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1 Six Sigma Green Belt DMAIC Project Logbook Please fill out this document (use as many pages as necessary). Detail what your team and you did in each step of the DMAIC. If the Project is a Kaizen Event, use the separate logbook form at the end of this document. If for a logbook entry it s easier to attach files and just make reference to attachments, do so. Name: Title: Company/Division: Telephone: Project Name/Description DMAIC Step Work Done/Tools Used by Team My Role/Contribution Define Measure Analyze Improve Control Measurable Improvement Achieved Estimated Financial Impact

2 DMAIC Decomposed Broad Objectives Commonly Used Tools DEFINE MEASURE ANALYZE IMPROVE CONTROL Who?/Where?/Scope? Confirm Charter Define Process Understand customer needs Understand business benefits What?/Data? Map and analyze process Identify measurements Collect data Why?/Root Causes? Baseline documented Analyze data for root cause How?/Solutions Create Potential list Select best solutions Develop implementation plan Sustain Gains Validate improvement Standardize solution Close project Last update: 10/30/2014 Project Charter Current state to future state process performance goal statement Stakeholder analysis Voice of Customer high level and/or detailed process map CTQ variables identified Lean waste identification Cost benefit analysis or COQ analysis Detailed process map CTQ s prioritized Measurement plan for Process performance and CTQ s including: o Data sources and sampling techniques o Operational definitions o Collection tools for observation data Pareto analysis Histogram or variation analysis Process performance baseline measurement data Root cause analysis using any of the following: o 5-Why o C&E diagram o Process variation analysis o Statistical tests Broad solution list attacking root causes from: o VOC interviews and kickoff meeting o Brainstorming and design igniters o Lean concepts o Best practice tours and benchmarking o Idea float down Narrowed list of solutions from: o Solution scoring matrix o FMEA or Risk scoring matrix Implementation plan with options Measurement of future state process performance Application of organizational change management concepts Process standardization using o Standard work o Training and job aids o Monitoring of KPI s using run or control charts Project close and handoff to process owner Review improvement methodology for future improvements Celebrate!

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4 Six Sigma Green Belt Kaizen Project Logbook Included after the logbook template is a list of common activities performed in a Kaizen event for reference. If for a logbook entry it s easier to attach files and just make reference to attachments, do so. Name: Title: Company/Division: Telephone: Project Name/Description Kaizen Phase Work Done/Tools Used by Team My Role/Contribution Project Selection Pre-Event Event Blitz Post Event Estimated Financial Impact

5 Common activities perform during a Kaizen Event: Kaizen Preparation Pre-Event activities performed by team leader (1-4 weeks before event) 1. Project Selection and Charter 2. Team and leader identification and development 3. Data Collection of process performance 4. Securing event resources Kaizen Event Activities performed by team leader and the team (1-5 business days) 5. Document Reality 6. Identify Waste 7. Plan a Future State 8. Reality Check 9. Make Changes 10. Measure and Verify Results 11. Standardize the new Process 12. Reward Team Kaizen Follow Up Post-Event activities performed by team leader (1-4 weeks) 13. Improvement of the Kaizen method 14. Assignment of tabled or open action items that were outside of the event scope 15. Independent audit of the event s workplace and process

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