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i've recently spotted in the wild the latest mutation of the beast - "lean 6 sigma". 10 years ago we had "6 sigma" pandemic in the Valley, last 5 years - "lean

• vonmoltke 13y ago
  Those buzzwords, more than any, give me a strong urge to vomit. My previous employer, and the defense industry as a whole, is in love with that shit.
• arkades 13y ago
  As a current Lean Black Belt and 6Sigma Green Belt working in QI... I cannot agree with you more. Still, some people just can't look at a rubric to help you organize your thoughts/analysis without dropping to their knees and worshiping it as the second coming of Christ. Lean, 6S, TQM, CQI, not a single one of them has conclusively been shown to actually work long-term (post-6 months). But, on the bright side, it's a fantastic job for getting to see every last corner of operations in an organization. I'm using the position to learn the pain points of my preferred field, before going into start-up land to address their needs.