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Which compliments a PMP more, LSSGB or SSGB?

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Mark Groben Spectrum Manager| SAIC Melbourne, Fl, United States
I am pursuing Six Sigma Green Belt certification. Mostly to compliment my PMP, and partly to satisfy my PDU requirement. I have used SS in the military. I understand there is LSSGB, CSSGB and SSGB. Which should I attain? Thanks, Mark...
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Seif Abdelghany Global Category & Portfolio Manager| Electrolux AB Cairo, Outside Us Or Canada, Egypt
from my point of view implementing Lean with Six Sigma gives you higher edge and benefit the use of lean tools in addition to six sigma as it is almost very difficult to separate both from each other
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Andrew Willums Sr Project Manager| Sonic Automotive Woodstock, Ga, United States
I recommend the Lean version as it is more marketable and provides several more concepts beyond "normal" SS. All Six Sigma certification variants will require adaptation into a business environment but Lean ties into business continuous improvement beyond manufacturing connotations.
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1 reply by John Tieso
Apr 14, 2017 11:16 AM
John Tieso
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Agree here. The melding of these two techniques creates not just a lower error rate, but a complementary set of tools to increase productivity with less complexity. Combine that with something like Agile, where you want low error, through small, bite-sized sprints, and a good quality management Plan using LSS and you have a potential method that is superior to any of the three individually.
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John Tieso Author, Lecturer in Business Management| The Catholic University of America, Busch School of Business & Economics Arlington, Va, United States
Apr 14, 2017 8:29 AM
Replying to Andrew Willums
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I recommend the Lean version as it is more marketable and provides several more concepts beyond "normal" SS. All Six Sigma certification variants will require adaptation into a business environment but Lean ties into business continuous improvement beyond manufacturing connotations.
Agree here. The melding of these two techniques creates not just a lower error rate, but a complementary set of tools to increase productivity with less complexity. Combine that with something like Agile, where you want low error, through small, bite-sized sprints, and a good quality management Plan using LSS and you have a potential method that is superior to any of the three individually.
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Mark Groben Spectrum Manager| SAIC Melbourne, Fl, United States
Thank you all.
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Tamer Zeyad Sadiq Assistant Cost Manager| Turner & Townsend Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Six sigma is good as quality management.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Lean has much broader applicability to both process and project contexts than pure Six Sigma, so would definitely recommend the combination of the two. However, I'd ensure that you are in a position to utilize this knowledge quickly - lean skills tend to "stick" for a while, but SS knowledge (e.g. where should I be using a two sample T test) tends to fade rapidly if it is not used regularly...

Kiron

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