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Lean Six Sigma Tools, Techniques and Templates
These tools & techniques are your little helpers , they will assist you to solve the problems or find some to solve.
Here are all the tools and techniques on a single page.
If you want to find tools by a theme ( starting a project, finding a root cause ....... ) choose from the drop down menu
You will see , some tools are being repeated across themes, it is due to their ability to be used in various situations.
Problem Definition
Helps you define and agree on the problem
Team Charter
Get going with complete information on Team Charter
COPIS
To understand and communicate high level view of a process
use COPIS
CTQ Tree
A version of tree diagram to help you find right metrics to work on is CTQ Tree
FMEA
A risk management tool to identify areas to work on and to manage project risk
Brainstorming
Get your team involved, do
Brainstorming
ECRS
Eliminate, combine,rearrange , simplify with help of
C-I Matrix
How to find the right causes or solutions to implement , see
Cause & Effect
Identify the causes in a visual team activity , know
5 Whys
Ask why, to get your causes via
Affinity Diagram
Distill your brainstorming, get consensus ,use Affinity Diagram
Gemba Walk
Go see, observe your process to identify issues , improve Gemba Walk
JFC
check your staff's cross training level and requirement
Flow Chart
Draw up your process and find improvments , use
Poke Yoke
Use this lean technique to do
Tree Diagram
Work with your team, breakdown tasks, produce counter measures
Pareto
Post your data gathering , find the factors that matter most , use 80:20 principle
NGT
Use this voting technique to distill . See Nominal Group technique and more in