MBA Journal Six Sigma Education Resources

What is Six Sigma?

Simply stated Six Sigma is a management philosophy that offers companies a method to develop future business leaders of an organization. To many people Six Sigma is many different things. This is because it offers a company many different tools which can be used together or separately to create a facets of organization that can benefit a company or organization.

In order to truly understand what Six Sigma is one must understand that it is many different things to a variety of different businesses which is why it tends to be so successful in working a variety of different settings and in a variety of different industries. It is marketed as an improvement methodology one that is designed to make a marked improvement in business from several different angles.

First, Six Sigma can take an organization to a completely different level by offering not only a metric method of statistical analysis by which to measure all quantitative results but helps to create a common language by which every part of a business can communicate with its other parts to a level of understanding that creates a cohesive atmosphere and common goals.

On the other hand, Six Sigma is a management philosophy. It is a way to run an effective, goal driven business and one that has been proven by many large companies in a variety of different industries. But it is a philosophy and program that extends well beyond what it can do for businesses. It is a way of not only transforming a business but a culture.

When it comes to business there is no other management system that integrates all the basic concepts together in such a way that it allows for companies to excel in ways that they never dreamed possible. It is difficult to believe that just one simple management program could accomplish so much and gain worldwide recognition in a variety of different fields but Six Sigma has spent decades building up its reputation with the best of the best in the business community.