- Topic 10: DMAIC—Improve
- 10.1 Learning Objectives
- 10.2 Introduction
- 10.3 Improving the Problem: The Big Picture
- 10.4 Activities of the Improve Phase
- 10.5 Error Prevention and Proofing
- 10.6 Improve Tollgate Review
- 10.7 Tools: Impact-Effort Matrix
- 10.8 End-of-Topic Case: Healing Preventable Mistakes
- 10.9 Discussion and PracticeThis is the current section.
- 10.10 End-of-Topic Knowledge Check
10.9 Discussion and Practice
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Discuss the main elements of the Improve phase.
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Discuss the process of generating change concepts.
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Differentiate change concepts from change ideas.
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Using your preferred browser and search engine, identify at least one simulation software that you can use in the Improve phase of a project if needed.
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List the various means that you can leverage to generate change concepts.
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Discuss how error-proofing can improve a process.
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Describe the four error-proofing approaches.
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Using your preferred browser and search engine, identify in the press a current organizational error that led to negative consequences. Discuss how error-proofing could have prevented the error and suggest a possible error-proofing solution.