MSG Team's other articles

9352 Finished Goods Inventory

All Manufacturing and Marketing Companies hold Finished Goods inventories in various locations and all through FG Supply Chain. While finished Goods move through the supply chain from the point of manufacturing until it reaches the end customer, depending upon the sales and delivery model, the inventories may be owned and held by the company or […]

10731 The Resource Curse: The Problem with Commodity Dependence

A large number of developing countries across the world are dependent upon commodities. About 135 of these developing countries were surveyed, and it turned out that more than 94 of these countries are commodity dependent. This means that primary commodities like food grains, oil, etc. account for more than 60% of their total exports. Prima […]

11217 Secondary Metric(s) – Meaning, Purpose and its Identification

A process driven by primary metric alone is not fool proof. Operations managers always know that they face trade-offs. With everything that is desired, there is a chance that something that is not desired will come in too. Hence to prevent these secondary metrics are required. Here is how to use secondary metrics to ensure […]

10435 Need for Inventory Management – Why do Companies hold Inventories

Inventory is a necessary evil that every organization would have to maintain for various purposes. Optimum inventory management is the goal of every inventory planner. Over inventory or under inventory both cause financial impact and health of the business as well as effect business opportunities. Inventory holding is resorted to by organizations as hedge against […]

10420 How Nations, Like Firms, Must Decide What to Make and What to Buy ?

Why Nations are Similar to Firms When Deciding on What to Make and What to Buy Businesses often decide on what to make themselves and what to buy from outside. Indeed, any business must first determine what its core competency is and which sector it would be based in and then, ensure that its processes, […]

Search with tags

  • No tags available.

The Composition and the Reporting Structure

Any Six Sigma Team usually has 7 types of personnel and a three layer reporting structure. The details of the same are as follows:

  • Layer 1 of the Six Sigma Team: Project Champion and Process Owner

  • Layer 2 of Six the Sigma Team: Project Lead, Finance Certifier, Project Coach

  • Layer 3 of the Six Sigma Team: Project Team Members, Special Knowledge Team

The internal communication of a Six Sigma team is highly informal. This is because every project has different requirements and the working cannot be generalised. However, before the beginning of any project, explicit roles and responsibilities are assigned to every person on the team.

However, team members are also requested to be vigilant and enthusiastic about any new needs that may arise during the execution of the project.

Stages at Which Required

The following matrix explains the different stages of the Six Sigma project, where different personnel are required. The roles and responsibilities of each of these personnel have been mentioned in detail in the later articles of this module

STAGEPERSONNEL REQUIRED
PROJECT IDENTIFICATION STAGE     Project Champion
DEFINEProject ChampionProject LeadFinance CertifierProcess OwnerProject Coach 
MEASUREProject TeamProject Lead  Project Coach 
ANALYSEProject TeamProject Lead  Project Coach 
IMPROVEProject TeamProject Lead  Project Coach 
CONTROLProject TeamProject Lead  Project Coach 
PROJECT CLOSINGProject TeamProject LeadFinance CertifierProcess OwnerProject CoachProject Champion
Special Knowledge Team May Be Deployed As Required At Any Stage

Article Written by

MSG Team

An insightful writer passionate about sharing expertise, trends, and tips, dedicated to inspiring and informing readers through engaging and thoughtful content.

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Articles

Six Sigma Project Team Members

MSG Team

Role of Project Champion in Six Sigma Project

MSG Team

Role of a Project Lead in a Six Sigma Project

MSG Team