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JULY 2010 COWEN BIDS TO DRUM UP BUSINESS IN NY: 13th July 2010
“The focus of all efforts must be the entrepreneur and enterprise,” Taoiseach Mr. Brian Cowen told a breakfast audience of some two dozen people at the New York stock exchange, on July 12th 2010. Over the next five years, the National Pension Reserve Fund (NPRF) and Enterprise Ireland are to provide €250 million for the scheme, which is intended to lure venture capital to Ireland. Venture capitalists are to provide the other €250 million. (Source: The Irish Times 13/07/10)
Click here for more >>TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT: 1st & 2nd September 2010, Limerick
This ICBE hosted event is for - those currently involved in large organizational change - those with expertise in management looking to increase their ability to manage “Resistance to Change” and - staff faced with Change who desire to respond to it with more than just ‘emotion’.
Click here for more >>POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT & MARKETING, DIT: September 2010, Dublin
Starting in September 2010, this new programme provides the opportunity for graduates in Engineering, Science, IT, Humanities, Law and other disciplines to experience an accelerated business studies programme over one calendar year of part-time studies leading to a Postgraduate Diploma.
Click here for more >>LEAN SIX SIGMA IN THE U.S. ARMY! (24 June 2010)
"The intent of LEAP (Lean Six Sigma Excellence Awards Program)is to recognize Army organizations and practitioners that have demonstrated excellence in Continuous Process Improvement and Lean Six Sigma capabilities," said David Reed IMCOM-Europe operations division. "The competition represents a great opportunity for garrisons to showcase their work."
Click here for more >>DYNAMIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: 19th October 2010, Dublin
The recent economic volatility has provided a fresh impetus in terms of building the necessary supply chain strategic capability in a proactive and focused manner. For this reason Logistics Ireland 2010 focuses on achieving supply chain alignment in building the capability necessary to succeed in this challenging environment.
Click here for more >>THE LAST BUSINESSMAN
What do you think of the IDA`s video promoting Ireland as a location for business? I`d like to see the Indian or Chinese version of this! This piece of cheese aside, the IDA website has some useful information videos that are worth a look.
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Six Sigma
"Six Sigma is a management philosophy that attempts to improve customer satisfaction to near perfection."Making Six Sigma Last, George Eckes
WHAT IS SIX SIGMA?
Originating in Motorola in the mid 1980's, Six Sigma involves using a combination of programme management, project management and statistical problem solving tools to develop robust customer-centric processes.
SIX SIGMA INTERVIEW WITH JACK WELCH 2007
SIX SIGMA PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT
Cordatus offers consulting in six sigma programme design and implementation. We can assist you with answering questions such as:
What is Six Sigma and how does it help to grow business?
Lean or six sigma - which one is best for us? Can we combine both?
How will we structure our six sigma programme to ensure that it's sustainable?
Our employees are likely to think of six sigma as flavour of the month. How do we overcome that?
What type of projects should we select?
What level of training should we engage in?
What return should we expect on our projects?
How do we quantify financial gain on our projects?
Are there reference sites in Ireland we can visit to learn from their success and their mistakes?
What metrics do we choose to indicate success?Cordatus also provides six sigma champion, green belt and black belt training programmes. Our training is delivered to American Society for Quality (www.asq.org) curriculum standards.
CHAMPION, GREEN BELT & BLACK BELT TRAINING
The six sigma champion is a part time six sigma programme member who provides guidance and support to six sigma project leaders and team members. S/he is a member of the senior management team, and is a committed six sigma promoter. S/he is trained in project management techniques and in a basic level of problem solving and statistical analysis tools as they apply to a six sigma programme.
Green Belt.....
The green belt is a part-time six sigma programme member who is expected to contribute €20,000 - €50,000 to the company's operating profit per project completed. On completion of the green belt certification programme, candidates will be able to lead a cross functional project team using a range of six sigma project management, problem solving and statistical analysis tools, and deliver quantifiable annualised margin growth.Black Belt.....
The black belt is a full-time six sigma programme member who is expected to contribute between €250,000 and €1,000,000 to the company's operating profit annually. On completion of the black belt certification programme, candidates will be able to select & prioritise the company's Six Sigma projects, lead a cross functional project team using a range of six sigma tools, and train and mentor green belts.
CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
Cordatus also offers clients advice on green and black belt certification standards, the certification process, and reward and recognition of teams. Our six sigma applied learning programmes are facilitated using American Society for Quality (www.asq.org) standards. All black belt candidates are advised to sit the ASQ Back Belt examination, which is available to take as a written examination in Ireland.
Please contact us to discuss your organisation's consulting or training needs. We will be happy to give guidance on your proposed six sigma programme, answer any questions you may have, and provide references.