Patrick Spagon, Ph.D.

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. replied to the topic Anyone here?!?! in the forum General 4 years, 6 months ago

Hello Morgan,

Welcome! Unfortunately despite the carefully worded topics and replies using our resources, the Forum has not received much traffic. You are the first in a long time.

Regards,
Patrick Spagon, Ph.D.

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. replied to the topic Suggest a New Thread — About the forum in the forum Suggest a New Thread 6 years, 9 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion, Brion. It motivated us to create a more general thread for case studies, examples, etc. that includes Nonprofits.

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic What’s Different about Implementing Process Excellence in Sales and Marketing? in the forum General 6 years, 11 months ago

How does a successful Six Sigma Program differ in a Sales and Marketing Environment.

What’s Different About Implementing Process Excellence in Sales and Marketing?

Guillermo Gonzalez, former MBB at Lifescan Johnson&Johnson, covers the key elements of implementing process excellence in a sales and marketing…[Read more]

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic What training should a Lean Six Sigma Champion receive? in the forum Champions 6 years, 11 months ago

As an executive, what training should a Lean Six Sigma receive? What topics and at what length?

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic What kind of projects lend themselves to a Kaizen approach? in the forum Lean Tools 6 years, 11 months ago

What projects are best suited for a Kaizen event?

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic What training should Green Belts receive? in the forum Green Belts 6 years, 11 months ago

In this short white paper, A. Blanton Godfrey, Joseph D. Moore Distinguished University Professor at North Caroline State, lists the topics Green Belt trainees should get.

Blanton has 45 years of professional experience in quality and quality management both in industry and…[Read more]

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic What are the characteristics of a "Just do it" project? in the forum Ask an Expert 6 years, 11 months ago

Every organization should have a list of “Just do it” projects. What are the characteristics of a “Just do it” project, and would they differ depending on the organization and the area of application?

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic Creating a Robust Project Pipeline in the forum Deployment 6 years, 11 months ago

Tom Carroll, former VP for Product Management at PowerSteering Software, presents the elements necessary for creating and maintaining a robust project pipeline.
• Sourcing Ideas
• Prioritization
• Project Execution
• Measurement

Creating a Robust Project Pipeline

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic The Six Sigma Maturity Model in the forum Deployment 6 years, 11 months ago

Prasad Raje, former CEO at Instantis, details the Six Sigma Maturity Model.
• Model Value
• Level 1 – Launch
• Level 2 – Early Success
• Level 3 – Scale, Replication
• Level 4 – Institutionalization
• Level 5 – Culture Change

Using the Six Sigma Maturity Model as Your Guide on the Six Sigma Journey

Patrick Spagon, Ph.D. started the topic How to Deal with Survey Non-response Bias in the forum Six Sigma Tools 6 years, 11 months ago

Rob Brogle, former MBB at Bank of America, covers important information about survey non-response bias.
• Response Rate
• Validity of Results
• Non-response Bias and its Correction
• Guidelines and Examples with Calculations

Being Smart About Interpreting Survey Results

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Patrick Spagon, Ph.D.

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