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Agile And Lean Six Sigma Integration: A Leadership Framework, Alessandro Laureani
Agile And Lean Six Sigma Integration: A Leadership Framework, Alessandro Laureani
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Agile and Lean Six Sigma integration: a Leadership framework
Author: Alessandro Laureani, Independent Lean Six Sigma Scholar, Ireland
E-mail: alaureani@hotmail.com Phone: +353 87 914 4532
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how Agile methodologies and Lean Six Sigma can coexist and propose a Leadership framework to successfully merge Agile methodologies with Lean Six Sigma practice.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper builds on the author’s doctoral thesis on Leadership for Lean Six Sigma, and integrate Agile practices based on the author’s experience in the software development industry.
Findings
Agile methodologies, that came to …
Improve Outcomes In Lean Six Sigma With Servant Leadership, David W. Hoffa, Chad Laux, Manal Alduraibi
Improve Outcomes In Lean Six Sigma With Servant Leadership, David W. Hoffa, Chad Laux, Manal Alduraibi
International Conference on Lean Six Sigma
1. Purpose
The purpose of this study was to explore lean leadership within Lean Six Sigma (LSS). The objective of this paper was to explore how LSS program success might be improved by focusing Black Belt efforts on mentoring Green Belts with a servant leadership model. The importance of Green Belt projects is typically overlooked in the literature. The effects of prioritizing the development of Green Belts and building a culture of continuous improvement over the traditional Black Belt project focus is explored.
2. Design/Methodology/Approach
The methodology of this paper is inspired by the authors’ field experiences in managing LSS …
Lean Six Sigma As An Enabler For Healthcare Operational Excellence In Covid-19, Olivia Mcdermott Dr, Antony Jiju
Lean Six Sigma As An Enabler For Healthcare Operational Excellence In Covid-19, Olivia Mcdermott Dr, Antony Jiju
International Conference on Lean Six Sigma
- Purpose -This paper aims to present the results of a qualitative research interview study on the utilization and importance of Lean Six Sigma methods in the Healthcare sector in COVID-19 and in pandemics in general.
- Design/methodology/approach -a qualitative interview approach was utilised by interviewing leading Lean Six Sigma academics and practitioners who are expert in and have experience in Lean Six Sigma.
- Findings – Lean Six Sigma methods are proven and can be utilised in pandemic situations to improve efficiency and resilience in the healthcare system and readiness for pandemics.
- Research limitations/implications - One limitation of this research was that …