Lean Six Sigma Services Solutions

About Lean Team Solutions

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." - Arthur Conan Doyle

Our founder

James Wong started his journey at Motorola when Six Sigma was pioneered and introduced. He resolved long-term, difficult complex problems and achieved amazing results in defects reduction within Motorola manufacturing.

The approach was based on Six Sigma philosophy - Define the problem, get the data and evidence, analyse and work on the facts, not on opinionated gossip. Find and fix the root cause to resolve the problems.

In 2005, Motorola attributed over $17 billion savings to Six Sigma.

The Six Sigma journey

Six Sigma was conceived at Motorola in the 80's to solve quality problems in Motorola manufacturing. Today Six Sigma is increasingly relevant in today's inter-connected complex world of modern technology products and services, with impact on dated processes and needs to enhance quality and skills of staff.

Cycle Time Reduction was a major theme which focused on reducing processing time at all stages. Customers do not pay for waiting time, but expect contractual delivery as promised.

Today, Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma are commonly associated as being the same - meeting customer needs, reduce waste (e.g. time) and variation.

Six Sigma methodology provides the knowledge, tools and techniques, to resolve quality problems which people talked and complained about. Effective direction and training provide the confidence and ability, to fuel one's drive and initiative to face the challenges.

Lean Team Solutions is an independent training-consultancy services provider of Six Sigma for working professionals. To be trained and confident in applying Six Sigma methodology in real world business, quality and process problems. To create a better, effective and efficient work environment for all to thrive in.

Six Sigma is more than a certificate or trophy or Christmas present. It is a life-skill needed in a structured, data driven, evidence-based methodology, not gossip nor emotionally driven opinions. This applies in any professional work or personal situation, facing difficult, recurrent and inefficiency problems.

Six Sigma associates with martial arts belt colours in proficiency levels. Similarly Six Sigma may also associate with quotes: "There is no losing in martial arts. Either you win or you learn."

What services we provide

A: Freelance services

Freelance Training and Consultancy contract services to Training Providers and organisations for Lean Six Sigma expertise. Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA) are in place before contract commences.

B: Open Enrolment Lean Six Sigma Training Courses with Certification

Lean Six Sigma's versatility allows it to be applied across various industries and departments, making it a universal tool for problem-solving. We provide Open Enrolment public Lean Six Sigma training courses available to anyone to learn and fix problems for the benefit of all.

C: Research for voluntary/non-profit Organisations

We have interest in exploring and applying Lean Six Sigma versatility in voluntary/non-profit organisations. This can be a voluntary, non-chargeable research service and dependent on the scope and expectations of host organisations.

Why choose us

Implementing Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma for busy professionals can be a challenging time. Quite often expected to produce results in the competitive business environment with short term urgency. There may also be a long-term investment objective with staff training. Voluntary/non-profit service organisations may find Lean Six Sigma services unaffordable but may benefit from the concept. Our service structure presents 3 Categories.

Category A: For the working professional. Commercial fast-track intensive courses from Training Providers for experienced professionals with a need and in a hurry. These courses employ trainers with industrial experience to deliver courses. These can be of various duration, e.g. 2 or 5 or 10 or 20 days, with corresponding increased levels in knowledge and depth. We provide freelance trainer resource to deliver these courses for Training Providers.

Similarly, we provide consultancy support services for organisations that required external Six Sigma expertise in the short term. The hosting customer define the terms of reference.

Category B: Training and developing staff with knowledge and skills is an investment that pays off in the long-term. We offer open enrolment training courses with emphasis on practical learning and application. To facilitate assimilation, our commercial training courses employ a variety of training methods. Our classroom courses address the various stages of assimilating new learning material as described by Bloom's Taxonomy. We use props and gamification which provide an inclusive, enjoyable and memorable learning experience. The course syllabus is defined and controlled by Lean Team Services. We also provide customisation to create Corporate Training Courses appropriate to Corporate customer needs and requirements.

Category C: Voluntary research application of Lean Six Sigma in non-profit services organisations which provide valuable services to supplement regulated support services. Lean Team Solutions defines and controls the research approach.

"An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage" - Jack Welch

Root cause analysis

Relate to our experience of Six Sigma in resolving difficult long term problems in manufacturing, new product introduction and development of high-tech products, and services improvement.

Available, cost effective, quality training

Lean Six Sigma training courses for business improvement. Available and cost effective. Develop skills and confidence for your staff to perform excellent improvement work.

Certification is valid indefinitely

Our Certification has life-time validity. No requirement to renew every few years. No further expense. Carry your well-earned certification with you into future challenges. Keep in touch and be informed via our LinkedIn Group - Lean Six Sigma Born Free.

Affordable cost

Competitive in market price, affordable cost for new learners with in-person classroom training courses.

Companies known to have implemented Lean Six Sigma:

General Electric (GE)

Motorola

Toyota

Bank of America

Caterpillar

Honeywell

3M

Amazon

Ford Motor Company

Xerox

Lockheed Martin

Dell

Johnson & Johnson

Citigroup

Verizon

HSBC

Whirlpool

Northrop Grumman

DuPont

Merck

What organisations have implemented Lean Six Sigma?

Process and Quality Improvement wins achieved with Lean Six Sigma

Defects Reduction Manufacturing, ISO 9000 certification, CE marking compliance, New Product Development & Introduction, Design for Six Sigma, Design for Manufacturing/Test, Personal Computers, Scientific Instrumentation, Mental Health Services, Church Services "Who Cares?"

"Without a Standard, there is no logical basis for decision making or taking action." - Joseph M. Juran, Romanian-born American Engineer