIV.B \u2014 Hypothesis Testing\n\u2610 IV.B.1 \u2014 Basics\n\u2610 IV.B.2 \u2014 Tests for Means, Variances, and Proportions\nIV.C \u2014 Additional Analysis Methods\n\u2610 IV.C.1 \u2014 Gap Analysis\n\u2610 IV.C.2 \u2014 Root Cause Analysis\n","milestone":"HYPOTHESIS \/ PILOT","deliverable":"Hypothesis what will be a potential solution and begin testing."}]}
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