Lean and Six Sigma Consultancy
With Lean Six Sigma consultancy, Bywater helps organisations to improve their business processes.
Lean Six Sigma consulting services are designed to reduce product, service and process variation within an organisation and achieve verifiable business cost savings across all sectors. Utilising the DMAIC project-based process improvement approach, Lean Six Sigma delivers value for customers whilst reducing waste.
Bywater’s Master Black Belt Lean Six Sigma consultants are experienced in designing, developing, implementing and supporting the ongoing deployment of successful Lean, Lean Six Sigma and Six Sigma improvement and transformation programmes across public, private and not-for-profit organisations.
Our Lean Six Sigma consultancy is client orientated and tailored to meet your business requirements. We will work with you to identify clear objectives, project milestones and deliverables. Our Lean Six Sigma consultants can work with you collaboratively, providing advice and guidance, evaluating options, making informed recommendations and delivering training to assist you in achieving verifiable business cost savings.
How we can help
Alignment with corporate objectives and transformation
To be effective and provide a return on investment, the implementation of Lean Six Sigma needs to be planned and managed in alignment with your corporate objectives and imperatives.
Through tailored support, our Lean Six Sigma consultant will help you develop, build and deploy a suitable and sustainable transformation programme which meets your corporate objectives.
Lean Six Sigma stocktake and gap analysis
A stocktake will review current operations, initiatives, skills, processes, performance and strategy. A gap analysis identifies how the organisation aligns with corporate objectives and its desired goals.
A review of your objectives, infrastructure, records, monitoring and personnel competencies will be undertaken. A detailed report will be provided with recommended actions which can be used to create a deployment plan.
Lean Six Sigma deployment plan
Through a systematic and project managed approach, the deployment plan will action requirements identified within the gap analysis.
Our Lean Six Sigma consultant will work with you to create and implement a deployment plan which meets your specific organisational needs. Depending on your needs, this plan may include a role out of a management system, ongoing support for senior executives and Green or Black Belt training.
Project and candidate identification
Identifying the appropriate portfolio of improvement projects suitable for initial application in your organisation is important to ensure successful deployment. Suitable candidates should be identified early.
Our consultants can advise on criteria for candidate selection and assist in the selection of candidates, as well as providing similar support in relation to defining your potential portfolio of projects.
Supporting projects and gate reviews
Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project management approach is gated with ‘gate reviews’ between project phases. At each review a decision is made as to whether the project team are ready to proceed successfully to the next phase.
From providing guidance to newly designated deployment managers and project sponsors in relation to the review process to continual support throughout the phases, our consultants can provide as much support as required.
Creating a management system
A management system can assure that your Lean Six Sigma programme is maintained and effective. Creating a management system involves standardisation, documentation, deployment and internal auditing.
Our consultants can develop and deploy the management system on your behalf, including systems conforming to ISO 18404, or simply provide guidance and support to your organisation.
Master Black Belt coaching
Master Black Belts coach and support Black Belts and Green Belts in the application of DMAIC and the use of Six Sigma tools and techniques.
Our Master Black Belts will utilise their extensive expertise to provide assistance with your project. One-to-one coaching and group coaching are available onsite and virtually, on an hourly or daily basis, to provide support to your team. We can also support senior executives and deployment managers.
Lean Six Sigma training programme
Our consultants can work with you to design a training programme that equips your employees with the expertise to participate in and carry out successful Lean Six Sigma projects.
We offer scheduled and in-company Lean and Six Sigma courses for delegates at all levels including our RSS certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt training courses. Dedicated training courses can be tailored to your requirements, for example to focus on advanced statistics.
The Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is the scheme owner for ISO 18404:2015. Green, Black and Master Black Belts are certified under ISO 18404 by the RSS. Accredited certification bodies certify organisations under the RSS’s scheme. Bywater’s consultants have been involved in the development of ISO 18404 and the establishment of RSS’s certification scheme. They can provide guidance to organisations and individuals seeking certification.
ISO 18404 RSS certification
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