Six Sigma Process Integration

Our Associates have experience in every facet of Six Sigma deployment, from readying the organization to adopt the management philosophy to preparing Black Belts and Green Belts to apply statistical rigor to problem solving. From the boardroom to the back office, our service includes Executive Facilitation and Coaching, Champions training, Black Belt and Green Belt training, and project coaching.

Executive Facilitation & Coaching

Leadership commitment is a critical success factor for any Six Sigma initiative. Without it, the road to zero defects will be jammed with organizational resistance. ICP works with an organization's leadership team to create the Six Sigma vision and guide them in diffusing that vision throughout the organization. Our experience working with hundreds of executives across a range of diverse industries gives us unique insights into the personal and professional challenges leaders face when embarking on dramatic change.

Champions Development

An integral component of any successful Six Sigma deployment is the push provided by deployment champions. These are the mid- and upper-level leaders who provide the ongoing impetus for process change. We work with clients to develop Champions through formal instruction and informal coaching. Rather than simply exposing Champions to the rudiments of DMAIC (Six Sigma methodology), we provide the additional coaching necessary to help them become effective leaders of Six Sigma deployment.

Black Belt & Green Belt Development

ICP works with clients to tailor formal instructional tools and techniques to suit the client's unique environment and industry. Tailoring instruction ensures that Black Belts and Green Belts acquire the most relevant knowledge and skills in the least amount of time. This rapid acquisition of skills enables them to make quantitative contributions to improving the organization in a very short period of time, dramatically improving Six Sigma's ROI for the client.

Formal instruction is supplemented with aggressive coaching of Black Belts and Green Belts to ensure projects are completed in the shortest amount of time with substantial benefit for the organization. Our experience has shown that formal instruction without coaching needlessly delays benefits capture. Companies that forgo aggressive coaching of their novice Black and Green belts can expect projects to drag on indefinitely, demoralizing participants and postponing benefits capture.