Agile Lean Six Sigma - Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results
Instructor:
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
60 Minutes
Webinar ID: 504368
Live: One Dial-in One Attendee
Corporate Live: Any number of participants
Recorded: Access recorded version, only for one participant unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Corporate Recorded: Access recorded version, Any number of participants unlimited viewing for 6 months ( Access information will be emailed 24 hours after the completion of live webinar)
Overview:
Is it possible to accelerate the adoption and use of Lean methods and tools by hacking Lean? By hacking, I mean the good kind of hacking simplifying, streamlining and optimizing the methods and tools to maximize results with minimal investment. I believe the answer to this question is YES!
While Lean came from the world of manufacturing the Toyota Production System (TPS), 80 percent of American businesses are service businesses. Can these businesses use a subset of Lean to maximize performance? Yes, again.
Hacking Six Sigma
While Six Sigma came from manufacturing, 80 percent of American businesses are service businesses. Can these businesses use a subset of Six Sigma methods and tools to maximize results? Yes, again.
Recommendation: Stop managing for activities (teams started) and start managing for outcomes (bottom-line, profit-enhancing results).
Vital Few, Trivial Many
A handful of tools will solve most business problems, especially in service industries:
Why should you Attend: If you're thinking about implementing Lean Six Sigma or you are not getting the results you expect from your Lean Six Sigma program, this session will save you time and money and the frustration of a failed implementation.
Are you training the right people? Probably not. Most only do one project and they get promoted or poached.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Who Will Benefit:
Modern performance improvement has a lot in common with software development.
- From rigid processes to agile
- From maintaining the status quo to accelerating speed and adaptability
- From big projects to evolving customer experiences
- From silos to engagement
- From complexity to simplicity
Is it possible to accelerate the adoption and use of Lean methods and tools by hacking Lean? By hacking, I mean the good kind of hacking simplifying, streamlining and optimizing the methods and tools to maximize results with minimal investment. I believe the answer to this question is YES!
While Lean came from the world of manufacturing the Toyota Production System (TPS), 80 percent of American businesses are service businesses. Can these businesses use a subset of Lean to maximize performance? Yes, again.
Hacking Six Sigma
While Six Sigma came from manufacturing, 80 percent of American businesses are service businesses. Can these businesses use a subset of Six Sigma methods and tools to maximize results? Yes, again.
Recommendation: Stop managing for activities (teams started) and start managing for outcomes (bottom-line, profit-enhancing results).
Vital Few, Trivial Many
A handful of tools will solve most business problems, especially in service industries:
- PivotTables - to find the invisible low-hanging fruit
- Control Charts - XmR chart of defect rates
- Pareto Charts - Types of defects
- Histograms - cycle (turnaround) times
- Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagrams - root cause analysis
- Countermeasures and Action Plans (Matrices)
Why should you Attend: If you're thinking about implementing Lean Six Sigma or you are not getting the results you expect from your Lean Six Sigma program, this session will save you time and money and the frustration of a failed implementation.
Are you training the right people? Probably not. Most only do one project and they get promoted or poached.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Why Agile Lean Six Sigma?
- Hacking Lean
- Hacking Six Sigma
- Hacking Lean Six Sigma Training by automating the complexity
- Screening Yellow Belt team members for ongoing Green Belt and Black Belt training
Who Will Benefit:
- Companies Implementing Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence or other Quality improvement methodology
- Lean Six Sigma Trainers and Coaches
- Lean Six Sigma Participants
Speaker Profile
Jay Arthur, teaches people how to turn data into dollars using Microsoft Excel. Jay helped a healthcare system reduce rejected claims by $24 million. Jay is the author of Lean Six Sigma Demystified (2nd), Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals (2nd McGraw 2014), Agile Process Innovation and QI Macros® Lean Six Sigma Software for Excel-a software package that automates the charts and documents required for Agile Process Innovation.