What is Lean?
Lean (Toyota 1948, further developed by MIT in 1988) focuses on eliminating waste in processes, with the goal of organizing them in a customer-focused and efficient manner. It is a highly effective management strategy and much more than a collection of standard solutions and techniques. Lean visibly places the customer at the center of business processes and, through strong change management, creates a cultural shift in which everyone, from top to bottom, is involved in continuously improving processes.
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Our working method
Lean Six Sigma
Both Lean and Six Sigma are improvement methods that strive for operational excellence. They are often used together because they complement each other perfectly. In short, Lean focuses on reducing lead times and increasing process efficiency, while Six Sigma focuses on structured measurement and improvement of the stability and quality of (the output of) these processes.
Together, Lean and Six Sigma gradually improve processes within multidisciplinary teams, which also stimulates cross-departmental collaboration.
Read more about Lean and Six Sigma and how they reinforce each other below.
What is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma (Motorola 1980, further developed in 1995 by General Electric) is a project-based improvement method that statistically and fact-basedly identifies deviations (errors) and variation in processes and tackles the root causes of these in a structured manner.
Six Sigma improves the reliability and predictability of processes and drastically reduces standard deviations (or sigma/s). It uses clear quality phases and organizational roles and utilizes extensive data. To make this data available, usable, reliable, manageable, and controllable, the collaborative efforts of BPM(N), Business Intelligence, and Data Management are essential. See the connection between these disciplines in Siderian Performance Management!
Our approach
With Siderian Performance Management, we strengthen and accelerate improvement initiatives by providing Lean experts and comprehensively facilitating the collection, control, enrichment, storage, measurement, and analysis of your data with our experts and services in Business Intelligence, BPM, and Data Management.
With Siderian Performance Management, we'll work with you on an integrated approach to optimizing processes, information provision, and data management. Our goal is to create an organization that's ready for the future:
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Organization-wide focus on achieving objectives, continuous improvement and creating value for the customer
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Everyone does what they are good at (and what makes them happy!)
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Employees are supported by technology instead of the other way around
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Daily process management with action-oriented dashboards
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And this results in improved process performance, higher customer satisfaction and employee satisfaction
